Advert for Manhattan cosmetics in Bravo of 11 December 1975. That guy has a serious beard but pretty stupid goggles.
ABBA 1975
ABBA are pictured on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 11 December 1975
Having had their international breakthrough with S.O.S. in autumn, their new single out was Mamma Mia. In Germany they had already enjoyed a string of hits, including Ring Ring in 1974.
Bravo charts December 1975
The readers’ charts in Bravo of 11 December 1975.
ABBA 1975
ABBA are pictured on the cover of Bravo of 11 December 1975. Agnetha’s dress is quite short; I hope she didn’t catch a cold.
In that issue the Bravo Bazaar, in which stars give away gifts for lucky winners, offered among many other things Björn’s star-shaped guitar as used when ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest, a 1969-model Volkswagen bus owned by German singer Maggie Mae, Suzi Quatro’s ten-year-old leather jacket, and a signed shirt from Alice Cooper. Some stuff obviously was acquired by Bravo and ascribed to stars, but some of the personalised stuff… wow!
John Lennon 1982
John Lennon on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 2 December 1982, to mark the second anniversary of his murder. Today it is 45 years (!!!) since his murder — in five years, it’ll be half a century since that awful day.
Shakin’ Stevens 1982
Shakin’ Stevens, having swapped the denim for a tux, on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 2 December 1982. Don’t worry, kids, Shakey is still a socialist.
VolksComputer ad 1982
Commodore games you can play on something called VolksComputers in this futuristic ad in Bravo of 4 November 1982. I wonder if the Year 2000 will look like this!
ABBA 1982
A report on ABBA’s appearance on the Showexpreß TV show, in the Bravo issue of 2 December 1982. There is new harmony since the two couples split; the girls have solo plans and the guys are writing a musical with Tim Rice (which turned out to be Chess), but there is not talk of a break-up.
The Showexpreß performance, recorded on 11 November, was either their second or third-last TV performance. I think this clip, in which Agnetha looks gorgeous, is from that show.
BAP 1982
Wolfgang Niedecken, frontman of German rock group BAP, on on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 2 December 1982. BAP sang — and still singing — in the Kölsch dialect that is unique to the city of Cologne, yet attracted nationwide fame.
Charts Dec. 1982
The readers’ charts (Eure Top Hits) and sales charts (Single-Bestsellers) in Bravo of 2 December 1982.
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