A movie poster of martial arts legend Bruce Lee on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 29 May 1980.
Beach Boys 1980
The Beach Boys, in a photo from 1964, on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 29 May 1980.
Pretenders 1980
The Pretenders on a back-page poster in Bravo of 29 May 1980. They had just broken through with “Brass In Pocket”.
Dexys Midnight Runners 1980
Report on the new group Dexys Midnight Runners in Bravo of 29 May 1980.
Dexys were having a hit with “Geno”. Bravo attributed singer Kevin Rowland’s paraphrased quips to the “seven ‘seamen'” (dockworkers, Bravo, dockworkers!) in the band. The magazine was rather taken with Rowland’s statement that bands like ELO, Sad Cafe and Slade are a “comedians”, and that Dexys refused to be categorised. According to Bravo, Dexys were bringing back “black soul” which “seemed to have faded from memory in England” (really?).
Fleetwood Mac 1980
Fleetwood Mac on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 29 May 1980.
They do look a bit of a state. Lindsay Buckingham is really pulling off the hairy-chested middle-aged woman look. The others are just trying to get into the picture.
Marilyn Monroe 1980
Marilyn Monroe features on the cover of Bravo of 29 May 1980. Bravo was nothing if not retro. This week 45 years ago Germany’s youth read about:
• Bob Marley at home
• A guide to pop London.
• New band Dexys Midnight Runners
• Farrah Fawcett in sci-fi film Saturn 3
• Readers discuss: May German girls go out with foreigners (they may)
• Suzi Quatro’s German tour in half-full halls
• What is prostitution?
• The story of Fleetwood Mac
James Dean 1957
James Dean, dead for just over a year and a half, on a single-page poster in Bravo of 26 May 1957.
Gerlinde Locker 1957
Austrian actress Gerlinde Locker, just turned 19 years old, on the back-page poster of Bravo of 26 May 1957.
Harry Belafonte 1957
Harry Belafonte on the cover of Bravo of 26 May 1957.
Sandie Shaw 1967
English singer Sandie Shaw on the back-page poster of Bravo of 22 May 1967.
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