Earth, Wind & Fire, ‘Evil’ ad via Cash Box June 30, 1973
Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Evil” appeared on the 1973 LP Head To The Sky. The tune was written by the band’s Maurice White and Philip Bailey and hit #50 on the US Hot 100. Spin it below.
EARTH, WIND & FIRE, ‘EVIL’ (1973)
Previously on Classic 70s Music Ads: Spirit, ‘Nature’s Way’ (1971)
The theme for the day is 1972 and I have four vintage commercials for you. Fire up the projector and welcome Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, the G.I. Joe Mobile Support Vehicle, Tab Cola, and the Wurlitzer Funmaker Organ.
KELLOGG’S CORN FLAKES COMMERCIAL (1972)
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes cereal commercial featuring a memorable jingle aired October 1972.
G.I. JOE MOBILE SUPPORT VEHICLE COMMERCIAL (1972)
Hasbro G.I. Joe commercial featuring the Mobile Support Vehicle and a radioactive satellite aired in 1972.
TAB COLA COMMERCIAL (1972)
Sugar Free Tab Cola commercial featuring a woman in a white dress and multiple glasses of soda aired April 1972.
WURLITZER FUNMAKER ELECTRIC ORGAN COMMERCIAL (1972)
Wurlitzer Funmaker electric organ with Orbit 2 synthesizer commercial featuring a keyboard demonstration. Spot aired November 1972.
Previously on 70s Commercials: Pillsbury Danish Swirls, Almond Joy, Plymouth Satellite (1971)
More Kellogg’s: 70s Spots: Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (1972)
More G.I. Joe: 70s Spots: Keebler Elves & G.I. Joe (1975-76)
More Tab Cola: Daily 70s Spot: Tab Cola ‘Beautiful People’ (1978)
Here’s a wonderful B.B. King performance of “I Like To Live The Love” from a 1974 concert in Africa. “I Like To Live The Love” appeared on King’s 1973 LP To Know You Is To Love You and reached a high of #28 on the US Hot 100.
B.B. KING, ‘I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE’ (LIVE, 1974)
Previously on Music for Monday: The Flaming Ember, ‘Westbound #9’ (1970)
A very good Friday to you. Here’s a fine set of golden commercials from 50-years-back in 1971. Pillsbury Danish Swirls (pop ’em in the toaster!), Almond Joy candy bar with a young Jeff Conaway, Plymouth Satellite, and Miller High Life. Everything’s edible except the car.
PILLSBURY DANISH SWIRLS COMMERCIAL (1971)
Pillsbury Danish Swirls commercial featuring Cinnamon, Orange, and Caramel aired April 1971.
ALMOND JOY CANDY COMMERCIAL (JEFF CONAWAY, EARLY 1970S)
Peter Paul Almond Joy candy bar commercial starring actor Jeff Conaway (‘Grease,’ ‘Taxi’) at a rock concert. Spot aired in the early 1970s (best guess 1971-72).
PLYMOUTH SATELLITE ‘LEGS’ COMMERCIAL (1971)
Plymouth Satellite commercial featuring a parking lot fender-bender aired January 1971 (likely produced in 1970).
MILLER HIGH LIFE ‘FISHING’ COMMERCIAL (1971)
Miller High Life beer commercial featuring two men fishing aired November 1971.
Previously on 70s Commercials: AMC Javelin, Certs, Gulf, Kraft Caramel Cones (1970)
More Pillsbury: Daily 70s Spot: Poppin’ Fresh Pillsbury Doughboy Commercial (1972)
More Peter Paul Candy: 70s Spots: Almond Joy & Mounds (1977) & Trident Mints (1978)
More Plymouth: 70s Spots: ’79 Chrysler New Yorker & Plymouth Champ (1978)
More Miller Beer: 70s Spots: Country Club Malt Liquor & Miller High Life (1972 & ’73)
**A classic post from the Bionic Disco vault. The following originally appeared June 11, 2015**
Hunt’s Manwich Sandwich Sauce. (‘Ebony’ magazine, June, 1978)
“A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal.”
Contains tomatoes, sweet onions, bell peppers and a “special blend” of spices. Hunt’s Manwich Sandwich Sauce ad with actor-singer Johnny Brown (Good Times) originally appeared in the June, 1978 issue of Ebony magazine.
(Source: Ebony)
Previously on Rad Ads: ‘The Dodge Colt’ (1974)
Spirit, ‘Nature’s Way’ ad via Cash Box February 20, 1971
Spirit’s “Nature’s Way” originally appeared on the Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus LP in late 1970. The song, written by band leader Randy California, was issued as a single in early 1971, reaching a peak of #111 on the US Hot 100. Watch the live performance below and bask in this warm lament for Mother Earth.
SPIRIT, ‘NATURE’S WAY’ (LIVE, 1978)
Previously on Classic 70s Ads: Wings, ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’ (1972)