Roxy Music, 'Love Is The Drug', September, 1975
Happy Monday, good people of the Bionic. Here’s Roxy Music with their highest-charting (#30 Billboard) US single “Love Is The Drug“. “Love Is The Drug” appeared on the L.P. Siren and was released in September of 1975.
What’s with Bryan Ferry’s eye-patch? I really don’t know. Is it to go with the military outfit or to show that he’s injured and needs love drugs? Or did he truly injure himself prior to the performance? ‘Tis a mystery!
This being Super Bowl Sunday and all (congrats, Giants!), I think we need to look at some exciting shots from Super Bowls of the 1970s. Thankfully, CBS News has published a photo gallery that will satisfy our needs. Enjoy a quartet of action shots below.
I was a huge Miami Dolphins fan as a kid (even though I lived in Los Angeles) and for many years in the early and mid-70s they seemed almost unstoppable. Larry Csonka, especially, was a real hero.
Super Bowl IV, Jan.11, 1970. Kansas City (23), Minnesota (7)
Super Bowl VII, Jan.14, 1973. Miami (14), Washington (7)
Super Bowl VIII, Jan.13, 1974. Miami (24), Minnesota (7)
Super Bowl X, Jan.18, 1976. Pittsburgh (21), Dallas (17)
Super Bowl History.Net Quote:
“Super Bowl VII
On January 14th, 1973 at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, Don Shula’s Miami Dolphins put their perfect season on the line against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl Seven. The First half saw the Dolphins continue their perfect season, scoring on a Bob Griese touchdown pass and a Jim Kliick plunge. Superstar quarterback, Billy Kilmer couldn’t muster an offensive touchdown for the Skins. The second half had only one score, a 49 yard fumble return by Washington’s Mike Bass on Garo Yepremian’s infamous blocked kick. Safety Jake Scott had two interceptions, and was named MVP. Miami completed their perfect season with a 14-7 Super Bowl 7 victory.”
Native American, Greg Brady and brothers sing 'Time to Change', Jan. 1972
Brady Bunch episode 65 “Dough Re Mi” from Season 3 (1971-1972) featured the kids singing a tune by Greg. Greg wrote “Time to Change” to compensate for the fact that Peter’s voice was in the awkward process of changing from high to low. Are you ready to sing along in a warbling fashion? Sha na non na nah!
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, 1972. It's Hanna-Barbera in the 70s. You're damn right they had a band!
Happy Funshine Friday, Bionic people. On the TV docket today we’ve got the intro for Hanna-Barbera’s The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan. The Amazing Chan Clan (as it’s often referred to) had a short, original run of 16 episodes that aired from September to December, 1972.
Of particular note in the voice acting department; Don Messick, of Scooby Doo fame, played the family cat, Chu-Chu and actress Jodie Foster appeared as Anne Chan. Good to go, Mr. Chan. Good to go!
The always stylish Don Cornelius hosting ‘Soul Train,’ late 1971.
The creator, executive producer and long-time host of TV’s Soul Train, Don Cornelius, has ended his own life at the age of 75.
In tribute to the man who brought us such great music we present a clip of Soul Train. In the video we see Cornelius announcing and showing off the Soul Train dancers as they cut up the studio rug to the sound of Curtis Mayfield’s tune “Get Down.” Mayfield’s “Get Down” appeared on the October, 1971 L.P. Roots. I’m guessing this TV clip dates from late ’71 or early ’72. Thank you, Don Cornelius!
AT&T Mickey Mouse phone, 1979. That Mickey, always looking for a hand-out.
Ring, ring! Will somebody answer that damned phone?! You’ll have to pick it up as the thing is ringing throughout the whole house and there’s no answering machine.
Here’s a great find (Thanks, emmapeel007!) – an AT&T ‘Design Line’ sales film from 1979 showing off the company’s catalog of novelty phones. “Snoopy”, “Mickey Mouse”, the “Early American” and futuristic “Telstar” styles are all on display. This sort of “lost tech” and questionable fashion fascinates me. You may find yourself riveted as well. View it below.
*If you cannot view the video jump here to watch it.
AT&T Archives Quote:
“AT&T always rented their phones to users. But in the 1970s, they tried a novelty line of phones that customers could actually buy, in stores. For these ‘Design Line, phones, the users were essentially buying just the housing — the working guts of the phones were still under the Bell System maintenance and ownership contracts.
This film profiles the range of models available in 1979 — both push-button and dial telephones, including the ‘Snoopy’, ‘early American’, ‘stowaway’, “celebrity”, ‘Mediterranean’, ‘candlestick’, ‘chestphone’, ‘antique gold’, ‘Mickey Mouse’, ‘noteworthy’, ‘coquette’, ‘Telstar’, and the popular ‘Exeter’, which had interchangeable faceplates, including a crazy rainbow diffraction grating option. You not only get to see the imagined home décor that would have gone with these phones, but who the Bell System imagined was the ideal user for each.
These phones were not cheap — prices in 1976 for these phones ranged from $39.95 for the basic Exeter to a whopping $109.95 for the rococo Antique Gold model. That’s about $150 to over $400 today. Not that much more than a smartphone, but, of course, no touchscreen. No ringtones.”
AT&T Snoopy phone, 1979. Note the Pele (left) and Star Wars (right) posters.