1960s
The Logical Bassoon
Giles Brindley believed that the design of the bassoon was illogical. So, in 1967 he created a "logical bassoon." The footage below aired on the British show Tomorrow's World in 1969.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 26, 2025 -
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Category: Music, Instruments and Measuring Devices, 1960s
Hear How to Plan the Perfect Dinner Party
A cookbook on vinyl.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 26, 2025 -
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Category: Dinners, Banquets, Parties, Tributes, Roasts and Other Celebrations, Food, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1960s
Terry and the Chain Reactions, “Keep Your Cool”
The title of this song is highly applicable under current circumstances.Read a little essay about the tune and the group here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 24, 2025 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #621
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 22, 2025 -
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Category: Destruction, Food, Advertising, 1960s
Here Comes the Bird
Read about the creators here.Album player embedded below album cover.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 19, 2025 -
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Category: Humor, Politics, Weddings and Marriage, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1960s
Miss Civil Defense
There were innumerable "Miss Civil Defense" contests in the 1950s, that era of duck and cover. Even Hollywood got into the act, as you can see below. But I found one such outlier instance from 1967 (last item in the sequence). I wonder how long the beauty title continued?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 16, 2025 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Destruction, War, Civic Duties, 1950s, 1960s
Freakish Accidents No. 5
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 12, 2025 -
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Category: Children, 1960s, Weapons
Follies of the Madmen #620
Flash mob assembles whenever magical talisman appears.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 07, 2025 -
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Category: Gods, Advertising, Surrealism, Junk Food, 1960s
Music for Robots by Ackerman & Coe
Rest of the album here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 06, 2025 -
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Category: Music, Robots, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1960s
Brother Dave Gardner
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 04, 2025 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Regionalism, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1960s, Comedians
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