ised ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁magazine ▁advert is ements . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁available ▁by ▁subscription ▁( by ▁calling ▁a ▁ 1 - 8 0 0 ▁number ); ▁those ▁who ▁purchased ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁that ▁fashion ▁received ▁a ▁new ▁volume ▁roughly ▁every ▁other ▁month ▁( on ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁their ▁choice ), ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁keeping ▁the ▁volumes ▁they ▁wanted . ▁ ▁Each ▁volume ▁was ▁also ▁offered ▁for ▁individual ▁sale . ▁When ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁fully ▁issued , ▁a ▁customer ▁could ▁purchase ▁the ▁entire ▁series ▁at ▁once ▁( or ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁albums , ▁as ▁pack aged ▁by ▁Time - Life ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁promotion ), ▁often ▁at ▁a ▁disc ount ed ▁price . ▁ ▁New ▁volumes ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁series ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁issued ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁final ▁one ▁being ▁a ▁volume ▁titled ▁S ounds ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent ies : ▁C ele br ation , ▁which ▁included ▁several ▁tracks ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ; ▁that ▁final ▁volume ▁was ▁soon ▁ret itled ▁and ▁dis connected ▁from ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁series ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 1 ▁more ▁volumes — including ▁several ▁dance - ▁and ▁disco - int ensive ▁albums — iss ued ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁volume ▁featuring ▁television ▁theme ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁was ▁also ▁released . ▁ ▁Time - Life ▁continued ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁complete ▁" S