The very FIRST 2-Minute TV Commercial - from 1972! 

This was one of my favorite commercials. The gentleman in the commercial also played a butler on family Affair. He substituted for Sebastian Cabot.

I remember this like it was yesterday

I remember someone dubbed this as "Classics for the Deaf" back in 2006. I loved and miss that video. But I will say, it's cool seeing/hearing the ORIGINAL ad. Thank you!

Oh I so remember this commercial. Trying to remember his name and I know it. Seems like his first me is John I wanna say Williams.

Found one of these at a Goodwill but it was missing the records.

This was seen from 1971 through 1986 (at least). The original price tier was $6.98 for the records, $8.98 for the 8-track tapes (cassettes were later added). By the late '70s, Columbia House had become "Vista Marketing".

This wasn't the first; Columbia House (which originally produced this) had a few before this, like Rosemary Clooney in 1971 hawking an album set of songs from "The Fabulous 50's." Not to mention a few Longines Symphonette sets including Jack Benny and Don Ameche promoting vast "did you remember this" type album sets. This, however, was the longest running of all.