A poster of a pinball machine in Bravo in May 1974. Who was alive in the 1970s and never played pinball?
Suzi Quatro 1974
Suzi Quatro on a poster in Bravo in May 1974. She was having a hit with “Devil Gate Drive”. Her next single was going to be “Too Big”.
Mary Hopkin 1970
Welsh singer Mary Hopkin on the back-cover of Bravo of 18 May 1970. She was riding high with her hit “Knock Knock, Who’s There?”
BASF Cassetes ad 1970
Singer Manuela in an advert for those newfangled cassette tapes by BASF in Bravo of 18 May 1970.
Fritz Wepper 1970
German actor Fritz Wepper on the cover of Bravo of 18 May 1970.
Doris Day & Rock Hudson 1980
Doris Day and Rock Hudson in a promo picture from the 1959 film Pillow Talk on a poster in Bravo of 8 May 1980. The film had been a huge hit on German TV at the time, feeding into the 1950s nostalgia of the time. It was 21 years old at the time: 2003 in our money.
Sascha Hehn 1980
Photospread and autograph card of German actor Sascha Hehn in Bravo of 8 May 1980. Women liked him particularly for his thespian skills.
Motorcycles 1980
Which of these 50cc motorbikes — called Mokicks in Germany — do you like best? They are pictured and described in Bravo of 8 May 1980. I had the Honda (1), but given the choice, I’d pick the Kreidler (7).
Bellamy Brothers 1980
The Bellamy Brothers on the back-page poster of Bravo of 8 May 1980. They had just brought out a new single titled — no jokes — “Dancing Cowboys”.
Suzi Quatro 1980
Suzi Quatro with backing musicians on a centre-spead poster in Bravo of 8 May 1980. Mr Sideburns on the right is Lenny Tuckey, whom Quatro married in 1976. They divorced in 1992.
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