Pearl and Dean 1970s

[GITTUCK77]

Pearl & Dean actually said that they daren't change the iconic tune because they would probably be lynched.

[VengaboysRbackINtown]

Did they use this in the 80's too? They must have because I'm sure I remember it.

[MysteryManfrom79]

@VengaboysRbackINtown This ident went out in 1996! What a run, 24 years!

[picklesdan]

Experience the best in Chinese cuisine - in comfortable surroundings at Ming-Yin, Market Place, Macclesfield. Carry out service also available, Telephone 6234.

Remember the movie stills on display outside the cinema in the glass case? If you were lucky, you might get a seat in the circle with a packet of Opal Fruits. Better still, you might wangle a Birds Eye Supermousse at the interval, then lob the round cardboard lid off the balcony at someone in the stalls - sorry if it was you btw (eeek).

[Broomehall]

"You can't bargain with a judge, but you can judge a great bargain ! come to Chalkwell Park Motor Company for you next used car, just around the corner from this cinema....................

[southlondonspur1]

it so boring today the eighties really was top notch, you can stick the noughties !!

[RHINOWINOLUNATIC]

Me and my mates got chucked out of the cinema for dancing in the aisles to this screaming the tune at the top of our voices before it came on ahead of the 1st Superman film in '78.....

[Smellthecoffee100]

God the world seemed a big exciting place as a child in the Quinton cinema in the 70's, what a pratt I was! I also thought what I saw at the Cine 180 tent at Alton Towers represented real life in foreign countries!

[eldospinks]

Sticky carpets, cigarette burns on the seats, cigarette smoke and trying to look older than I was.

Ahh, memories.

[2SugarsPleeze]

Memory of . . . . .the "Brixton Bughouse"!

[405line]

If you would like to carry one in the same vein check this tune out>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nu Tone - 3 bags full

[TheTmny876able]

I remember this advert at the cinema before a carry on film, in the 1970's.

[xummij]

It just occurred to me- I could play this before watching a DVD!

[DonkinDChannel]

@xummij Woah!!! make way for albert einstein.

[spacefan1962]

Just hearing this makes me want to grab an ice cream and rush to my seat, ready for the film!

[Dristarg]

"It's time to pop the question - what's a tasty, tempting, toffee-flavoured treat? The answer is Pim's Toffee Popcorn - buy a bag, for goodness sake."

"Look who just came in."

"Another new dress."

"Did you see the outfit she wore at Marion's yesterday?"

"And the one last week."

"How DOES she do it?"

[arriva268]

hmmm,any boff's out there know how to upload this to my phone as ringtone?

[airscrew1]

@arriva268 I had the official ringtone from Pearl & Deans website. It only cost about £1.20 when I got it. Unfortunately the phone I had it on got broke so i no longer have it.

[arriva268]

@airscrew1 thanks for the advice but iam really bad on pc stuff,I'll try and follow your instructions and see what happens,thanks again

[rancidnut]

@arriva268 You could convert this clip to mp3 using switch sound converter, i did it for the general lee horn from the dukes of hazard and it annoys the s**t out of everyone who hears it!

[TimTheThing1]

Urm, no... The 80's version is better.

[norristerse]

i can smell cigarette smoke and old toffee wrappers when i hear this.

marvellous!

[harpinyemm1]

just like being back in the abc wakefield curtain an all,remember most of the ads think the ice lolly lookes a bit rude though(giggle) happy days... see the posting of wakefield abc its sad

[Pheonixfromtheshale]

'After the feature, why not enjoy a curry at the Taj Mahal restaurant...just 5 mins from this cinema'

[lifeson46]

@Pheonixfromtheshale lol

[eldospinks]

@Pheonixfromtheshale Don't forget your local carpet superstore.

[Project25o1]

@Pheonixfromtheshale LMFAO Yer, christ, seriously curry ad must have been in every god damned cinema in the country LMAO

[NOHAIRREQUIRED]

Brings back happy memories of the "flea pit" cinema in Walsall [the ABC}

[Exeunt26]

"Butterkist, butterkist, rah rah rah"

"Hey Crusader, have you any nuts?"

"Cor! Warbutons! Luvverly and fresh!"

"Experience the taste of the Orient, only ten minutes from this cinema!"

[SimonB198207]

70s? i remember them showing this openner in the late 80s. always made me think i was watching an advert for double glazing...

[AlexanderBrooke]

Funky Tetris!!

[Smellthecoffee100]

I loved the magical 1970's, as a child, I thought the world would always be like that, and the early 1980's. Does anyone remember Cine 2000 at Alton Towers?......the enormous tent showing a film of the view from a speeding car or rollercoaster or fire engine, designed to make the standing viewer sway? I would love to see a film of that, if they still survive

[TheMightyHartley]

@Smellthecoffee100

I do!

I also remember a big tent at Thorpe Park called Cinema 360, with a curved screen that went all the way around, and you stood a watched in the middle.

I absolutely LOVED growing up in the '70s too. Just listening to this Pearl & Dean music makes me happy and sad at the same time.

[CajunGypsy]

The UK ad agency that made this was recently sold for only one British pound (about $1.50 in US dollars at today's exchange rate). A sad commentary on changing times.

[vamplock]

nyeh? aint it pah?

[lifeson46]

@vamplock no its dah da da da

[qgloscit]

Brings back good memories of the ABC cinema lol! Can anybody remember that old advert for "wrestlers hot dogs"? Was the cartoon of all these people getting the waft of a hotdog and going "mmmmmmmmmm Wrestlers"!!! That was a classic!!

[MsPeperonata]

Ah, the feeling of anticipation that this still engenders ...

[alternatereality85]

This is forever imprinted on my brain along with Don Amotts, the King of Caravans, the price is right, and the choice is yours!

[idle44]

So, who did write this fantastic iconic tune?

[bees32189]

i don't know which version of pearl and dean is better, this (the 70's version) or the 80's version

[TheCookiexx]

this is actually amaze !

[redwest01]

you can't get better than this

[p6ulo]

Adverts for the local skoda dealers or the local indian restaurant......what memories!

[zingoza]

{;0) How cool is this music,brought back loads of memories...thankyou x

[tenterden16]

Bring it back.

[sinbad0910]

Oh the memories of Kia Ora, Poppets and the adverts for Co-Op at the old Tamworth Palace!

[dazboy1969]

And did you all know the music to Pearl and Dean was called Asteroid?

[theseus27]

Yes,I did!! I've seen this interval intro so many times during my lifetime of going to the cinema!!

:)

[cujo9]

classic music, going to the pictures late afternoon in the 80s,  from a long ago era now

[darkblazerules]

80s 1 better :D

[Pauluk33]

the thumbs are for the legendary status of this song. and i want this full length for for my radio cinema show, never knew there was FULL LENGTH version

[parsnippings]

I'm wondering if there is a rest of this song. Is the 20 seconds it?

[nick1968farrow]

Its on i-tunes, search for Asteroid and it will come up as the Pearl and Dean theme...its about 2mins in lenght.

[rikko338]

Such a memorable tune, quite pleasant as well.

[Luigi4evermarionever]

O_o I never expected that many thumbs ups... ever! XD

[x3Genisis]

Nyeh.

[Luigi4evermarionever]

Nyeh, nyeh, nyeh, nyeh. Nyeh, nyeh, nyeh. nyeh. Nyehnyehnyehnyehnyehnyehneyhny­ehnyehnyehnyehnyehnyeh nyehnyehnyehnyehneyhneyhnyehny­eeeeh....NYEH!

[pookiehohn]

Agreed.

[Luigi4evermarionever]

*checking again out of boredom* HOLY NYEH-ING S*** ON A S*** SANDWICH! +37?!! Never new that comment would be so popular! *Chuckles to self*

[milesandjess]

@Luigi4evermarionever

i disagree, surely its

bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,

bahbahbahbahbahbahbahbahbahbah­bahbahbah

bahbahbahbahbahbahbahhhhhhhh..­....BAH!

or

pah,pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah,

pahpahpahpahpahpahpahpahpahpah­pahpahpah

pahpahpahpahpahpahpahhhhhhhhhh­h......PAH!!

[CoolCocaCola2]

@Luigi4evermarionever When I saw that an Image of Peter Griffen just poped into my head lol

[CNicol40]

The adverts for local businesses weren't complete without the dodgy map with a big arrow showing where the jewellers/restaurant was.

[AbleBall]

I like this. Thumbs up.

[sptol]

Pearl and Dean in the 1970s and 1980s was part of the experience Playtime Popcorn Lyons Maid King Kone,Kia Ora and Westlers hotdogs followed by very tacky local Tandoori,Carpet Shops or Car Garages them were the days they should have kept this one its the best by far

[garpstube]

....And after the feature presentaion why not enjoy a currie from The Golden Tandori in the Hight street.... LOL Love those local adverts, but the Cinama is not the same without that Iconic intro to some adverts :-)

[koksy]

Our local ads in Coventry were for Toll Bar End Volvo, Carpet Kingdom and Camping Continental!

[ukulazy]

I can smell the popcorn.

[crazylaura64]

and i can smell hot dogs!

[aadder444]

You can't beat that!!!!! Apparently, this small piece of music is worth a fortune.

[rippleway123]

Ah Saturday morning pictures!!

Thanks

[theyoungharris]

Having been a Projectionist, I used to hear that tune, "Asteroid", which was written by Pete Moore quite a lot. Memories of the tabs opening the moment the picture came up, the reel-to-reel changeovers - fantastic!

[SpeedTriple59]

Ah the old cinema 2 films kia ora popcrn,small tubs of ice cream, (wooden spoon provided) stop in to watch the film again if you wanted to,not like today, man they were the days!!!

[Planehazza]

The BEST part of any cinema experience IMO lol. Just isn't the same without it :(

[sniffypigster]

Maynards chocolate covered peanuts & raisins!

[bluebus270]

All of a sudden i am transported back to the Cecil in Hull, around 1977.

[Pauluk33]

i remember seeing this in the cinema what a bloody awsome intro, should have been a lot longer and chart release. Goldbug and roni size have sampled this

[GNeuman]

Fantastic!!

Pearl & Dean then followed by loads of "tacky ads" for local firms in the area like the laundrette..awesome!!

Thanks for posting...!!

[RomansBigBugle]

Oh man that brings it all back. The good ol days eh !

[lupinostar]

This was sampled by GOLDBUG for WHOLE LOTTA LOVE in 1996

[hew35s]

Golden memories of the local fleapit!

[jeanniedee]

Ere you forgot Rank 'look at life' all the new gadgets transport and lifestyles , collectors items now !!!

[PolyBrow]

Baba baba baba baba bababa baba baba baba babaaaaa ba!

Why do I remember this 70's version of the theme being paired with the 90's footage (the one with film passing through)? I even seem to remember thinking "they ruined it" when I heard the rejigged theme. Please help me get my facts straight!

[julieloveshenry4ever]

Love, love, love this tune. Back when going to the pictures was an event. Local ads, pre-feature cartoons and the film intermission to allow the ice-cream lady to walk in with her tray and torch. Fantastic!

[carlu96]

<3 i love u G

[hartnell114]

i was told the song was called asteroids or meteroites,something like that

[billabongodrum]

correct it is called asteroid

[cuprarosa]

'Mad Max' at the Embassy, Esher....afternoon show with about 3 people........bliss!

[crazyclive]

Woe betide you should you ever contact Pearl and Dean about the theme tune. They're famously rude and will give you short shrift, apparently!

[ChrisNightingale]

What memories it brings back, when a ticket was £1.20 at the local ABC. And lets not forget the "ButterKist, butterkist Ra Ra Ra" (popcorn) advert as well!!!

[FaerieCrone]

'ere Bert, this is the place!

[floydrose42]

This sure brings me back to those good old cinema days :)

[SunshineValentine]

Mission Impossible meets Macarthur Park...???

[mcanulty14]

Used to see this in the Davenport Theatre ( The Davvey) In the 70,s and 80,s til it was knocked down.

[djstickland]

Ex Projectionist of the State Grays. I still have the original Pearl and Dean 35MM logo somewhere in my collection.

[beautifuldayboy]

1972 to July 15th 1996.

[Northernlightshow]

Ah the memories of those scratchy ads for local firms. Then they replaced it with that shocking intro that was more old fashioned than the old one!

Glad to see the latest is a homage to the classic!

[MysteryManfrom79]

This ident first came out in 1972, and was last used in mid-July 1996. The design that followed came out in time for the summer holiday season.

One of the main reasons for it getting changed according to Pearl and Dean insiders was the state of the original negative which was making it increasingly difficult to make copies that were credible for state of the art cinemas.

[andy47432]

Vue cinemas tend to use this a lot before the adverts/trailers

[leolodreamland]

the warwick cinema in acocks green...

[EASYTIGER10]

Isn't this still going strong? I'm sure I heard it the other week.

[CULAVE]

EASYTIGER10- Yes it still sounds very familiar.

[pab70]

Ahh. Happy memories of the ABC in Ipswich!

[winxtremetube]

coool

[mw145]

my god, i wonder how many kids ive knocked out in the back rows of the cinema's around liverpool? as soon as this tune was out of the way it was down to action. they were the days.

[rikstan87]

i love this intro when i go to the cinema.

[bluesbrother37]

AWESOME!! Well done my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!

[violinbloke]

Aye say old man, would you like fag?

[jodhpurs]

Man, take me back.

Can we download this P & D trailer anywhere as a video file?

[Theurgus]

That PEARL & DEAN logo was used from i think 1972 up until around 1986 - 1987. I clearly remember that logo in the ABC Cinemas i went to, before adverts came on after.

[kirun0]

I just watched a related video [ n51J02NW2Ps ] " UK Cinema Adverts 3" - at the end the Pearl & Dean logo has an 0171 phone number - showing that the logo was in use after phONEday in 1995

[freefromfolsom]

woah so funny all you guys actually remember this. i was born in 87 so this is a history lesson for me, but i love it! youtube is a great place to do research!

[smurph1975]

god i feel so old seeing that lol

[HannibalCat]

Thankyou so very much; my nostalgia meter has gone through the roof.

[parisxhiltonsxthong]

blimey.thats a blast from past.

[djstickland]

djstickland. Do i remember this one, i should say so.I was chief projectionist for most of the 70S at the STATE cinema in GRAYS ESSEX UK and played it every day. By the way, where did you obtain the download from? Nice picture and sound quality. 10 OUT OF 10. djstickland.

[stig114]

Can't remember where I got it from, but it took some finding!

[JerryCornelius2006]

What year was this Pearl & Dean logo first used?

[djstickland]

Hi Jerry. I'm not sure of the year Pearl and Dean first used this logo but it must had the early 70S. I was projectionist at the Embassy Tenterden Kent until its closure in 1969. I was given a transfer to the Astoria Purley. Both cinemas were run by Shipman and King and they used Pearl and Dean screen advertising (POP STYLE). I moved to Grays In December 1970 (STATE CINEMA). We did not show screen advertising at first until a year or two later, by then the latest P&D logo was in use. DAVE.

[MartinJamesMedia]

@djstickland  I had to send you a comment after the most bizarre thing that just happened to me. I am sitting in my office in Seattle (at work) and for some strange reason in my head I heard the old Pearl and dean movie jingle. I went online to see if I could find it. Of course it was easy, I listened to it which was great and then went down to read the comments. To my complete astonishment your comment came up first (you posted it 3 years ago) about being the projectionist at the State Cinema

[MartinJamesMedia]

@MartinJamesMedia All my memories of that jingle are from that exact cinema, Superman 1 and 2, Rocky 2 and 3, Empire Strikes back, Battle beyond the stars and many more. What are the odds that this could have happened. I was so shocked I felt compelled to write you a comment documenting this incredible coincidence. Of all the random things that could happen somehow amongst the millions of cinema's in the world that jingle united two total strangers in a completely random way.!

[TvTimes1966]

Embedded in my head from 70's cinema ....

this music was written by Pete Moore, the piece is entitled "Asteroid"

[bam1957]

Ahhh yes - I remember, soggy fish and chips on the way home, and a cup of horlicks before bed!!! happy memories.

[britheath]

Brilliant!! Brings it all back.

[ATVmidlands5581]

well goiong to the cinema just wouldnt be the same without hearing this!awesome and brings back so many memories of going to the pictures. thanks for posting

[Oppdal77]

OMG, ancient and it still haunts me

[Bosunpip]

I seem to recall the theme being written about 1966.. but recently re-recorded using digital technology. A great British Institution.

[guvner321]

LUV IT

[ffa14]

This cult opening sequence to British cinema commercials in the 1960s-1970s is as memorable as the films themselves.Thankyou.

[detail32]

Genius.

@(-<

[fulcilover]

ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba baaa baaaaaaaaaa!

[Foresttaft]

I absolutely love this, it's great memories..