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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==== | ====Fiction==== | ||
| * ''[[A Scanner Darkly]]'' by Philip K. Dick | * ''[[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]]'' by by Ettore Scola | *''[[A Special Day]]'' by by Ettore Scola | ||
| *''[[Demon Seed]]'' by Donald Cammell | *''[[Demon Seed]]'' by Donald Cammell | ||
| - | *''[[Rabid]]'' by David Cronenberg | + | *''[[Rabid (1977 film)|Rabid]]'' by David Cronenberg |
| *''[[Annie Hall]]'' by Woody Allen | *''[[Annie Hall]]'' by Woody Allen | ||
| *''[[Suspiria]]'' by Dario Argento | *''[[Suspiria]]'' by Dario Argento | ||
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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 | ||
| + | *''[[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]] | ||
| - | *[[Tennis Girl]] | + | *''[[Hommage a Böcklin]]'' by H. R. Giger |
| + | *''[[Office Baroque]]'' by Gordon Matta-Clark | ||
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| + | ===Photograpy=== | ||
| + | *[[Tennis Girl]] photo | ||
| + | *''[[American Pictures]]'', a photo book by Danish photographer Jacob Holdt | ||
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
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| **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 | ||
| + | *[[Que Tal America]] by Two Man Sound | ||
| *[[Flash Light (song)|Flash Light]] by Parliament | *[[Flash Light (song)|Flash Light]] by Parliament | ||
| - | *[[Oh Bondage, Up Yours]] by [[X-Ray Spex]] | + | *[[Oh Bondage, Up Yours]] by X-Ray Spex |
| - | *[[Trans Europe Express]] by [[Kraftwerk]] | + | *[[Trans-Europe Express (song)|Trans Europe Express]] by Kraftwerk |
| - | *[[Get on the Funk Train]] by [[Munich Machine]] | + | *[[Celebration Suite]] by Airto Moreira |
| + | *[[Get on the Funk Train]] by Munich Machine | ||
| *[[Galaxy (song)|Galaxy]] by War | *[[Galaxy (song)|Galaxy]] by War | ||
| *[[La Vie en rose]] by Grace Jones | *[[La Vie en rose]] by Grace Jones | ||
| *[[Over and Over]] by Sylvester | *[[Over and Over]] by Sylvester | ||
| - | *[[Turn on the Lights]] by [[Kellee Patterson]] | + | *[[Turn on the Lights]] by Kellee Patterson |
| - | *[[Nobody's Got Time]] ([[Timewarp]]) by [[Eddy Grant]] | + | *[[Nobody's Got Time / Time Warp]] by Eddy Grant |
| - | *[[As]] by Stevie Wonder | + | *[[As (song)|As]] by Stevie Wonder |
| *''[[Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)|Symphony No. 3]]'' by Henryk Górecki | *''[[Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)|Symphony No. 3]]'' by Henryk Górecki | ||
| - | *[[Supernature (Cerrone song) ]] | + | *[[Supernature (Cerrone song)|Supernature]] by Cerrone |
| - | *[[We Almost Lost Detroit]] by [[Gil Scott-Heron]] | + | *[[We Almost Lost Detroit]] by Gil Scott-Heron |
| - | *[[Mi Sabrina Tequana]] by [[Ingram family |Ingram]] | + | *[[Mi Sabrina Tequana]] by Ingram |
| *[[Making Love (song)|Making Love]] by Pam Todd & Love Exchange | *[[Making Love (song)|Making Love]] by Pam Todd & Love Exchange | ||
| - | *[[Riding High]] by [[Faze-O]] | + | *[[Riding High]] by Faze-O |
| - | *[[Jammin']] by Bob Marley | + | *[[Jamming (song)|Jammin']] by Bob Marley |
| - | *[[Francine McGee]] - [[Delirium]] | + | *[[Doctor Love]] by First Choice |
| - | *[[First Choice]] - [[Doctor Love]] | + | *[[Delirium]] by [[Francine McGee]] |
| - | *Loleatta Holloway - [[Hit and Run]] | + | *[[Run Away]] by Salsoul Orchestra |
| - | *Salsoul Orchestra - [[Run Away]] | + | *[[Hit and Run]] by Loleatta Holloway |
| - | *[[Teddy Pendergrass]] - [[You Can't Hide From Yourself]] | + | *[[You Can't Hide From Yourself]] by Teddy Pendergrass |
| - | *Teddy Pendergrass - [[The More I Get, The More I Want]] | + | *[[The More I Get, The More I Want]] by Teddy Pendergrass |
| - | *[[Thelma Houston]] - [[I'm Here Again]] | + | *[[I'm Here Again]] by [[Thelma Houston]] |
| - | *[[The Originals]] - [[Down to Love Town]] | + | *[[Nobu]] by Herbie Hancock |
| - | *[[Barry White]] - [[It's Ecstacy When You Lay Down Next To Me]] | + | *[[It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me]] by Barry White |
| - | *[[Al Hudson]] & The Partners - [[Spread Love]] | + | *[[Let No Man Put Asunder]] by First Choice |
| - | *[[Airto Moreira]] - Celebration Suite | + | *[[By This River]] by Brian Eno |
| - | *First Choice - [[Let No Man Put Asunder]] | + | *[[Going Back to My Roots]] by Lamont Dozier |
| - | *Seven Deadly Sins - Lust (Rinder and Lewis) | + | *My First Mistake by Chi-Lites |
| - | *Chi-Lites - My First Mistake | + | *[[Superstition]] by [[Dennis Mobley]] & Fresh Taste |
| - | *[[Dennis Mobley]] & Fresh Taste - Superstition | + | *[[God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)|God Save the Queen]] by the Sex Pistols |
| + | *[[Melodies]] by [[Crown Heights Affair|Made in U.S.A.]] | ||
| + | *[[Anak (song)|Anak]] by Freddie Aguilar | ||
| + | *[[Blank Generation (song)|Blank Generation]] by Richard Hell and the Voidoids | ||
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| *[[Suicide (1977 album)|Suicide]] by Suicide | *[[Suicide (1977 album)|Suicide]] by Suicide | ||
| *[[Decade (Neil Young album)|Decade]] by Neil Young | *[[Decade (Neil Young album)|Decade]] by Neil Young | ||
| - | *[[Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome]] by Parliament | + | *[[Chic (album) |Chic]] by Chic |
| - | *[[Chic (album) |Chic]] by [[Chic (band)|Chic]] | + | *[[Sorrow Tears and Blood]] by Fela Kuti |
| - | *[[Sorrow, Tears and Blood]] by [[Fela Kuti]] | + | *[[Police and Thieves (album)|Police and Thieves]] by Junior Murvin |
| - | *[[No Agreement]] by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti & The Egypt 80 Band | + | *[[Heart of the Congos]] by The Congos |
| - | *[[Police and Thieves]] by [[Junior Murvin]] | + | |
| - | *[[Heart of the Congos]] by [[The Congos]] | + | |
| *[[Blank Generation (album)|Blank Generation]] by Richard Hell and The Voidoids | *[[Blank Generation (album)|Blank Generation]] by Richard Hell and The Voidoids | ||
| *[[Marquee Moon]] by Television | *[[Marquee Moon]] by Television | ||
| - | *[[Trans Europe Express]] by Kraftwerk | + | *[[Trans-Europe Express (album)|Trans Europe Express]] by Kraftwerk |
| - | *[[King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown]] by [[Augustus Pablo]] | + | |
| *[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]] by Sex Pistols | *[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]] by Sex Pistols | ||
| *[[Dance And Shake Your Tambourine]] by The Universal Robot Band | *[[Dance And Shake Your Tambourine]] by The Universal Robot Band | ||
| - | *[[Slave (Slave album)|Slave]] by [[Slave (band)|Slave]] | + | *[[Gravest Hits]] by The Cramps |
| + | *[[Rumours (album)|Rumours]] by Fleetwood Mac | ||
| + | *[[Vernal Equinox (album)|Vernal Equinox]] by Jon Hassell | ||
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| + | ====Premiere==== | ||
| + | *[[Symphony No. 3 (Górecki) ]] | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| *[[Henri Langlois]] (1914 - 1977) | *[[Henri Langlois]] (1914 - 1977) | ||
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| *[[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
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Literature
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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
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Photograpy
- Tennis Girl photo
- American Pictures, a photo book by Danish photographer Jacob Holdt
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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
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Premiere
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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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