amadoj0nes ([info]amadoj0nes) wrote in [info]vintage_ads,
@ 2007-12-29 20:56:00
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Early rap/hip-hop/roller-disco flyers, NYC, 1979-1983
An interesting subject, as advertisements go. Similar to rock band flyers, these came from the hands of people without any formal training in advertising and design. A little rough around the edges, but some interesting style elements, type, and copy.

Note the train/bus route instructions in some of them. :)

My favorite is the one printed on a piece of IBM flowcharting paper, and showing off the walk-thru metal detector. :)











































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[info]randomneses
2007-12-30 04:13 am UTC (link)
AMAZING!

I loooove roller disco. It totally came back in the late 90's y/y?

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[info]_live_each_day_
2007-12-30 04:21 am UTC (link)
Your icon! D:

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[info]mlfoley
2007-12-30 04:34 am UTC (link)
I totally love stuff like this. This is great!

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[info]pomidorisgogo
2007-12-30 04:45 am UTC (link)
That's great!
But don't forget about lj-cut, please.

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[info]amadoj0nes
2007-12-30 04:57 am UTC (link)
I don't know what an "lj-cut" is.. (seriously). How do I use it?

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[info]manraysky
2007-12-30 05:06 am UTC (link)
An Lj cut hides all or a portion of your post so it doesn't take up so much space on people's friends pages. It's a good idea to use on any multiple image post.

You can find the directions in the LiveJournal FAQ.

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[info]pomidorisgogo
2007-12-30 05:11 am UTC (link)
Just follow this link - http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=75

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[info]amadoj0nes
2007-12-30 05:28 am UTC (link)
mucho thanks.. got it!

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[info]blamedstarlie
2007-12-30 04:58 am UTC (link)
agreed. I usually don't care and just scroll, but in this case I will have to ask "pretty pretty please!"

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[info]amadoj0nes
2007-12-30 05:28 am UTC (link)
Done. :)

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[info]sovereignann
2007-12-30 04:52 am UTC (link)
I tell you what, Taft High School had it goin' on! I would have loved to have been at any ONE of these shows. But the one at the Savoy Manor would have been fantastic!

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[info]kaliflower
2007-12-30 02:28 pm UTC (link)
i think it's safe to say these are great. thanks for posting them.

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[info]gullinbursti
2007-12-30 03:50 pm UTC (link)
God I loved roller disco... granted, I was like 7, but still.

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[info]thudpucker
2007-12-30 05:58 pm UTC (link)


I keep going back to the first one, reading 25 gals free!, and thinking "Sure, it'd be fun for a few days, but I'd have to keep them fed, and amused, and get a hell of a lot of bunk beds for the spare room.." :)


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[info]amadoj0nes
2007-12-30 06:19 pm UTC (link)
There's sort of a shortcut language to these flyers -- like:

T 31 22 B 9 16 22 6

(If you're going by train, take the 31 train and transfer to the 22. Take the 9 bus, and transket from 9 to 16, then 16 to 22, then 22 to 6.)

$6B410

(costs $6 to get in before 10:00 PM)

Funny stuff. :)

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[info]thudpucker
2007-12-30 06:27 pm UTC (link)


"...take the 31 train and transfer to the 22. Take the 9 bus, and transket from 9 to 16, then 16 to 22, then 22 to 6."

Wow. That's really wanting to go to the disco :)


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[info]19_crows
2007-12-30 10:27 pm UTC (link)
These are so great. Thanks.

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[info]grab_that_dough
2007-12-30 10:37 pm UTC (link)
I love these! A lot of the people I recognize and a few I don't. This could be a where are they now? type of thing. lol Thanks for sharing. :)

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Savoy Manor
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2008-01-04 07:00 pm UTC (link)
Grandmaster Flash and Cold Crush played the same venue on my first birthday and I missed it, darn it, too late now.

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[info]futurebird
2008-01-04 10:56 pm UTC (link)
This is so the bronx. I love it.

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[info]wurby
2008-01-05 12:12 am UTC (link)
great clips

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