‘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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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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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.