The 70s

[Wheeze]

The original question is an interesting one.....and it would be equivalent to someone asking those of us under 20 in the 70's what cultures we associated with the 1930's. Which, I guess would have included art deco, Frank Lloyd Wright, Clark Gable and Laurel and Hardy. Strikes, Empire and Gangsters.

[BritNick]

James Last orchestra
Raymond Lefevre orchestra (Soul Coaxing)
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana brass
Hammond-a-Go-Go and everything else-a-Go-Go
Mike Batt's music
The Wombles
Hipsters, flares, tight frilly shirts and long hair (on the blokes)
Kenny Everett started on Thames TV (hilarious and at his unfettered best with no TV audience, only crew laughter)
Space hoppers
It's a Knockout
Mike Yarwood
The Generation Game
It's a Knockout euro edition and Eurovision Song Contest with telephone line voice communication
The Wheel Tappers and Shunters Club (thank you please)
Angela Ripon and Reginald Bosanquet reading the news (the latter sozzled)
Shirley Bassey
Swingle II singers
Oscar Peterson jazz pianist
Dave Allen
Dick Emery
25% inflation

[sbrt]

Hipster flares to bondage drainpipes

[MickTor]

Erm I need a history book for this one!

[fellephant]

Clean back streets is one thing I recall. Here is a picture of me and a friend just before I went to Jupiter. My Mum gave me a negative to copy the other day and this was the outcome. A friend of mine clocked the picture on facebook and said "An incongruous image Mark, the freckled face of a cherub in a space helmet atop the body and legs of a street urchin. Love the hole in your left trouser leg and black plimsoles. Kids nowadays eh"

Photo taken in 1976, pre Star Wars. Click on it to make it bigger.

I love the embarrassment of 1970s wedding photographs btw.

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[OB1]

Thanks all, lots of 70s stuff but not very much that U20s will ever have heard of?

ABBA surely (I would guess) would top the list if a poll of U20's was undertaken.
Was embedded in Stolly's list, and maybe others.

[porcupine]

theres a connection with runners and drainpipes especially in winter unless your the insane type

[Daletownrunner]

Clean back streets is one thing I recall. Here is a picture of me and a friend just before I went to Jupiter. My Mum gave me a negative to copy the other day and this was the outcome. A friend of mine clocked the picture on facebook and said "An incongruous image Mark, the freckled face of a cherub in a space helmet atop the body and legs of a street urchin. Love the hole in your left trouser leg and black plimsoles. Kids nowadays eh"

Photo taken in 1976, pre Star Wars. Click on it to make it bigger.

I love the embarrassment of 1970s wedding photographs btw.

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I'm jealous I always wanted one of them space helmets, I did have a Captain Scarlet cap with built in microphone.

[fellephant]

I'm jealous I always wanted one of them space helmets, I did have a Captain Scarlet cap with built in microphone.

The helmet was on short term loan till I got back from Jupiter. It belonged to Paul on my right hand side. I really liked it and I can really sympathise with your jealousy. Blinkin eck, you had a Captain Scarlet hat with built in mic. You got a picture of that?

[sbrt]

Well jell. I still want to be Captain Scarlet when I grow up.