Yes, that’s an 18-year-old Doug Fieger of The Knack, front and center with his early band Sky. The young Detroit band released two albums on RCA records and were discovered and produced by Jimmy Miller.
The above ad introducing the group and the Don’t Hold Back LP appeared in the December 5, 1970 issue of Billboard magazine. Let’s have a listen to that album’s single “Goodie Two Shoes.”
It’s 1971 today and I’ve got a fresh batch of 50-year-old commercials for you. First, it’s a nice quality, somewhat funny spot for Lifebuoy Soap. Following that, you can enjoy ads for Scope mouthwash, Wish-Bone Italian Rosé salad dressing (with Rocky Graziano), and General Motors showing off their experimental catalytic converter.
Here’s Fanny performing their version of The Beatles “Hey Bulldog” on Germany TV show Beat-Club. I’m a Beatles fanatic and many cover versions either bore me or bug me – but I can get with this. And pretty much everything Fanny released. I highly recommend diving into their seventies catalog if you’ve yet to uncover the group’s greatness. Hit play today!
Here’s to a happy Funshine Friday. Today, we’re focused on 1972. The seventies commercials awaiting your eyeballs are Kraft Butter Mints (you can’t eat just one!), Hasbro’s Screwball puzzle-toy (with sports champs; Tom Seaver, Bob Griese, and Earl Monroe), Drano, and Vanquish pain reliever (with Judd Hirsch).
KRAFT BUTTER MINTS CANDY COMMERCIAL (1972)
Kraft Butter Mints candy commercial featuring a grandson and grandfather playing checkers. Narration by Ken Nordine. Spot aired December 1972.
SCREWBALL TOY COMMERCIAL (HASBRO, 1972)
Hasbro Screwball puzzle-toy commercial featuring Tom Seaver (New York Mets), Bob Griese (Miami Dolphins), and Earl Monroe (New York Knicks). Narration by Mel Allen. Spot aired in 1972 (best guess based on research).
DRANO ‘UNCLOGGER’ COMMERCIAL (1972)
Drano drain-opener commercial featuring a spokesperson amongst a plethora of pipes. Spot aired in 1972.
VANQUISH HEADACHE COMMERCIAL (JUDD HIRSCH, 1972)
Vanquish pain reliever commercial featuring actor Judd Hirsch (‘Taxi,’ ‘The Goldbergs’). Narrator sounds like William Shatner. Spot aired November 1972.
‘That’s what my heart did!’ (‘Hop, Skip, And A Jump,’ Bedrock Rockers, 1972)
A very good Thursday to everyone. Let’s visit once again with The Bedrock Rockers.
The short musical clip below features the tune, “Hop, Skip and a Jump” and comes from a circa late 1972-early ’73 episode of Hanna-Barbera’s Flintstone Comedy Hour. If the song reminds you of The Partridge Family, that would make sense, as many of the same musicians (The Ron Hicklin Singers) are featured.
THE BEDROCK ROCKERS: ‘A HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP,’ (‘FLINTSTONE COMEDY HOUR,’ 1972)
*Post originally appeared on Bionic Disco December 27, 2013*
Is it December already? Happy holidays, Bionic friends! Here’s Angel, who I featured on the site almost a decade back. In addition to a video of “The Winter Song,” this time, we’ve also got an ad that appeared in the November 19, 1977 issue of Record World.
Here’s what I said years back:
Androgynous glam rock band Angel were discovered by Gene Simmons of Kiss and signed to the Casablanca label in 1975. Angel dressed in white, featured a keyboard-laden sound and weren’t afraid to look pretty while rocking out.
The group never really cracked the big time but they did appear in the Jodie Foster flick Foxes and they scratched the top 50 with a cover of The Young Rascals’ “Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore.”
The song I’ve got for you today is in the holiday spirit and will likely blow your mind. At least a little bit. Here’s Angel with “The Winter Song” which appeared on the band’s 1978 L.P. White Hot.
“There’s a feeling in the air. Feel the spirit everywhere…”
