Disco themes in TV station idents

**Funky Dude** · February 9th, 2004, 04:20 AM

I've been transferring a lot of old Philips N1700 longplay VCR cassettes for someone (The British members would be familiar with this format), which contained Aussie TV recordings dating from 1978 to 1981 and on the 1979 Channel 7 recordings I found two great Channel 7 station ident logos which used a fantastic orchestrated disco tune in them :D . Also on another 1979 recording there was two Channel 9 ident logos which had a funky synthesized rhythm in it which one ident was promoting "Mork & Mindy" and the other "Hawaii 5-0". And on another VCR tape I transferred a while back had a 1982 Channel 10 ident which used part of the song "MacArthur Park Suite" by Donna Summer. And also on the Channel 9 "Friday Night Movie" ident on a 1978 recording used Van McCoy's "Love Is The Answer".

Anyways I was wondering if during the 1970s American TV stations used disco themes for their station ident logos? I also ask the same question with station idents in other countries during the 70s? And are any of them fantastic funky disco rarity tunes which are only on the idents and never released on record?

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AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!! OI OI OI!!!!! :D :D :D

**Spellbound** · February 9th, 2004, 11:10 AM

there were several here in the USA

unfortunately (thanks to my parents) i am not old enough to remember the exact details

from what i remember ABC was still doing it as recently as the late 1980's

**efunk_adelic** · February 9th, 2004, 11:56 AM

wow Spellbound...

this looks like an exact replica of the dance floor where I spunn in the early '80's :o

**born2disco** · February 10th, 2004, 06:04 PM

LOL Funky Dude... I love looking at old tapes of Aussie TV from the 70s... :D

**paul** · February 10th, 2004, 06:23 PM

Hey Spellbound. I love that. How can I do that too :roll:

**Mario** · February 10th, 2004, 11:29 PM

:o Spellbound!!!!!!!!!!!! I lovvvve your dancefloor!!!!
It reminds me of the dancefloor on the old TV disco show that originated in Mexico City back in the very late 70s called: Fievre (Fever) 8) It was on every Saturday night...They played some really cool music on that show...Your dancefloor reminded me of the dance floor on that show! Take Care....Mario

*As far as your question...I never remember anyone taking advantage back in the

**Jimmy-Michaels** · February 14th, 2004, 09:37 PM

Originally Written by Funky Dude

I've been transferring a lot of old Philips N1700 longplay VCR cassettes for someone (The British members would be familiar with this format), which contained Aussie TV recordings dating from 1978 to 1981 and on the 1979 Channel 7 recordings I found two great Channel 7 station ident logos which used a fantastic orchestrated disco tune in them :D . Also on another 1979 recording there was two Channel 9 ident logos which had a funky synthesized rhythm in it which one ident was promoting "Mork & Mindy" and the other "Hawaii 5-0". And on another VCR tape I transferred a while back had a 1982 Channel 10 ident which used part of the song "MacArthur Park Suite" by Donna Summer. And also on the Channel 9 "Friday Night Movie" ident on a 1978 recording used Van McCoy's "Love Is The Answer".

Anyways I was wondering if during the 1970s American TV stations used disco themes for their station ident logos? I also ask the same question with station idents in other countries during the 70s? And are any of them fantastic funky disco rarity tunes which are only on the idents and never released on record?

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AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!! OI OI OI!!!!! :D :D :D

Well, I remember woulda been probably around 1979/80. The local news in Philly at the time on KYW TV 3 (then an NBC station) had this comerical that was really freaky with Giorgio Moroder's "Chase" playing over it. It was also the local news theme too at the time. One thing i'll say, since I was very young at the time..the music and images on the screen that went with it scared the **** out of me LOL LOL. Remember having nightmares about one of the news casters trying to beat me up with headphones while the Moroder track was blasting out of somewhere :lol: :lol: :lol: Then in the early 90s when the whole disco comeback came and I was experiencing the 8th Floor disco in Philly I found out what that scary song was and now...its one of my all time fave club tracks LOL LOL...so theres a nice little funny true story for all while still staying on topic.

DJ Jimmy M

**K-Bee** · February 15th, 2004, 03:44 AM

Fun topic! I don't remember any station ID's using disco over here, but we had a sports show on danish national TV that used "reach Out" by George Duke as a theme song for over 10 years. Every citizen in my country know that song but have no idea who is :lol:
I thought that was so cool and it actually helped me getting in to the funky stuff back when I was a mere infant :D