I'm looking for the US equivalent of Dominic Sandbrook's
State of Emergency: Britain 1970–1974—books that explore not just the politics, movements and 'big events' of the decade, but aspects such as pop culture and the changes in daily life and habits.
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posted by kaisemic
on Apr 10, 2013 -
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Hope me, hive mind; hope me find this TV ad! My buddy bet me it couldn't be done; let's prove him wrong...
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posted by ZenMasterThis
on Apr 5, 2013 -
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Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but I'm not TOO familiar with many songs of that era and genre. I'm looking for a song that conveys a sentiment similar to Lisa Loeb's 'Stay' (link to lyrics
here if it helps).
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posted by Everydayville
on Jan 30, 2013 -
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animated 1970s tv series about U.S. History? this is NOT the schoolhouse rock episodes. the one i am remembering was more serious, working through historical situations with animated scenes. the episode i remember most vividly was about the British burning the white house. does anyone else remember this series and what the name of it was?? might have been made around the bicentennial, but not sure.
posted by cmp4Meta
on Nov 27, 2012 -
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Looking for the name of a toy I had in the 1970s that had 2 long ropes with handles on both ends, one person would pull their ropes apart and send a football shaped ball with the ropes running through it flying towards the other person. The ball on ours was red, the handles were blue - but who knows, it may have come in different colors. My sister swears it was called the Woosh, but I haven't found it via that name. I want to buy one for my niece & nephew if I can find it - and I think having the name will be the key to locating one. But if you know where I can get one, even better.
posted by cmp4Meta
on Oct 14, 2012 -
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Help me ID this
disco font please? It's from an old flyer I'm trying to restore, the thin lines + jpg artifacts are stumping all the auto font identifiers out there. Thanks!
posted by Tom-B
on Sep 5, 2012 -
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My husband and I need totally awesome 70's costumes. That we can run a 5K in.
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posted by jeoc
on Jul 14, 2012 -
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Looking for a link to this image and/or information about artist, please.
Fantasy-like/surreal art, landscape orientation. Circa 70s - early 80s - there may have been other similar prints. Female face/eyes (large), with 2-3 small sparrow-like birds gazing up at her from the lower corners of the image. Greyish and yellowish tones throughout, "misty" feel. (I think the last name of the artist starts with F ?). Any ideas?
posted by NorthernAutumn
on Jul 11, 2012 -
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What early to mid 70s (probably made for TV) sci-fi movie am I half-remembering?
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posted by kimota
on Jun 9, 2012 -
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Is there a name for
this style of art, very popular in the early 70s? I'd like to learn more about it, or find some of the children's books I remember with that kind of illustration, but searching's hard without a search term.
posted by JanetLand
on May 9, 2012 -
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I am trying to identify a woman from a cookbook.
"The only thing I know about her is two pictures from a cookbook printed by the Maryland Seafood Marketing Authority (Department of Economic and Community Management) in the mid-1970s." [more inside]
posted by furiousxgeorge
on May 7, 2012 -
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Please help me find the names of three vaguely recalled movies from my past: a teen flick from the 80s, a dubbed (possibly Italian) horror film from the 70s, and a scifi adventure from the 60s (maybe)?
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posted by coolxcool=rad
on Apr 29, 2012 -
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When and why did pitch invasions/court-storming/rushing the field end in professional, american sports? I see highlights in the 70s from Hank Aaron's 715, Yankees winning their division, even the Celtics winning an NBA championship in the early 80s where the fans celebrate with the players (or try to take hats off of their heads).
In my sports lifetime,(post 1992), I cannot recall a single moment of this happening in pro sports (in America).
posted by sandmanwv
on Feb 20, 2012 -
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Antiques Metafiltershow: Can you help me identify any of these wild, weird, artsy household features?
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posted by raztaj
on Dec 13, 2011 -
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Random obscure record filter: Band was "The Delta *something*", 70s (synth?) cover album, abstract jacket.
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posted by solarion
on Nov 28, 2011 -
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I'm aware that re-releases of old films (eg, from the 70s, Star Wars I'm looking at you) are common as and when new formats become available, but what is the logic in this other than commercial?
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posted by dougrayrankin
on Sep 19, 2011 -
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I am looking for the name of a toy that we used to play with a lot when we were growing up.
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posted by dbirchum
on Sep 9, 2011 -
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Looking for books about the history of HIV/AIDS in North America. Wanting both clinical/ epidemiology and social narratives. Also, would love anything that touches on stage performers and the affect it had on creative fields during the 80s.
posted by asockpuppet
on Jun 30, 2011 -
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I am trying to locate a actual copy(or more than one) of an underground newspaper called The Daily Blotter, which was published in the '70s in State College, PA.
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posted by sawdustbear
on Jun 10, 2011 -
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Can you help with the name of this movie: From the 70s (possibly early 80s) about a teenage boy and his relationship with a psychiatrist/therapist. I think his brother had died, also, he might have been a swimmer? The therapist helps him overcome his emotional demons. I cannot remember much more than this but it was a great movie and I want to watch it again!
posted by saturn~jupiter
on Apr 17, 2011 -
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Weird alien living-desk-lamp or exotic flower in some suburban British home. Another super-vague childhood TV memory question. U.K. late 70s/early 80s.
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posted by galaksit
on Jan 12, 2011 -
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Looking for recommendations for fun, campy, European softcore sex romps from the late 60s or early 70s -- in the vein of Barbarella, Danger: Diabolik, or Radley Metzger. Bonus points for instant streaming on Netflix.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 31, 2010 -
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Wasn't the song 'O Siem' around before Susan Aglukark recorded it in 1995? I feel certain that I heard it in the 70s. In case it matters, I lived in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a child from 1971 to 1979, and it was during this period that I believe I heard the song on the radio. The
Wikipedia entry for the song credits Aglukark as one of the writers and mentions no other versions. I also can't find any earlier reference on allmusic or via a Google search. Could it have been spelled differently? I think the lyrics were the same. I remember the title phrase being pronounced "oozy-em" and the inclusion of at least some of the same lines as in the chorus of the Aglukark song: "O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same". I'm an amateur musician and have a very good music memory. If this is a false memory, it is an incredibly convincing one, and I have not previously (knowingly) experienced anything similar.
posted by dopeydad
on Oct 20, 2010 -
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Who are the unsung heroes of the 70s and 80s? i.e. recommend some good non-mainstream bands from then.
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posted by fatty magoo
on Jun 21, 2010 -
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Suggest some 60s-70s funk-soul for a fan of Roy Ayers. Instrumental preferred but not necessary.
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posted by rubadub
on May 4, 2010 -
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I'm looking for a movie: Scifi, set in space/on a spaceship, probably late 70s release, that has as a plot element humans hiding from a nefarious computer or machine that would stick a needle in the back of the person's head (possibly into a port) when person was caught.
posted by yiftach
on Apr 28, 2010 -
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This year I have been accidentally discovering the hard rock in the 70s that for some reason escaped me. The latest discovery is Jetliner by Steve Miller, thanks to Noah Baumbach. Despite writing about music, I am not exactly sure what I am looking for...
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posted by PinkMoose
on Mar 23, 2010 -
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What are your favorite albums from the 70s or 80s that feature synthesizers or electric combo organs (think Farfisa or Vox)?
posted by MaryDellamorte
on Mar 19, 2010 -
17 answers
What is the terminal-type thing I used in a New York State elementary school in the mid- to late-70s and early 80s?
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posted by exlotuseater
on Feb 9, 2010 -
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I want to listen to luscious old (pre 90s) music that sounds fresh and as if it could have been recorded and released today (in terms of production values, instrumentation, orchestration, etc.) Can you recommend some?
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posted by wackybrit
on Jan 8, 2010 -
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Can you identify this exotic car I saw a month ago on the highway, heading towards Stratford, Ontario? It 70s vintage, low and boxy, sort of like a Delorean or a Lamborghini with gullwing doors. Painted flat black with electric orange trim. I think it had a name like Brookline or Brooklyn.
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posted by bonobothegreat
on Nov 26, 2009 -
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Does anyone remember a website a few years back that would post scans of crafts and recipe books from the 50's-70's for the sole purpose of making fun of them for being horrible? I think it had "Lavender" in the name somewhere? It might be still going. It was a huge site with a lot of different sections of content and all of it was really funny.
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posted by amethysts
on Nov 2, 2009 -
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Was there a measured increase in drug addiction due to the hippie movement? What were the drug addiction rates like in the 1950's compared to the 60's and 70's. Are there any resources that have historical data on addiction rates and the particular substances popular at the time?
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posted by TheJoven
on Oct 25, 2009 -
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What is a good book to read about late 60s early 70s England? Non-fiction preferred but well-researched fiction is fine too.
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posted by AbsoluteDestiny
on Oct 10, 2009 -
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I am looking for music that evokes the spirit of nostalgic, 70s-80s-era, variety show, Saturday morning cartoon, vintage game show-style aesthetics, like
The Go! Team or...umm -- well, anything that sounds like TG!T really, then.
posted by Christ, what an asshole
on Sep 15, 2009 -
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Help identify a music video I recently saw on MTV Europe...70s style video with a female lead singer and a banjo?
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posted by ciocarlia
on Aug 25, 2009 -
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Were you a Jewish kid in the 70s/80s? Remember those t-shirts with the drawing of the sabra cactus wearing that funny Israeli hat?
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posted by AnyGuelmann
on Aug 17, 2009 -
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Trying to remember the name of a TV show from my adolescence (1974 - 1981). It was an office drama in which sex roles were reversed. Women had all the power; women were the bosses, made the money, etc. Men were in support positions and were sex objects. The show was syndicated, and, in Boston, at least, was on a UHF station. Any ideas?
posted by hworth
on Aug 17, 2009 -
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Does anyone remember Hoffy papers? Obscure elementary-school learning machine memory (pre-1980 edition) ...
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posted by rikschell
on Apr 30, 2009 -
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Im sort of a 70's nostalgia head, and as such would love to find some audio (format not important) of 70s radio broadcasts, commericals and all.
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on Apr 25, 2009 -
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