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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
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posted May 24, 2017 12:56 PM

Got a print I'd like to find out more about. It's an advert reel, my guess is mid-70's. It has the following commercials:

Chrysler cars
Galaxy counters
Long life beer
Chrysler UK
Sure deodorant
Gilette dry look
Courage tavern beer
Saturday kids show countdown

Any know who might have issued it? Looks like Kodak SP stock.

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted May 24, 2017 01:09 PM

That's one of the very early ones. The Galaxy Counters is it Terry Wogan narrating? Might even not be numbered originally.

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Stuart Reid
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posted May 24, 2017 04:31 PM

That's the one! Thanks.

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David Hardy
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posted May 29, 2017 04:03 AM

Stuart what you have there is Derann's advert reel # 1 from
the 1979 catalogue. I have this print too.

They never numbered it at that time and it was simply known
as 'Special Cinema Advert Reel' and it would have cost you
£13.75p new.
[Smile]

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Tom Photiou
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posted May 29, 2017 04:06 AM

Those advert reels are great, we got a fair few now, never in my lifetime did i ever think i would pay money to watch adverts [Big Grin]

Dont you remember waiting for the film to start, then the pearl and dean opening would come up and you'd think, Jesus how much more crap before the film [Big Grin]

Now they are not only nostalgic but the artwork and photography that went into these can be appreciated much more now looking back, (without the aid of CGI rubbish), great stuff. [Wink]

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted May 29, 2017 04:11 AM

I must admit, I too am a fan of the old nostalgic advert reels from the 70's 80's and 90's.
I have a fair few now but would always add more when they surface.

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David Hardy
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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
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posted May 29, 2017 04:27 AM

Tom some of we cinema projectionists used to think the
advert reels were a right pain in backside.

We had to check them all every week just not for film
condition and splices but also we had to make sure the
actual film content matched up with the advertisers sheet.

This was okay in a single screen cinema or triple but a
downright bloody nuisance in a Multiplex with 9 + screens
or more. Very time consuming indeed and something we could
well do without.

The running times of these could be up to 20 minutes at times.
Add to that some trailers and the public could have paid for
as much as up to 28 - 30 mins of screen time they did not want.
[Big Grin]

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Tom Photiou
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From: Plymouth U.K
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posted May 30, 2017 11:44 AM

Thats exactly how i felt sitting through them [Big Grin]

Why are we waitin' [Big Grin]

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