Some years feel like turning a page, and 1975 was one of them. It had new sounds on the radio, mixtapes, feathered hair, and a big wave of home tech landing on every home.
Look closer and you see everyday life getting louder and smarter. 1975 mixed arena tours and tiny clubs, fast cars and long gas lines, film cameras and living-room gatherings. These photos bring that balance back with the big and small moments that marked that year.
1. One of the three animatronics built for Jaws
2. New York City’s streets, 1975
3. Tina Turner, Elton John, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, and Ann-Margaret at the premiere of Tommy, 1975
4. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen, 1975
5. Boy vs. Fish
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6. What a beard!
7. High schoolers in 1975
8. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 1975
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9. The youth of Toronto, back in 1975
10. What grocery shopping looked like in 1975
11. Family portrait was a serious matter in this family
12. Don’t think we can’t see that beer over there
13. She missed Santa
14. Prom Night in 1975
15. Check out those heels
16. A young Michael Jackson
17. Soaking up the sun after a day of skiing in Switzerland
18. Led Zeppelin in their private jet with a functional fireplace built in
19. They met a week before this picture was taken
20. Halloween, 1975
21. The proud owner of a custom AMC Gremlin
22. Bowling in the 70s was a big deal
23. An Atari Pong championship was going on in the living room
24. The whole family together for Thanksgiving, 1975
25. A high school band called “Tremor”
26. The original cast of SNL
27. West Hollywood, California, 1975
28. Some old school visual effects
29. They were watching a skateboarding contest in California
30. Phone booth stuffing in New York, 1975
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