‘Vintage’ Rock & Roll Advertising Pt. 2

Below is a collection of various print advertisements for for a handful of rock & roll (& soul) bands and performers. How many of these, especially the 45s, did you have?

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‘Vintage’ Rock & Roll Record Advertising Pt. 1

Below is a collection of various print advertisements for for a handful of early rock & roll (& soul) bands and performers. How many of these, especially the 45s, did you have?

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Marketing Rock Old School Style Pt. 4

Back in the 60’s & 70’s, decades before the internet and instant access to information, a lot of us didn’t know when bands were putting out new albums or singles until we heard them on the radio. Some advanced news would filter in a head of time, minimally, in places like Scene, Creem, Circus, Rolling Stone, Rock Scene, Hit Parader, Trouser Press, etc…

For those of us who bought all the magazines and tabloids (Melody Maker, New Musical Express, Sounds) we’d often get advance word that a new album was being released by the record company advertisements that were placed in the media. They were usually timed to see print just weeks prior to releases so we’d have a heads up on what was coming out.

Here once again are some random samples of various advertisements hyping new album releases from back in the day as seen in various music publications.

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Rock & Roll Eye Candy Pt. 6

Last year we posted Rock ‘N Roll Eye Candy Parts One thru Four. We’ve stumbled across a few more in January for Part Five, so… here is Part Six and a few more billboards from ‘back in the day’, the glory years of rock & roll.

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NEW TELEVISION SHOW “UPBEAT DANCER” TO DEBUT

Dakota P. Productions’ new television show “Upbeat Dancer” debut broadcast is scheduled to air Saturday’s 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm in the new fall lineup on Cox Media Group Orlando, Channel WFTV 9 ABC / WRDQ 27.

Viewers will engage in a compelling mix of Rock & Roll, Pop, Dance, Soul, R&B, Neo-Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Gospel, Jazz, Old School and New School music content with the hottest artist’s performing live. Special guest appearances from the hottest artists from around the world performing live via satellite and the Legends from the legendary 60’s and 70’s Upbeat Show.

Based on the original nationally syndicated television show “Upbeat” which aired during the 60’s and 70’s. “Upbeat Dancer” promises to keep up the tradition of clean, wholesome, upbeat entertainment for audiences of all ages.

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The original UPBEAT TV show.

Rock & Roll Celluloid Pt. 1

Ever since the first dollar profit was made in rock & roll Hollywood producers have released films based on the rock & roll culture. Below is a random sampling of various rock & roll films that featured well-known performers. Some are great, some are entertaining, some are pure garbage. But that’s rock & roll…..

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‘Vintage’ Ads For Axes, Skins, Gear & More! Pt.2

Back in the 60′s and 70′s I used to read all the advertisements from the guitar, drum, keyboard, hell, even the microphone companies. I’d even order their catalogues, brochures and other propaganda. (Loved it when they stuck in a free poster!). Below are a few random samples of various advertisements from the glory days of rock ‘n roll huckstering musicial gear, often  using rock ‘n roll celebrities. More coming soon.

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It’s Only Rock & Roll….But I’ll Buy It! Pt.1

During the 1960’s & 1970’s about the only venue for advertising an artist’s new release nationally was in the music publications. Many stores, chain stores in particular, would do co-op advertising with certain labels and buy local advertising in local/regional nespapers hyping the label’s new releases, but that was limited to specific geographical regions.

Granted, some record companies sprung for television advertising on occassion, you might see one for the new Rolling Stones album on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, but they were few in number. Below is a look back at various print ads that appeared in such publications as Creem, Circus, Rolling Stone, Crawdaddy, Hit Parader, Rock Scene and all the rest. Here is a random sampling, with more to come at a later date.

 

Four Color Beatles

When the Beatles hit it big in the early 1960’s they were mega-stars who appeared in nearly every form of media that existed. Since comic books were still a big seller during that decade it was only natural that someone license their rights for comic books. In addition to ‘official’ comic books the Beatles also appeared in numerous other comic books, sometimes just appearing on the cover. Below is a gallery of a few random samples of comic books and ocmic book panels from back in the day.

Quoteable Charlie!

“White drummers don’t swing, except for Charlie Watts.” -Keith Richards

“It’s Charlie Watts’s band — without him we wouldn’t have a group.” -Keith Richards

“Rock and roll has probably given more than it’s taken.” –Charlie Watts

“You don’t think I take this seriously do you – it’s just a fuckin’ rock n roll band.” -Charlie Watts

The Greatest Meets The Greatest

When the Beatles came over to America in 1964 for a tour and two appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, the band, in Miami for their second Sullivan appearance, spent some time with Cassisu Clay, soon to be known as Muhammad Ali, where the champ was training. The meeting was significant in that both The Beatles and Clay (Ali) were on the verge of conquering their respective ‘worlds’ of music and boxing. These photos were taken at the historic meeting on February 18, 1964.

Marc On TV

In 1977 Granada TV began producing and airing the MARC TV show starring Marc Bolan of T.Rex fame. The shows aired on British television and also featured such up & coming punk & new wave bands like Boomtown Rats, The Jam, Generation X as well as Hawkwind and Bolan’s good friend, David Bowie. Unfortunately the show only ran six weeks as Bolan was killed in a car wreck on September 16, 1977.

Beatles ‘Stuff’

 

 

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Mott The Hoople Gets The Word Out Pt. 1

A brief look at some of the print advertising used to promote various Mott The Hoople albums back in the 1970’s.