ounds ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent ies " ▁through ▁the ▁early - 2 0 0 0 s ▁( de cade ), ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁various ▁other ▁series . ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁series ▁is ▁titled ▁" S ounds ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 0 s ," ▁issued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁ 1 0 - CD , ▁ 1 9 8 - song ▁package ▁and ▁which ▁remains ▁available ▁for ▁purchase . ▁The ▁track ▁line up ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁series ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 7 0 - 1 9 7 9 ▁volumes ▁of ▁" S ounds ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent ies ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Time - Life ▁issued ▁a ▁" bud get " ▁box ▁set , ▁S ounds ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent ies : ▁Great est ▁H its , ▁containing ▁three ▁CD s ▁or ▁c ass ettes ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁songs ▁each , ▁for ▁ret ail ▁sale . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁Time - Life ▁Records ' ▁multi - volume ▁releases , ▁the ▁volumes ▁were ▁not ▁issued ▁in ▁a ▁logical , ▁sequ ential ▁order ▁by ▁date ▁or ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁subject ; ▁that ▁is , ▁issu ing ▁volumes ▁covering ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁before ▁progress ing ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁For ▁instance , ▁while ▁the ▁series ▁began ▁with ▁three ▁sequ ential ▁albums ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁fourth