Four vintage commercials on tap today ranging from 1975 to 1978. You’ll find 30 second wonders for Hasbro’s Smack It! game, Gaines-Burgers dog food, Revlon Flex Conditioner, and Nestlé Hot Cocoa (with Holland Taylor and a very young Peter Billingsley). … Continue reading
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Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water ad via Cash Box, February 20, 1971 “It seems that Silvergirl has found a lot of friends.” A year after its January 1970 release, Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water LP, their … Continue reading
Our main attraction today is a weird and wonderful 1973 commercial for Fortrel Polyester starring Steve Martin and Howard Hesseman. There’s also a classic Chiffon margarine spot with Dena Dietrich as Mother Nature, as well as commercials for Campbell’s soup … Continue reading
The Everly Brothers were hugely successful in the 1950s and ’60s and, less-remembered today, continued making new recordings together into the 1970s. Here’s a newly released video of the brothers performing Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried” on the Ed Sullivan Show … Continue reading
Ahhh, the weekend hath almost arriveith. That means it’s time for Friday’s collection of seventies commercials. On display today, we have an animated spot for GE MagiCube FlashCubes, as well as commercials for Dristan Tablets, Cool Whip (with Michael Bell … Continue reading
The Choice Four ‘When You’re Young And In Love’ ad via Record World August 2, 1975 The Choice Four were a vocal group from the Washington, D.C. area taken under the wing of Van McCoy. McCoy wrote and produced “When … Continue reading