This sure does bring back memories.
Below is a MuchMusic bumper and the Pepsi Power Hour intro from 1987. This intro heralded my favourite hour of television every week. The best hours of my life.
Look for two cameos by Master T (Tony Young) before he was the host of Rap City.
I had never thought about what Master T’s real name actually was!
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Us old schoolers remember when he was just Tony Young the camera guy!
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This is really cool! My dad has a bunch of VHS tapes of MTV music videos from the 80s, he showed me a bunch of them when I was a kid. That certainly planted the seed for my love classic rock/all things retro. MTV/VH1 isn’t the same anymore.
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Aw man, the memories! I totally remember that bumper with the tennis ball and Pepsi Power Hour intro! I don’t think I have any more of my taped MM videos!
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’87… still didn’t have a TV that could tune in that high on the dial, lol
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The Tapes Remain The Same!
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These videos have been quite something, Mike. A wee glimpse at what you guys grew up with! And the quality of the clips have been pretty great, too – that’s tapes kept in good condition!
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I’m thrilled with the shape that tape is in! 32 years man, I never thought they would last that long. I had an uncle who used to store his tapes in the fridge to keep them in tip top shape…no kidding. I didn’t do that! I’ll be posting a little review of the video capture device too.
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Yeah, that’s genuinely impressive. I bought movies on VHS that didn’t look that good when they were new!
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Me too. Tomorrow I’m searching for more tapes. I had one in tonight from 1992. First appearance of grunge on my tapes. Soundgarden live in Paris!
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Woah! Amazing!
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Just occurred to me. Movies you bought on VHS were mass produced, and I bet they were all recorded at high speed. Just like high speed dubbing a tape. Just a guess but I think that’s probably the case.
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That’s a good point and likely the case. I one bought a copy of One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest that was blank. No kidding.
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Hah! That’s kind of funny! I’ve never heard of that happening.
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Well, it wasn’t funny at the time. Sat down with the lady friend and said that this was one of my favourite movies, as well as book (my favourite book, y’know). She was looking forward to it and, well, we stared a blank screen for a few minutes thinking “what’s happened here”. I even fast forwarded, checked the scart, nothing. Raging. Ended up watching something like Braveheart. Pure shite.
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I have never seen Braveheart! I guess I must not be missing out.
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Aye, you’re best staying clear of it. Dreadful movie.
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