70s Commercials: Curad Bandages, Liquid Gold, FTD Florists, Long Distance (1973)

Rewinding to 1973 today. You’ll find commercials for Curad Bandages, Scott’s Liquid Gold, FTD Florists (with Louis Jourdan), and Long Distance Telephone (with Bill Russell). I hope you enjoy the trip back. CURAD BANDAGES COMMERCIAL (1973) Curad Plastic Bandages commercial … Continue reading

Music For Monday: John Lennon, ‘Ain’t That a Shame’ (1975)

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

70s Commercials: L’eggs Sheer Energy, Orange Plus, AMC Gremlin, Prudential (1974)

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

70s Spots (Thanksgiving Repeat): ‘Partridge Family/My Three Sons Reunion’ (1977)/Mrs. Cubbison’s Stuffin’ Mix (1979)

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

Classic 70s Music Ads: ELO, ‘Turn To Stone’ (1977)

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

70s Commercials (Thanksgiving): Reynolds Wrap, Armour Turkey, Carvel Ice Cream Cakes, Kenmore Microwave (1972, 1978)

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