Cruisin' (sampler series)

Cruisin' was an American rock and roll and pop music sampler series covering the years 1955-1970. It was released by Increase Records, originally in 1970 and 1972 on vinyl, 8-Track, and Cassette (years 1955 to 1963) with later years being released in 1986 (cassette), and in 1996 on CD and cassette tape again.

Each album of the series purported to be an authentic, roughly 40-minutes recreation of a contemporary radio station from that year, complete with year-appropriate ads, station jingles, and an original radio DJ from that era introducing each song, reading out local news, and inviting the listeners to join in competitions. The cover of each record consisted of a faux romance comics panel by the comic book artist Mike Royer, which, when read sequentially, told the story of a young girl and boy as they lived through their teen years.