Daily 70s Ad: Ann-Margret ‘Sophisticated Heat’ (1979)

Ann-Margret ‘Sophisticated Heat.' ('Billboard' magazine, July 14, 1979)

Ann-Margret ‘Sophisticated Heat.’ (‘Billboard’ magazine, July 14, 1979)


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“In a special New York appearance – Billboard’s International Disco Forum VI.”

“Sophisticated” is certainly the first word that comes to mind here. Daily 70s Ad #214: Ann-Margret ‘Sophisticated Heat’ originally appeared in the July 14, 1979 issue of Billboard magazine.

(Source: Billboard)

Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Telly Savalas For Gillette (1975)

Daily 70s Ad: Telly Savalas For Gillette (1975)

Telly Savalas For Gillette. ('Popular Science' magazine, August, 1975)

Telly Savalas For Gillette. (‘Popular Science’ magazine, August, 1975)


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“Cut me, baby, and I’ll bend both your edges back.”

Hey look, it’s Telly “Kojack” Savalas for Gillette Twinjector. Daily 70s Ad #213: Telly Savalas For Gillette originally appeared in the August, 1975 issue of Popular Science magazine.

(Source: Popular Science)

Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Plymouth Satellite ‘Family Car’ (1972)

Music For Monday: June & ‘Mother’ Maybelle Carter, ‘There’s No Hiding Place Down Here’ (Live ’71)

"There's No Hiding Place Down Here...down here..." (The Carter Family, 1971)

“There’s No Hiding Place Down Here…down here…” (The Carter Family, 1971)

A very good Monday morning to you! Here’s June Carter Cash and “Mother” Maybelle Carter taking us all the way back to the early 1930s via a 1971 appearance on The Johnny Cash Show.

This short and wonderful clip finds mother and daughter from The Carter Family singing “There’s No Hiding Place Down Here” from a March 17, 1971 performance. Gotta love “Mother” Maybelle’s guitar solo halfway through. It’s the icing on an old Americana cake. Enjoy.

June & Mother Maybelle Carter, ‘No Hiding Place Down Here,’ Live 1971

Previously on Music for Monday: Heart, ‘Crazy On You’ (Live ’77)

Daily 70s Ad: Plymouth Satellite ‘Family Car’ (1972)

Plymouth Satellite ‘Family Car.' ('Ebony' magazine, June, 1972)

Plymouth Satellite ‘Family Car.’ (‘Ebony’ magazine, June, 1972)


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“Plymouth Satellite. Because we believe a family car should be functional – but not dull.”

Family car? Damn, I’ll take this as my mid-life crisis vehicle. Daily 70s Ad #212: Plymouth Satellite ‘Family Car’ originally appeared in the June, 1972 issue of Ebony magazine.

(Source: Ebony)

Previously on Daily 70s Ad: ‘The Winner’ Converse Shoes For Sears (1977)

Daily 70s Ad: ‘The Winner’ Converse Shoes For Sears (1977)

‘The Winner’ Converse Shoes For Sears. ('Boy's Life' magazine, August, 1977)

‘The Winner’ Converse Shoes For Sears. (‘Boy’s Life’ magazine, August, 1977)


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“Converse makes ’em, but Sears gives ’em soul.”

It’s a “soul” pun. See what they did there? Daily 70s Ad #211: ‘The Winner’ Converse Shoes For Sears originally appeared in the August, 1977 issue of Boy’s Life magazine.

(Source: Boy’s Life)

Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Bicentennial ‘76 Bricks’ (1976)

Daily 70s Ad: Bicentennial ‘76 Bricks’ (1976)

Bicentennial ‘76 Bricks.' ('New York' magazine, August 16, 1976)

Bicentennial ‘76 Bricks.’ (‘New York’ magazine, August 16, 1976)


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“Own a genuine piece of Bicentennial America. A colonial brick, certified to be from the 1700’s.”

Yes, it’s only $7.76. Daily 70s Ad #210: Bicentennial ‘76 Bricks’ originally appeared in the August 16, 1976 issue of New York magazine.

(Source: New York)

Previously on Daily 70s Ad: General Motors’ German Opel (1973)