Bad and good spots from the 60s

Here are commercials from the late 60s early 70s. Some are bad, some are good. All are played back from my VR-1200B quad VTR. Enjoy the Glen Campbell promo at the end of the reel. Notice how good it looks. Network video quality was very good then.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• 60s
• 70s
• Ampex
• commercials
• quad
• spots
• VR-1200B
• 1960
• 1970

[Audiovideopark]

No, no more TV shows.

[Audiovideopark]

Yes, the high end commercials were done on film. Made them look better.

[Audiovideopark]

Yes, local commercials usually used a spokesperson to pitch the products. Pacing was quite different.

[Audiovideopark]

2" quad tape was stiffer and thicker than other tapes. It had to stand up to a lot of pressure and heat from the spinning heads at 14,400 RPMs. That could account for the longevity.

[Audiovideopark]

Yes, the quality on some video was outstanding. Especially the network stuff. The tape even looks better than the YouTube version since it is not compressed.

[Audiovideopark]

Thanks! Time travel is fun.

[MattTheSaiyan]

"Under $2000"...how much could $5 buy during that time? Even the "bad" commercials here are fun, enjoyable and cool.

[chuck69]

Is it me, or is the broad in the Kendall Ford/Wards/Vic Alfonzo ads the same woman? Who was she?

[albear972]

The most unenthusiastic gogo dancing I've ever seen! Come on it's 1970! :)

[saphopoem]

Looks great to me, got anymore? lol

[RetroToledo]

Local ads everywhere were this way.

[7pledger]

Cool! Do you have any more of these tapes that you plan to upload later?

[dmine45]

Looks like the "national" product commercials were shot on film and then transferred to tape?

[snarfdude]

I would be surprised if the glen campbell promo didn't look good.....it was taped at CBS Television City!