Nastassja Kinski on the cover of Bravo of 26 May 1977. Inside was a double-page spread of black & white photos of Kinski, still a teenager, including a full-frontal nude photo from a movie. We won’t post that.
Smokie
Smokie 1977
Smokie on the cover of Bravo of 3 March 1977.
Bravo X-Mas Bazaar 1978
Every year, Bravo would procure gifts from stars for their readers to win. Sometimes these were spectacular, sometimes the stars probably knew little about it. Headliners in Bravo of 6 December 1978:
• The black lycra outfit Livvy wore in the “Tell Me About It , Stud” scene in Grease (seriously? That must be worth hundreds of thousands now)! Only for girls size 36! Fuck it, I’m a girl size 36.
• Joan Jett and Sandy West of The Runaways give away a stage costume each.
• The Bay City Rollers give away trousers and jackets, signed. (How’s Mutti going to get that out?)
• Signed electric guitar from Status Quo and signed acoustic guitar from Smokie.
• Signed skateboard from Leif Garrett.
Chris Norman 1977
Smokie singer Chris Norman on a single-page poster in Bravo of 15 September 1977.
Smokie 1979
All permed-up, Smokie on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 18 January 1979. They had won the readers’ poll for favourite group of 1978.
The top 10:
1. Smokie
2. ABBA
3. The Teens
4. Bee Gees
5. Boney M.
6. Status Quo
7. Bay City Rollers (really?)
8. Sweet
9. Rosetta Stone
10. Kiss
Bravo 18 Jan 1979
Well-known drunkards and troublemakers Smokie are all hard and permed on the cover of Bravo of 18 January 1979. This week 43 years ago, Germany’s youth read about:
• Who readers voted for as top bands of 1978
• Queen now on tour in Germany
• When Elvis was a simple soldier in Germany
• Jürgen Drews on Britt Ekland affair rumour (he denies it)
• Leif Garrett: “I love German girls”
• Pierre Brice as Winnetou in photos, with autograph card
• The stars of this year’s ski season
• Kate Bush in private
R.I.P. Terry Uttley
Smokie 1978
Picture spread of Smokie with an autograph card in of Bravo of 7 December 1978. They were riding high with the ghastly “Mexican Girl”, while newly-permed lead singer Chris Norman was having a hit Suzi Quatro.
Look at him goofing around “hilariously” with the rather more professional Quatro on Germany’s Disco ’78 programme.
Smokie 1979
Smokie on a superposter in the Swiss-German pop magazine of 4 October 1979.
Smokie 1980
Smokie on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 10 April 1980.
Bravo Posters 