In the 1960s, music videos were shown in coin-operated machines from a French company called Scopitone. Strange and somewhat exotic visuals were added to pop songs to draw viewers to the machines, which were introduced to the US in 1964. Collector's Weekly talked to Scopitone film collector Bob Orlowsky, who not only gives us the history of these "visual jukeboxes," but also shares some of the videos from those days. Link
In the 1960s, music videos were shown in coin-operated machines from a French company called Scopitone. Strange and somewhat exotic visuals were added to pop songs to draw viewers to the machines, which were introduced to the US in 1964. Collector's Weekly talked to Scopitone film collector Bob Orlowsky, who not only gives us the history of these "visual jukeboxes," but also shares some of the videos from those days. Link
When us kids managed to beg and plead our father into playing just one music movie for us, which was a rare treat indeed, my Dad would huff and grumble about having to drop a whole .25ยข into the 'infernal contraption' (as he called it) because it was so darned expensive. It cost the same as a full gallon of gasoline for Pete's sake!
Haha