Jimi Hendrix 1973

Jimi Hendrix on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 11 October 1973.

Youth room 1973

It’s the 1970s in this ad for furniture in a teenager’s room by Hülsta in Bravo of 11 October 1973.

Ali McGraw 1973

Actress Ali McGraw on a single-page poster in Bravo of 11 October 1973.

Ekseption 1973

Dutch prog rock band on a single-page poster in Bravo of 11 October 1973. Please, ladies, don’t get too excited!

10cc 1973

An article on 10cc, with Lol Creme on a single-page poster, in Bravo of 11 October 1973.

Marc Bolan 1973

Marc Bolan on a single-page poster in Bravo of 11 October 1973.

Rick Springfield 1973

Australian actor and singer Rick Springfield, not yet famous as a musician but already a big teen idol, on the cover of Bravo of 11 October 1973. This week 49 years ago, Germany’s youth read about:

• T. Rex flopped on tour in the US
• Rick Springfield interviewed
• 10cc: The band with a golden nose
• Middle of the Road at the ‘Bravo Disco’ in Neumünster
• How UFO “stole” German guitarist Michael Schenker
• Jimi Hendrix remembered
• Nude photo model tells about her life and career
• New French movie star Marc Porel
• Danish sailboat for teens with problems
• Ali McGraw and her “love story’
• Schlager singer Ireen Sheer interviewed
• “West Side Story” coming on TV

Adam Ant 1982

Adam Ant on the backpage poster of Bravo of 7 October 1982.

Maxwell Caulfield 1982

Maxwell Caulfield of Grease 2 in a photospread with autograph card in Bravo of 7 October 1982.

Co-star Michelle Pfeiffer went on to have the greater career, but Caulfield had a decent career, appearing on TV in Dynasty and The Colbys (as Miles Colby), Murder She Wrote and UK shows Casualty and Emmerdale, as well as in a number of moves.

Steve Miller 1982

Steve Miller riding high in the charts with “Abracadabra”, on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 7 October 1982.