The 1980 Fair-Play distributor catalogue offered some sweet turntable and audio systems for kids.
Random records spotted: Michael Jackson – ?? The Dickies – Knights in White Satin (white vinyl). Blondie – Dreaming. Third World – ??
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Images scanned by TVTA from the 1980 Fair-Play distributor catalogue, France.
Streets of Rage Perfect Soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro. Licensed by Sega. Wayo Records. 2017.
Streets of Rage is a classic ‘beat ’em up’ video game developed and published by Sega in 1991. The acclaimed soundtrack for the game was composed by Yuzo Koshiro who was hugely influenced by electronic dance music, in particular techno and house music of the early 90s which had yet to make its breakthrough in his native Japan. Koshiro hoped that the soundtrack would have appeal to the Western gaming market.
Streets of Rage Perfect Soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro is a CD soundtrack reprint that came with the November 2017 French Wootbox subscription. The CD contains all of the game’s compositions as well as unreleased tracks by Koshiro that never made it into the finished game. The CD comes with delicious artwork across a more than impressive six page gate fold sleeve. As for the songs… I’ve had this thing on repeat all afternoon and still can’t get enough. If sharp, punchy, catchy, groovy 90s electronica for action games is your bag then this is the soundtrack for you.
Words from Yuzo …
The November 2017 Wootbox container ‘Fighting’ theme.
And finally, my 1991 Streets of Rage advert …
Groo. 1991. US. Sega Streets of Rage.
RIP the TVTA computer which died this weekend. I’d planned some 70s and 90s toy ads but these’ll have to wait for next time when we get a replacement device and reinstall our scanner.
In the meantime Wooof managed to locate our dinky old office netbook to keep things running. Stored in the files we found pics of some of my vinyl record collection, making today’s post an emergency rock’n roll LP cover takeover!
Enjoy the galleries, some truly amazing artwork and photography 🙂
In the 1980s this was my search engine for rock music …
And so was this …
Some industry ads from Kerrang issue 100 US Launch Edition
Vertigo Records. I don’t think the label would get away with an ad like this nowadays.
Play at 78 RPM!
Thank you for spinning with us 🙂
How cool are these Micro Machines official band tour vehicles! AC/DC, Deep Purple, Mötley Crüe, Cinderella … all logo’d up and ready to rock ‘n roll!
There was also a Whitesnake set released, but this is not shown on the 1992 Galoob catalogue pages I scanned. As for the other bands in the line… never heard of them.
Galoob trade catalogue. 1992.
Galoob catalogue. 1992. For some reason the “Cruisin’ Cowboys” vehicles have “Cadillac Cowboys” as their logo.
We’re not talking about scary whistles like this …
Pinterest.
… Or even these …
Ghoul-head whistles by Bung Art Studios.
… We’re talking about scary whistles expelled from the pursed lips of the most callous, evil, monstrous, devious, or just downright ingenious characters from film and TV.
So, whet your whistles, take a deep breath, and join us as we count down from seven to one…
Vincent Price Priceless Advice: “Vampires sup, werewolves hunt, ghouls tear, Shaddies lick, maddies yawn, mocks blow, but shadmocks only whistle.”
Don’t let that smile fool you. And if the smile turns to a whistle then you’re in serious trouble!
Whistle while you work? Don’t be messing about when Yondu purses his lips. You might get arrowed. Devastating!
Not a very tuneful whistle from everyone’s favourite baseball-wielding pyscho, but there’s no way I’m telling Negan that! And just try imitating this whistle yourself. Not as easy as you might think.
The jolly classic In the Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg expelled from the lips of serial child killer Hans Beckert in Fritz Lang’s 1931 classic crime drama.
Chain-smoking, shotgun-toting Omar swaggers into your neigbourhood whistling nursery rhymes. Time to be very worried.
Classic Tarantino scene of the whistling Californian Mountain Snake arriving to kill the Bride. The tune is Twisted Nerve by Bernard Herrman from the 1968 film of the same name. I’ve included the original whistle by ‘Georgie’ as well as Elle Driver’s whistle.
Pheeeeeep! There goes the full-time whistle!
Thank you for sucking in your cheeks and blowing with us 🙂
Can you think of any other scary whistlers in cinema or TV?
Ghoul-head whistle pic courtesy of Bung Art Studios
Whistling Dracula Teeth pic found on Pinterest
Wooof and I just got back from the International Retro Editor & Cat Conference in Oslo. Ha, what a bunch of losers those editors and cats are! Just look at this photo we took –
Oh… wait, what’s that Wooof? You mean that photo is actually us … at the TVTA editorial staff meeting from last November? Wow, we look so strung out. Must get vitamins and haircuts!
So, Wooof, remind me, what is the subject of our latest Non-toy ad Tuesday article?
That’s right, it’s music!
We’ll be looking at French goodies such as a 1983 cover of Rock & BD magazine … a prize competition to put words into James Brown’s mouth! … adverts for the Body Rap, Miles Davis, U2 … and there’s also some Danish treats with Mr Music cassettes, Ga-jol throat lozenges, and a 1969 Disney competition to win a Philips stereo!
Enjoy, while we go get a haircut and straighten out!
France. Rock & BD Associated. 1983.
Polydor and Rigolo magazine prize competition to win James Brown album reissues. Question 2 asks you to imagine the Godfather of soul’s reaction when faced with these magnificent Polydor reissues! France. Rigolo. 1983.
France. Cora. 1988.
France. Rock & BD Associated. 1983.
France. Rock & BD Associated. 1983.
France. Rigolo. 1983.
Denmark. 1988.
Denmark. 1988.
Denmark. 1988.
Denmark. 1969.
See you again soon for another Non-toy ad Tuesday!
Wooof just got back from his annual cat holiday in Japan. I asked him to bring me back something vintage and musical. As always, the cat never disappoints! Thanks Wooof, I absolutely love my 1980s sci-fi gals cassette labels!
The images are printed on cardboard and were given away with Starlog Japan, January 1981. Each image could be cut out and inserted inside a real cassette case to document your sci-fi inspired mix tape! I’m so tempted to make one, as I still have a box of blank cassettes and a cassette recorder … hmm …
Thank you for rewinding with HB pencils with us 🙂
The Gramophone is a monthly classical music magazine that was founded in 1923 by the English-born Scottish author Compton Mackenzie and his brother-in-law – Britain’s first DJ Christopher Stone.
Front cover of The Gramophone, September, 1955. Cost – one Shilling.
The issue I acquired is from September, 1955 – VOL. XXXIII – No. 388. It consists of 68 pages of classical and operatic musical reviews and features. There are a number of adverts dedicated to 1950s music recording technology and related accessories, a small selection of which are featured below.
W.H. Barnes LTD.
Monarch autochanger. Birmingham Sound Reproducers LTD.
Winel gramophone record storage cases.
A festival of favourites from Decca Records.
Record Housing with Nordyk cabinets.
Broadcaster stylus needles.
Trixette gramophones.
E.A.R. Balanced High Fidelity. A750 gramophones.
Collaro tape transcription units.
His Master’s Voice vinyl recordings.
Ferrograph tape unit.
Quad II amplifier.
Don Giovanni.
Columbia Records.
That’s all for this post. Thanks for looking 🙂
