Peter Kraus & Lil Babs 1965

German singer-actor Peter Kraus and Swedish singer Lil Babs in a BMW 700 Coupe on the cover of Bravo of 9 February 1965.

Doris Day 1963

Doris Day on the back-cover of Bravo of 9 February 1963.

Götz George 1963

German actor Götz George on the cover of Bravo of 9 February 1963.

Miguel Rios 1971

Spanish musician Miguel Rios on a calendar poster in Bravo of 1 February 1971. Rios was having a #1 hit with his popified version of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

Muhammad Ali 1971

Muhammad Ali, who Germans obstinately continued to call Cassius Clay well into the 1970s, on the back-cover of Bravo of 1 February 1971. Bravo was going to serialise the lifestory of how a “poor negro boy” (!) became the world’s greatest boxer of any division.

Barry Gibb 1971

Barry Gibb on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 1 February 1971. It was one of three centrespread portraits of the Bee Gees which glued together would make up one superposter.

Bravo Charts Feb 1971

The readers’ charts in Bravo of 1 February 1971. Quite a variety of genres in the Top 5: popified classical music, schlager, hard rick, pop, blues-rock. And look at the UK (England?) and US charts: horrid chart-toppers followed by some great stuff.

Ron Ely 1971

“Tarzan” actor Ron Ely on a single-page poster in Bravo of 1 February 1971.

Pierre Brice 1971

French actor Pierre Brice on the cover of Bravo of 1 February 1971.

Tom Jones 1969

Tom Jones and a dead tiger on a calendar poster in Bravo of 27 January 1969.