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| - | :[[1970]] - [[1971]] - [[1972]] - [[1973]] - [[1974]] - [[1975]] - [[1976]] - [[1977]] - [[1978]] - [[1979]] - [[1980]] | + | "[[Kraftwerk]] - I don't think they even knew how big they were among the [[black people|black masses]] back in [[1977]] when they came out with '[[Trans-Europe Express (song)|Trans Europe Express]]'. When that came out I thought that was one of the best and weirdest damn records I ever heard in my life ..That's an amazing group to see -jus' to see what computers and all that can do."--[[Afrika Bambaataa]] interviewed in ''[[Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip Hop|Rap Attack]]'' (1984) by David Toop |
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| + | "Like guns and cars, [[camera]]s are fantasy-machines whose use is addictive. However, despite the extravagances of [[ordinary language]] and advertising, they are not lethal. In the hyperbole that markets cars like guns, there is at least this much truth: except in wartime, [[cars kill]] more people than guns do. The camera/gun does not kill, so the ominous metaphor seems to be all bluff - like a man's fantasy of having a gun, knife, or tool between his legs."--''[[On Photography]]'' (1977) by Susan Sontag | ||
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| + | '''1977''' is the 977th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 77th year of the [[20th century]], and the 8th year of the [[1970s]] decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[Summer of Sam]] | + | *[[David Berkowitz|Summer of Sam]] |
| + | *[[January 31]] - inauguration of the [[Centre Pompidou]] | ||
| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| + | ====Fiction==== | ||
| + | * ''[[A Scanner Darkly]]'' by Philip K. Dick | ||
| ====Non-fiction==== | ====Non-fiction==== | ||
| - | *''[[Image-Music-Text]]'', an English language anthology of the writing of [[Roland Barthes]] | + | *''[[Image—Music—Text]]'', an English language anthology of texts by Roland Barthes |
| - | *''[[The New Paradigm in Architecture|The New Paradigm in Architecture: The Language of Postmodernism]]'' by [[Charles Jencks]] | + | *''[[The New Paradigm in Architecture|The Language of Post-Modern Architecture]]'' by Charles Jencks |
| - | *''[[Noise: The Political Economy of Music]]'' by Jacques Attali | + | |
| *''[[Five Faces of Modernity]]'' by Matei Calinescu | *''[[Five Faces of Modernity]]'' by Matei Calinescu | ||
| + | *''[[Noise: The Political Economy of Music]]'' by Jacques Attali | ||
| + | *''[[The Grotesque in Photography]]'' by A. D. Coleman | ||
| + | *''[[Male Fantasies]]'' by Klaus Theweleit | ||
| + | *"[[100 Good Reasons to Kill Myself Right Now]]" by Roland Topor | ||
| - | === Films === | + | === Film === |
| *''[[Eraserhead]]'' by David Lynch | *''[[Eraserhead]]'' by David Lynch | ||
| - | *''[[A Special Day]]'' | + | *''[[A Special Day]]'' by by Ettore Scola |
| - | *''[[Demon Seed]]'' | + | *''[[Demon Seed]]'' by Donald Cammell |
| - | *''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' | + | *''[[Rabid (1977 film)|Rabid]]'' by David Cronenberg |
| - | *''[[Rabid]]'' by David Cronenberg | + | *''[[Annie Hall]]'' by Woody Allen |
| - | *''[[Annie Hall]]'' by Woody Allen - | + | |
| *''[[Suspiria]]'' by Dario Argento | *''[[Suspiria]]'' by Dario Argento | ||
| *''[[Outrageous!]]'' by Richard Benner | *''[[Outrageous!]]'' by Richard Benner | ||
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| *''[[Handle with Care (1977 film)|Citizens Band]]'' by Jonathan Demme | *''[[Handle with Care (1977 film)|Citizens Band]]'' by Jonathan Demme | ||
| *''[[That Obscure Object of Desire]]'' by Luis Buñuel | *''[[That Obscure Object of Desire]]'' by Luis Buñuel | ||
| - | *''[[Maladolescenza]]'' by Pier Giuseppe Murgia | + | *''[[High Anxiety]]'' by Mel Brooks |
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| + | *''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | ||
| ===Art=== | ===Art=== | ||
| *[[Jamie Reid]] artwork for the [[Sex Pistols]] | *[[Jamie Reid]] artwork for the [[Sex Pistols]] | ||
| + | *''[[Hommage a Böcklin]]'' by H. R. Giger | ||
| + | *''[[Office Baroque]]'' by Gordon Matta-Clark | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Photograpy=== | ||
| + | *[[Tennis Girl]] photo | ||
| + | *''[[American Pictures]]'', a photo book by Danish photographer Jacob Holdt | ||
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| *The [[Paradise Garage]] in New York and [[The Warehouse]] in Chicago open | *The [[Paradise Garage]] in New York and [[The Warehouse]] in Chicago open | ||
| - | *Kraftwerk and hip hop | + | *[[Kraftwerk]] and [[hip hop]] |
| - | **Kraftwerk had an immediate impact on black dance music: as Afrika Bambaataa says in David Toop's Rap Attack, "I don't think they even knew how big they were among the black masses back in '77 when they came out with 'Trans-Europe Express.' When that came out, I thought that was one of the best and weirdest records I ever heard in my life." --John Savage, The Village Voice Summer 1993 "Rock & Roll Quarterly" insert. | + | **Kraftwerk had an immediate impact on black dance music: as [[Afrika Bambaataa]] says in David Toop's ''[[Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip Hop|Rap Attack]]'', "I don't think they even knew how big they were among the black masses back in '77 when they came out with '[[Trans Europe Express]].' When that came out, I thought that was one of the best and weirdest records I ever heard in my life." --[[John Savage]], [[The Village Voice]] Summer 1993 "Rock & Roll Quarterly" insert. |
| - | *[[Punky Reggae Party]] (1977) - Bob Marley | + | *[[Punky Reggae Party]] by Bob Marley |
| **While in exile in London [1977], Bob Marley was introduced to punk bands, such as The Clash. Inspired by their efforts to expose various oppressive tactics used against racial minority groups, the fusion between punk and reggae was imminent. The result was the recording of 'Punky Reggae Party' with producer Lee Perry at the helm. A live version was recorded and released on Babylon By Bus. | **While in exile in London [1977], Bob Marley was introduced to punk bands, such as The Clash. Inspired by their efforts to expose various oppressive tactics used against racial minority groups, the fusion between punk and reggae was imminent. The result was the recording of 'Punky Reggae Party' with producer Lee Perry at the helm. A live version was recorded and released on Babylon By Bus. | ||
| - | *Punk's breakthru | + | *Punk's breakthrough |
| - | **In the summer of 1977, Time and Newsweek informed their readers of a new subculture, called "punk," that had emerged at a few rock clubs in the United States and Britain. It was a style of exuberant ugliness. Men and women alike wore short hair that had been cut seemingly at random, and dyed unnatural colors. Flesh was pierced in sundry locations, at times with safety pins. Punk bands had names like the Dead Boys or The Clash. The music was very loud, very fast, and seldom involved more than three chords. Dancing was spasmodic. Spitting was common. -- Scott McLemee | + | **In the summer of 1977, Time and Newsweek informed their readers of a new subculture, called "punk," that had emerged at a few rock clubs in the United States and Britain. It was a style of exuberant ugliness. Men and women alike wore short hair that had been cut seemingly at random, and dyed unnatural colors. Flesh was pierced in sundry locations, at times with safety pins. Punk bands had names like the Dead Boys or The Clash. The music was very loud, very fast, and seldom involved more than three chords. Dancing was spasmodic. Spitting was common. -- "[[Safety Pin as Signifier]]" by Scott McLemee |
| *[[Wackies]] | *[[Wackies]] | ||
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| ====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
| - | *''[[Running Away]]'' by Roy Ayers | + | *[[Running Away]] by Roy Ayers |
| - | *[[Kraftwerk]] - [[Trans Europe Express]] | + | *[[Que Tal America]] by Two Man Sound |
| - | *[[Munich Machine]] - [[Get on the Funk Train]] [Giorgio Moroder] | + | *[[Flash Light (song)|Flash Light]] by Parliament |
| - | *[[Francine McGee]] - [[Delirium]] (RCA) | + | *[[Oh Bondage, Up Yours]] by X-Ray Spex |
| - | *[[Gil Scott-Heron]] - We Almost Lost Detroit | + | *[[Trans-Europe Express (song)|Trans Europe Express]] by Kraftwerk |
| - | *Alfredo De La Fe - Hot To Trot | + | *[[Celebration Suite]] by Airto Moreira |
| - | *First Choice - Doctor Love | + | *[[Get on the Funk Train]] by Munich Machine |
| - | *Loleatta Holloway - Hit & Run | + | *[[Galaxy (song)|Galaxy]] by War |
| - | *Aquarian Dream - Phoenix | + | *[[La Vie en rose]] by Grace Jones |
| - | *Salsoul Orchestra - Magic Bird Of Fire | + | *[[Over and Over]] by Sylvester |
| - | *Universal Robot Band - Dance & Shake Your Tambourine | + | *[[Turn on the Lights]] by Kellee Patterson |
| - | *Stevie Wonder - As | + | *[[Nobody's Got Time / Time Warp]] by Eddy Grant |
| - | *Norman Connors - Once I've Been There | + | *[[As (song)|As]] by Stevie Wonder |
| - | *Minnie Riperton - Stick Together (Ext. Mix) | + | *''[[Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)|Symphony No. 3]]'' by Henryk Górecki |
| - | *Moment Of Truth - Chained To Your Love | + | *[[Supernature (Cerrone song)|Supernature]] by Cerrone |
| - | *Silvetti - Spring Rain | + | *[[We Almost Lost Detroit]] by Gil Scott-Heron |
| - | *Salsoul Orchestra - Run Away | + | *[[Mi Sabrina Tequana]] by Ingram |
| - | *Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide From Yourself | + | *[[Making Love (song)|Making Love]] by Pam Todd & Love Exchange |
| - | *Teddy Pendergrass - The More I Get, The More I Want | + | *[[Riding High]] by Faze-O |
| - | *Thelma Houston - I'm Here Again | + | *[[Jamming (song)|Jammin']] by Bob Marley |
| - | *Double Exposure - My Love Is Free | + | *[[Doctor Love]] by First Choice |
| - | *War - Galaxy | + | *[[Delirium]] by [[Francine McGee]] |
| - | *Harvey Mason - Till You Take My Love | + | *[[Run Away]] by Salsoul Orchestra |
| - | *Sylvester - Over And Over | + | *[[Hit and Run]] by Loleatta Holloway |
| - | *Pam Todd & Love Exchange - Making Love | + | *[[You Can't Hide From Yourself]] by Teddy Pendergrass |
| - | *Originals - Down To Love Town | + | *[[The More I Get, The More I Want]] by Teddy Pendergrass |
| - | *Faze-O - Riding High | + | *[[I'm Here Again]] by [[Thelma Houston]] |
| - | *Barry White - It's Ecstacy When You Lay Down Next To Me | + | *[[Nobu]] by Herbie Hancock |
| - | *Al Hudson & The Partners - Spread Love | + | *[[It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me]] by Barry White |
| - | *Ingram - Mi Sabrina Tequana (My Sister's Daughter) | + | *[[Let No Man Put Asunder]] by First Choice |
| - | *Bob Marley - Jammin' | + | *[[By This River]] by Brian Eno |
| - | *Airto Moreira - Celebration Suite | + | *[[Going Back to My Roots]] by Lamont Dozier |
| - | *First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder | + | *My First Mistake by Chi-Lites |
| - | *Seven Deadly Sins - Lust (Rinder and Lewis) | + | *[[Superstition]] by [[Dennis Mobley]] & Fresh Taste |
| - | *Kellee Patterson - Turn on the Lights | + | *[[God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)|God Save the Queen]] by the Sex Pistols |
| - | *Chi-Lites - My First Mistake | + | *[[Melodies]] by [[Crown Heights Affair|Made in U.S.A.]] |
| - | *Dennis Mobley & Fresh Taste - Superstition | + | *[[Anak (song)|Anak]] by Freddie Aguilar |
| - | *La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones | + | *[[Blank Generation (song)|Blank Generation]] by Richard Hell and the Voidoids |
| - | *Flash Light - Parliament | + | |
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| - | *''[[Suicide (album)|Suicide]]'' by [[Suicide]] | + | *[[Suicide (1977 album)|Suicide]] by Suicide |
| - | *Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977) - Parliament | + | *[[Decade (Neil Young album)|Decade]] by Neil Young |
| - | *Salsoul Orchestra - Magic Journey | + | *[[Chic (album) |Chic]] by Chic |
| - | *III (Supernature) (1977) - Cerrone | + | *[[Sorrow Tears and Blood]] by Fela Kuti |
| - | *Chic (1977) - Chic | + | *[[Police and Thieves (album)|Police and Thieves]] by Junior Murvin |
| - | *No Agreement - Fela Anikulapo-Kuti & The Egypt 80 Band | + | *[[Heart of the Congos]] by The Congos |
| - | *Police and Thieves - Junior Murvin - Lee Perry production | + | *[[Blank Generation (album)|Blank Generation]] by Richard Hell and The Voidoids |
| - | *Heart of the Congos - Congos - Lee Perry | + | *[[Marquee Moon]] by Television |
| - | *Richard hell and The Voidoids - Blank Generation | + | *[[Trans-Europe Express (album)|Trans Europe Express]] by Kraftwerk |
| - | *Marquee Moon (1977) - Television | + | *[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]] by Sex Pistols |
| - | *Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk | + | *[[Dance And Shake Your Tambourine]] by The Universal Robot Band |
| - | *King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo | + | *[[Gravest Hits]] by The Cramps |
| - | *Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks | + | *[[Rumours (album)|Rumours]] by Fleetwood Mac |
| - | *Dance & Shake Your Tambourine - Universal Robot Band | + | *[[Vernal Equinox (album)|Vernal Equinox]] by Jon Hassell |
| - | *Slave (1977) - Slave | + | |
| + | ====Premiere==== | ||
| + | *[[Symphony No. 3 (Górecki) ]] | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| - | *Henri Langlois (1914 - 1977) | + | *[[Henri Langlois]] (1914 - 1977) |
| - | *Jim Thompson (1906-1977) | + | *[[Jim Thompson]] (1906-1977) |
| - | *Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) | + | *[[Elvis Presley]] (1935 - 1977) |
| - | *Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977) | + | *[[Vladimir Nabokov]] (1899 - 1977) |
| - | *Anais Nin (1903 - 1977) | + | *[[Anaïs Nin]] (1903 - 1977) |
| - | *Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977) | + | *[[Roberto Rossellini]] (1906-1977) |
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"Kraftwerk - I don't think they even knew how big they were among the black masses back in 1977 when they came out with 'Trans Europe Express'. When that came out I thought that was one of the best and weirdest damn records I ever heard in my life ..That's an amazing group to see -jus' to see what computers and all that can do."--Afrika Bambaataa interviewed in Rap Attack (1984) by David Toop "Like guns and cars, cameras are fantasy-machines whose use is addictive. However, despite the extravagances of ordinary language and advertising, they are not lethal. In the hyperbole that markets cars like guns, there is at least this much truth: except in wartime, cars kill more people than guns do. The camera/gun does not kill, so the ominous metaphor seems to be all bluff - like a man's fantasy of having a gun, knife, or tool between his legs."--On Photography (1977) by Susan Sontag |
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1977 is the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.
Contents |
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Art and culture
- Summer of Sam
- January 31 - inauguration of the Centre Pompidou
[edit]
Literature
[edit]
Fiction
- A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
[edit]
Non-fiction
- Image—Music—Text, an English language anthology of texts by Roland Barthes
- The Language of Post-Modern Architecture by Charles Jencks
- Five Faces of Modernity by Matei Calinescu
- Noise: The Political Economy of Music by Jacques Attali
- The Grotesque in Photography by A. D. Coleman
- Male Fantasies by Klaus Theweleit
- "100 Good Reasons to Kill Myself Right Now" by Roland Topor
[edit]
Film
- Eraserhead by David Lynch
- A Special Day by by Ettore Scola
- Demon Seed by Donald Cammell
- Rabid by David Cronenberg
- Annie Hall by Woody Allen
- Suspiria by Dario Argento
- Outrageous! by Richard Benner
- The American Friend by Wim Wenders
- Citizens Band by Jonathan Demme
- That Obscure Object of Desire by Luis Buñuel
- High Anxiety by Mel Brooks
- Hitler: A Film from Germany by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
[edit]
Art
- Jamie Reid artwork for the Sex Pistols
- Hommage a Böcklin by H. R. Giger
- Office Baroque by Gordon Matta-Clark
[edit]
Photograpy
- Tennis Girl photo
- American Pictures, a photo book by Danish photographer Jacob Holdt
[edit]
Music
- The Paradise Garage in New York and The Warehouse in Chicago open
- Kraftwerk and hip hop
- Kraftwerk had an immediate impact on black dance music: as Afrika Bambaataa says in David Toop's Rap Attack, "I don't think they even knew how big they were among the black masses back in '77 when they came out with 'Trans Europe Express.' When that came out, I thought that was one of the best and weirdest records I ever heard in my life." --John Savage, The Village Voice Summer 1993 "Rock & Roll Quarterly" insert.
- Punky Reggae Party by Bob Marley
- While in exile in London [1977], Bob Marley was introduced to punk bands, such as The Clash. Inspired by their efforts to expose various oppressive tactics used against racial minority groups, the fusion between punk and reggae was imminent. The result was the recording of 'Punky Reggae Party' with producer Lee Perry at the helm. A live version was recorded and released on Babylon By Bus.
- Punk's breakthrough
- In the summer of 1977, Time and Newsweek informed their readers of a new subculture, called "punk," that had emerged at a few rock clubs in the United States and Britain. It was a style of exuberant ugliness. Men and women alike wore short hair that had been cut seemingly at random, and dyed unnatural colors. Flesh was pierced in sundry locations, at times with safety pins. Punk bands had names like the Dead Boys or The Clash. The music was very loud, very fast, and seldom involved more than three chords. Dancing was spasmodic. Spitting was common. -- "Safety Pin as Signifier" by Scott McLemee
- Wackies
- The 1977 opening of a diminutive record shop at 4731 White Plains Rd. in New York City marked the foundation of the first essential reggae studio/label in the United States, Wackie’s House of Music. Founded by Jamaican producer Lloyd “Bullwackie” Barnes, Wackie’s House of Music was a haven for aspiring reggae artists, helping not only to support reggae artists, but also to establish a reggae sentiment in the United States. --Craig Terlino
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Singles
- Running Away by Roy Ayers
- Que Tal America by Two Man Sound
- Flash Light by Parliament
- Oh Bondage, Up Yours by X-Ray Spex
- Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk
- Celebration Suite by Airto Moreira
- Get on the Funk Train by Munich Machine
- Galaxy by War
- La Vie en rose by Grace Jones
- Over and Over by Sylvester
- Turn on the Lights by Kellee Patterson
- Nobody's Got Time / Time Warp by Eddy Grant
- As by Stevie Wonder
- Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Górecki
- Supernature by Cerrone
- We Almost Lost Detroit by Gil Scott-Heron
- Mi Sabrina Tequana by Ingram
- Making Love by Pam Todd & Love Exchange
- Riding High by Faze-O
- Jammin' by Bob Marley
- Doctor Love by First Choice
- Delirium by Francine McGee
- Run Away by Salsoul Orchestra
- Hit and Run by Loleatta Holloway
- You Can't Hide From Yourself by Teddy Pendergrass
- The More I Get, The More I Want by Teddy Pendergrass
- I'm Here Again by Thelma Houston
- Nobu by Herbie Hancock
- It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me by Barry White
- Let No Man Put Asunder by First Choice
- By This River by Brian Eno
- Going Back to My Roots by Lamont Dozier
- My First Mistake by Chi-Lites
- Superstition by Dennis Mobley & Fresh Taste
- God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols
- Melodies by Made in U.S.A.
- Anak by Freddie Aguilar
- Blank Generation by Richard Hell and the Voidoids
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Albums
- Suicide by Suicide
- Decade by Neil Young
- Chic by Chic
- Sorrow Tears and Blood by Fela Kuti
- Police and Thieves by Junior Murvin
- Heart of the Congos by The Congos
- Blank Generation by Richard Hell and The Voidoids
- Marquee Moon by Television
- Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk
- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
- Dance And Shake Your Tambourine by The Universal Robot Band
- Gravest Hits by The Cramps
- Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
- Vernal Equinox by Jon Hassell
[edit]
Premiere
[edit]
Births
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Deaths
- Henri Langlois (1914 - 1977)
- Jim Thompson (1906-1977)
- Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977)
- Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977)
- Anaïs Nin (1903 - 1977)
- Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977)
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