Fillmore West (1966)

Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album (1969)

Howlin' Wolf was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.

In 1968, Chess Records made an attempt to modernize the sound of bluesmen Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters by convincing them to record Jimi Hendrix-inspired psychedelic arrangements of their classic songs resulting in the albums Electric Mud and The Howlin' Wolf Album.
Howlin' Wolf strongly disliked the album, and Chess Records referenced this fact on the album's cover. It was released in 1969 on the experimental subsidiary of Chess Records: Cadet Concept Records.

Drums: Morris Jennings

Bass: Phil Upchurch, Louis Satterfield

Guitar: Hubert Sumlin, Roland Faulkner, Pete Cosey (& bowed guitar), Phil Upchurch, Howlin Wolf

Electric Sax: Gene Barge (Horn)

Flute: Don Myrick

Vocals, Harmonica: Howlin' Wolf

Engineer: Ron Malo

Producers: Charles Stepney, Gene Barge and Marshall Chess.

Recorded November 1968 at Ter Mar Studios – Chicago.

Tracklist:

1. Spoonful (Willie Dixon) - 3:52
2. Tail Dragger (Willie Dixon) - 4:33
3. Smokestack Lightning (Chester Burnett)- 3:56
4. Moanin' at Midnight (Chester Burnett, Taub)- 3:15
5. Built for Comfort (Willie Dixon) - 5:11
6. The Red Rooster (Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett) - 3:50
7. Evil (Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett)- 4:06
8. Down in the Bottom (Willie Dixon)- 2:45
9. Three Hundred Pounds of Joy (Willie Dixon)- 2:35
10. Back Door Man (Willie Dixon) - 6:30

Grace Kelly - Modern Screen Magazine Cover (1956)

Carol Alt - Bazaar Magazine Cover (1982)

Capone (1975)

Capone is a 1975 movie about the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years. Unusually, briefly covering the years after Capone was imprisoned.

Directed by: Steve Carver
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely, Sylvester Stallone, John Cassavetes
Distributed by: Twentieh Century-Fox Film Corporation

Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 1 (1966)

Tim Hardin was an American folk musician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hits "If I were a Carpenter" and "Reason to Believe".
This album is his debut album. It was released in 1966 for Verve Records.

Tim Hardin: Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Drums: Earl Palmer, Buddy Salzman

Bass: Bob Bushnell, Walter Yost
Vibraphone: Gary Burton, Phil Kraus
Harmonica: John Sebastian

String Arrangement: Artie Butler

Producer: Erik Jacobsen

Tracklist:

All songs written by Tim Hardin.

1."Don't Make Promises" – 2:26
2."Green Rocky Road" – 2:18
3."Smugglin' Man" – 1:57
4."How Long" – 2:54
5."While You're On Your Way" – 2:17
6."It'll Never Happen Again" – "Reason to Believe" – 2:00
7."Never Too Far" – 2:16
8."Part of the Wind" – 2:19
9."Ain't Gonna Do Without" – 2:13
10."Misty Roses" – 2:00
11."How Can We Hang On to a Dream?" – 2:04

Original review from Billboard (1966)

Ratt - Invasion Of Your Privacy (1985)

Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 80s. They have been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles hard rock and glam metal scene.
"Invasion Of Your Privacy" is their second album released in 1985.

Tracklist:

1. "You're in Love" (Pearcy/Croucier) – 3:12
2. "Never Use Love" (Pearcy) – 3:54
3. "Lay It Down" (Pearcy/Crosby/Croucier/Demartini) – 3:23
4. "Give It All" (Pearcy/Crosby) – 3:19
5. "Closer to My Heart" (Pearcy/Crosby) – 4:30
6. "Between the Eyes" (Pearcy/Demartini) – 3:54
7. "What You Give Is What You Get" (Croucier) – 3:47
8. "Got Me on the Line" (Pearcy/Crosby) – 3:04
9. "You Should Know by Now" (Pearcy/Crosby/Croucier) – 3:29
10. "Dangerous but Worth the Risk" (Pearcy/Demartini/Croucier) – 3:30

Band members are:

Lead Vocals: Stephen Pearcy
Lead guitars: Warren DeMartini, Robbin Crosby
Bass: Juan Croucier
Drums: Bobby Blotzer

Original Billboard Ad (1985)

Sylvia - Sylvia (1976)

Sylvia Robinson is a singer, musician, producer and record label executive. She is the founder of the Hip Hop label Sugar Hill Records. She is responsible of the release of two classics: "The Message" by GrandMaster Flash & Furious Five and "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang.

As a solo performer, she released 3 albums for Vibrations Records in the 70s:  "Pillow Talk"(1973),  "Sylvia" (1976) and  "Lay it on Me" (1977).

Tracklist:

1. L.A Sunshine (M. Burton, P. Terry) - 3:40
2. You Sure Love To Ball (M.Gaye) - 5:49
3. He Don't Ever Lose His Groove (W. Hale) - 5:05
4. Next Time That I See You (A.Goodman, H. Ray, S. Robinson, W. Morris) - 4:53
5. Sweet Stuff (A.Goodman, H. Ray, S. Robinson) - 4:24
6. Taxi (J. Alvarez, M. Burton, S. Robinson) - 4:07
7. Mr. Bartender (B. Randle, M. Burton, S. Robinson) - 4:02
8. Standing At The End (M. Burton, P. Terry) - 3:45

Drums: Billy Blum, Clarence Oliver, Nick Remo
Bass: Frank "Sweetstuff" Prescod, Jesus Alvarez, Jonathan Williams
Upright Bass: Al Lukas
Guitar: John Tropea, Billy Jones, Walter Morris
Keyboards: Kenny Guarino, Brian Cuomo, Bernadette Randle, Harry Ray, Larry Fast
Saxophone: Seldon Powell
Congas: Rubens Bassini
Strings: Irving Spice
Backing Vocals: The Ellington Sisters

Artwork: Pierre Laroche.
Producer: Sylvia Robinson, Michael Burton

Recorded at :
House of Music, West Orange, New Jersey.
All Platinum Studios, Englewood, New Jersey.

Isaac Hayes - Jet Cover Magazine (1971)

McDonald's (1954)

Peugeot 404 (1960-1975)

The Peugeot 404 is a large family car produced by French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1975, with the exception of the truck which was sold until 1988.

Van Nuys Blvd (1979)

Van Nuys Blvd is a 1979 comedy about a small-town boy who hears about the wild nights of cruising Van Nuys Boulevard in California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers, topless dancers and bikers.

Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California.

Directed by: William Sachs
Starring: Cynthia Wood (1974 Playboy playmate of the Year), Bill Adler, Dennis Bowen, Melissa Prophet
Distributed by: Crown International Pictures.

Hardbodies (1984)

Hardbodies is a 1984 comedy film about three middle-aged men who hire a younger man to help them pick up women at the beach.


Directed by: Mark Griffiths
Starring: Grant Cramer, Teal Roberts, Courtney Gains, Gary Wood
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

San Francisco, CA (1950s)

Lui Magazine Cover (1968)

The Moondog Coronation Ball (1952)

The Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on March 21, 1952. It is generally accepted as the first major rock and roll concert.

The concert was organized by Alan Freed (a disc jockey considered to have coined the term "Rock and Roll" at WJW-Radio).

Attitude - Pump The Nation (1983)

Attitude is an 80's group- concept conceived by David Frank & Mic Murphy from The System.
The only album recorded by this group is "Pump The Nation" released in 1983.

Tracklist:

1. Pump The Nation (David Frank, Mic Murphy) - 5:45
2. I Wanna Get To Know You Better (David Frank, Khris Kellow) - 5:05
3. Love Me Tonight (David Frank, Mic Murphy) - 6:30
4. We Got The Juice (David Frank, Mic Murphy) - 5:45
5. If You Could Read My Mind (David Frank, Mic Murphy) - 5:19
6. It's Good For Me (Khris Kellow, Mic Murphy) - 5:15
7. We're Going Off (David Frank, Mic Murphy) - 5:36

Lead Vocals - Cindy Mizell, Khris Kellow
Backing Vocals - Bernard Fowler, LaLa, Lisa Fischer
Soloist, Vocals - Stephen Miller
Guitar - Paul Pesco
Keyboards - Khris Kellow

Producer, Arranger - David Frank, Mic Murphy

Charlie's Angels - Time Magazine Cover (1976)

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school. The film marked the rock and roll revolution by featuring Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock". 
The music also led to a huge teenage audience for the film, and their exuberant response to it sometimes overflowed into violence and vandalism at screenings. In this sense, the film has been seen as marking the start of a period of visible teenage rebellion in the late 20th century.


Directed by: Richard Brooks
Starring: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Sydney Poitier
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

London, UK (60s)

 Piccadilly Circus

 Oxford Street

Carnaby Street

Magnavox Odyssey (1972-1978)

The Magnavox Odyssey is the world's first home video game console. It was first demonstrated on May 24, 1972 and released in August of that year. The Odyssey was designed by Ralph Baer, who began around 1966 and had a working prototype finished by 1968.

Matra Bagheera (1973-1980)

 The Matra Bagheera is a sports car created by the French engineering group Matra in cooperation with the automaker Simca. Production of Bagheera ended in 1980.

1979

Vanity - Jet Magazine Cover (1988)

Los Angeles, CA (1983)

Venice Beach in 1983

Jimmy Smith - Organ Grinder Swing (1965)

Jimmy Smith is a jazz organist who helped to popularize the Hammond B-3. He revolutionized the way in which this instrument could be played. He started recording in 1956 for Blue Note Records and then signed to Verve Records in 1962. His playing became funkier from the late 60s to the early 80s.
Organ Grinder Swing was released in 1965 for Verve Records. The musicians are:


Drums - Grady Tate
Guitar - Kenny Burrell
Organ - Jimmy Smith

Producer - Creed Taylor
Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder 


Recorded in June 1965 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.


Tracklist:


1. The Organ Grinder's Swing (W. Hudson) - 2:15
2. Oh, No, Babe (Jimmy Smith) - 9:00 
3. Blues For J (Jimmy Smith) - 5:15
4. Greensleeves (Trad.) - 8:53
5. I'll Close My Eyes ( Billy Reid, Buddy Kaye) - 3:16
6. Satin Doll  ( Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer) - 7:00

 Original review by Billboard (1965)

Ad from Billboard (1965)