In the fall of 1973, and again in the fall of 1974, John Lennon gathered in the recording studio with friends and various session musicians to cut covers of some of his favorite rock ‘n’ roll tunes. The resulting Rock … Continue reading
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Hello, ‘Disco Dwellers. I hope your Thanksgiving was a delight. Did you catch the first episode of Get Back? For a Beatles nut like myself it was mind-blowingly good. Today, in seventies commercialville, we’ve got a quartet of spots from … Continue reading
Shirley sings (Thanksgiving, 1977) “Fred MacMurray and Shirley Jones host a family reunion!” A very happy Thanksgiving everyone! Here’s a repeat posting of two commercials you might enjoy on this particular day. ‘PARTRIDGE FAMILY/MY THREE SONS THANKSGIVING REUNION’ PROMO (1977) … Continue reading
Here’s a very yellow ad for a very fine song, Electric Light Orchestra’s “Turn To Stone.” Written and produced by Jeff Lynne, “Turn To Stone” is the lead-off song and was the lead-off single for the Out Of The Blue … Continue reading
As the Thanksgiving holiday is almost upon us, I can finally post the assortment of holiday-appropriate commercials I’ve been saving up. You’ll find two spots from 1972; one for Reynolds Wrap and one for Armour Turkey. Following those, two spots … Continue reading
Here’s something a bit unusual. It’s the O’Jays performing their hit “Love Train,” but they’ve changed the lyric to “Soul Train” while gracing the show. “Love Train” was written and produced by Gamble & Huff and reached #1 on the … Continue reading