the 1970's, retro's trip down memory lane...

[Retro-gone.]

how many of you , like me grew up in the 70's , and how many of you remember ....

 

the skinhead books..

 

clackers

 

spangles sweets

 

silver dream racer crap film

 

the original spacehopper

 

top of the pops LP's

 

Fantic chopper moped

 

mens 'star' platforms (im bidding on these )

 

thse weird things that your auntie used to have on her sideboard

 

Top Trumps (still got mine)

 

Evel Kneivel model

 

the fashion for girls

 

the fashion for boys/men

 

hot pants

 

the glam bands

 

groovy wallpaper

 

moodrings

 

the hi-tech 'ping' compuetr game lol

 

the record player (still got and use mine)

 

Twiggy

 

Watneys party 7

 

cool trimphone

 

the banana splits... tra-la-la, lalala-la

 

the double deckers

 

bellbottoms

 

Mad Magazine

 

'the hot one' raleigh chopper mk1

 

obviously theres a million other things from our childhood so il let you oldies add some too if you want to play

[Fishtailparka]

Yep, remember nearly all of them.

Still have my Totp albums somewhere, and I think the Sweet was the first album I bought myself.

Old English Spangles were my fave, but not when very young cos they tasted like medecine.

[Copey]

god i wish i was alive for the 70's even if just for the music!!

[Dr Feelgood]

those clackers look weird

 

love the chopper moped

 

and tony, no to the shoes

 

ive got tons of pics of my dad in 70's gear, it always works well as blackmail

[Fishtailparka]

There were a lot of broken arms and wrists from those clackers.

[Retro-gone.]

lol i wont be wearing the shoes, just for show... honest

 

altho i did have some platforms back then,

il dig out an old pic and scan it

[davreeve]

Remember most of those I was,nt that old at the time though.I remember getting a brand new mk1 chopper(black with flame decals)in the summer of 78.

[Retro-gone.]

There were a lot of broken arms and wrists from those clackers.

 

yeah they got banned at our school after a reprt on john cravens newsround about them breaking wrists.

 

i was always a marbles and conker kid

[countrybumpkin]

most of that makes me glad i missed the 70's but the capri makes up for all of that

[Retro-gone.]

Remember most of those I was,nt that old at the time though.I remember getting a brand new mk1 chopper(black with flame decals)in the summer of 78.

 

the black one was called a 'prismatic and was a MK2, it was one of the last made in the 70's, my mate has one.

[Dr Feelgood]

lol i wont be wearing the shoes, just for show... honest

 

altho i did have some platforms back then,

il dig out an old pic and scan it

 

yay cant wait to see

 

id show you my dads but he'd kill me, he had a saturday night fever thing going with the flares, open shirt and medallion thing as well as big hair, o the shame

[davreeve]

the black one was called a 'prismatic and was a MK2, it was one of the last made in the 70's, my mate has one.

 

Thats the one ,I got it new from Lings in Harleston in August 1978 when father came back loaded from working away in Denmark.

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

i remember some of those not all though

 

i definatly remember evil knievil

[countrybumpkin]

 

id show you my dads but he'd kill me, he had a saturday night fever thing going with the flares, open shirt and medallion thing as well as big hair, o the shame

 

you cant just tell us that we need pics, please.

[Copey]

haha, i remember that pic of your dad, lol

 

my dad was much the same, flares/loons, open shirts, big shades and big hair, he still has the hair, lol

[DEP]

Thabks, you ve just made me feel really old

[Retro-gone.]

well thisl make you want a zimmer frame then

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OXl8N9B8oN0&NR=1

[Retro-gone.]

and im embaressed to have been around when this was a hit.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GMNADUgGfVg

[Stu_B]

I used to have a ping & I still have a record player nearly Identical to that, you can stack the records up & leave it going for ages... also have original release Black Sabbath vinyl

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this has gotta be one of the coolest bass riffs ever

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LUESnHHRSEc

[Retro-gone.]

lets all dance with pans people

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OCxZ-5Lud ... re=related

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im really enjoyin myself ere

[Retro-gone.]

one of the best songs and best bands of the 70's , also 2 of my favorite guitarists

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1FmPhJkdTwU

[davreeve]

one of the best songs and best bands of the 70's , also 2 of my favorite guitarists

Exellent stuff Phil Lynott, Didnt he do the voice of the priest in Jeff waynes "war of the worlds"?

[Retro-gone.]

who phil lynnot? i dont think so, the 2 main charachters were richard burton and david essex ..

altho snowy white, the guitarist from thin lizzy did all the guitar work on the war of the worlds album