Givin' It Away: April 77 Records
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August 25th, 2009
It's come to our attention that you're obsessed with April 77. And why not? The Parisian brand makes stuff unique enough to get noticed, but cool enough to avoid being a fashion party foul.
So we figured, why beat around the bush? Let's just get a giant April 77 bag and stuff it with tons of April 77 clothes and give the whole thing away?
Win it by leaving your email address, and your favorite thing that happened in 1977, in the comments section below.
Yeah. We're gonna make you work for it.
TONY THE TIGER
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CIRILO RODRIGUEZ 08/25/09 @ 5:50 p.m.
my favorite thing that happened in 1977 was when Apple Inc. was incorporated because without apple I don't know how I could carry 10,000 songs in my pocket.
CIRILO RODRIGUEZ 08/25/09 @ 5:53 p.m.cirilo_rodriguez@sbcglobal.net apple inc was incorporated because without Apple I don't know how I would carry 10,000 songs in my pocket. (reposted incase I had to put the e-mail in the comment itself)
JESICA OLIVERIO 08/25/09 @ 5:54 p.m.San Fran elected Harvey Milk!
MICHAEL 08/25/09 @ 5:55 p.m.My favorite crooner Jason Mraz was born
ROBERT 08/25/09 @ 5:57 p.m.in 1977 my favorite things was the premier of Annie Hall and obviously the hippie years
ROSS 08/25/09 @ 5:57 p.m.The New York blackout that lasted for 25 hours...
DANIEL CANTO 08/25/09 @ 5:57 p.m.MY favorite thing that happened in 1977? STAR WARS DUHHH
CURVYQ 08/25/09 @ 6:02 p.m.'Rich Girl' by Hall & Oates was a hit song! and somewhere...perhaps..my parents were contemplating having a third child. (moi)
TIM MOORE 08/25/09 @ 6:03 p.m.Favorite things from 1977: The Ramones tour to the UK which helped start the UK Punk movement. email: timpmoore@gmail.com
PAXX 08/25/09 @ 6:05 p.m.even though i was born a year later in 1978... i've always thought that musically it was a great year in '77. after all the ramones, iggy pop, elvis costello and the sex pistols all released awesome full length records on that year and devo, the b-52's and INXS formed on that year. pretty damn cool if u ask me. :D))))))))) i'm a music geek by the way. have a great day, guys!!!
LIOR SAID 08/25/09 @ 6:06 p.m.what do you mean?! the most important thing ever happened - FUNK REVOLUTION!! my god, 1977.. what a year.. how important, meaningful, life-changing and.. ok, ok, i'm lying! i don't really care about it, i just really want that bag..
RUM 08/25/09 @ 6:07 p.m.I would say everything guddi since I was born like 11 yrs later anyway gimmi that bag !!plzzz ~._.~.
TEE 08/25/09 @ 6:08 p.m.atari. eod.
JOSEPH HOCKING 08/25/09 @ 6:08 p.m.November 8, 1977 San Francisco elects City Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official of any large city in the U.S. joey.hocking@gmail.com
CAROLINE BACH 08/25/09 @ 6:09 p.m.err well for one thing brice partouche was born that year! and warsaw (joy division) played a gig with the buzzcocks and john cooper clarke...
TRESTON 08/25/09 @ 6:09 p.m.Star Wars came out in theaters & Threes Company premiered.
ANNA FITZ 08/25/09 @ 6:13 p.m.My favourite thing that happened 1977 would be a tie between the Atari being released and Anita Bryant getting pied in the face by gay activists - and what d'ya know, those things happened on the same day.
KATRINA KOLLMANN 08/25/09 @ 6:14 p.m.In May, 1977, Star Wars opened in theaters and became the highest grossing film of it's time. It's a tie between that and San Fransisco's election of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the US.
ZAEEM BAKHARIA 08/25/09 @ 6:14 p.m.The clash released their self titled album in the UK, shortly after I lost my virginity to said album. currypunx@gmail.com
MICHAEL MCCAFFREY 08/25/09 @ 6:19 p.m.The Clash's debut album The Clash is released -mikeroy_m@hotmail.com
HANNA LA SALVIA 08/25/09 @ 6:21 p.m.Well if you bring up 1977 I think of the first ever snow fall in Miami, yeah that's right, Florida in history! Pretty smashing since I live here and whats better than a real winter? I'm in love with these clothes and you guys would be bitchin' ( in the besht way possible) All the love, Hanna
WOLFGANG BERTHIER 08/25/09 @ 6:21 p.m.My favorite thing that happened in 1977 is when San Francisco elected Harvey Milk as the City Supervisor, making him the first openly gay elected official of any large city in the U.S. That's awesome, and wish that would still happen today! Our president is black, the next will be gay! (And he'll wear some April 77 clothes)
CHRIS EMSLIE 08/25/09 @ 6:21 p.m.Many people, especially Brits like myself, will forever think of 1977 as punk ground zero; the year that set one of the most vibrant and vicious movements into motion and saw a pletohra of new icons rise from the ashes of respectable youth culture. But while the likes of Johnny Rotten were spitting at their fans and shredding their clothes, my favourite event of '77 was happening elsewhere. Already a legend in his own right, David Bowie was refusing to hop aboard the band-wagon of dissatisfaction and fury, choosing instead to turn his music toward the idea of unity. Punk fed off the divisions in in its world and saw them as incentives for its destruction. My favourite thing of 1977 was "Heroes", because it may have been punk spirit that eventually tore down the wall, but it was Bowie who pulled us all out of the rubble.
CHRISTIAN GAM 08/25/09 @ 6:23 p.m.Saturday Night Fever - Film comes out Soundtrack by The Bee Gee's awesome
CHRISTIAN 08/25/09 @ 6:24 p.m.oh and studio 54 in new york city
ZACHHH 08/25/09 @ 6:24 p.m.Styx - Come Sail Away. enough said.
KEROLLOS WANIS 08/25/09 @ 6:25 p.m.Bittersweet - Elvis' last show. ALSO, Jimmy Carter is elected!
DR. DAVID ROBINSON 08/25/09 @ 6:26 p.m.The best thing that happened in 1977 was going to see Star Wars with my dad, my sister and my uncle and cousins who were visiting from California. Totally blew my little mind!
CARTER PARKER 08/25/09 @ 6:29 p.m.The Clash's debut album was released April 8, 1977 !
MATT CRIST 08/25/09 @ 6:33 p.m.My parents were perfecting sex and trying to perfect a second son (moi) after a royal screw up (first son).
BYONG UK AHN 08/25/09 @ 6:41 p.m.the clash debut in April '77
JAMES 08/25/09 @ 6:45 p.m.Star Wars came out in theatres!!!
BRENT MATSUO 08/25/09 @ 6:49 p.m.Carole King releases Simple Things on Capitol Records.
JOHN BECKER 08/25/09 @ 6:52 p.m.The punk band The Clash's debut album The Clash (album) is released in the UK on CBS Records.
RAFAEL SRUR 08/25/09 @ 7:09 p.m.Snow falls in Miami for the only time in its history.
GERARDO 08/25/09 @ 7:13 p.m.my mom was 10 years old
SAM STUART 08/25/09 @ 7:17 p.m.The Clash releasing their debut album is by far the best thing to come out of 1977 :)
KAE 08/25/09 @ 7:29 p.m.The clash debut album
ALICEA 08/25/09 @ 7:49 p.m.My favorite thing about 1977 is that my parents met that summer while taking a summer school class together. I have framed pictures of my parents all over my bedroom that inspire my style today.
RYAN KLEMAN 08/25/09 @ 8:06 p.m.The 1st killer whale was born in captivity in Marineland, Los Angeles California. Most def Free Willy's great aunt.
NIMA LEWIS 08/25/09 @ 8:08 p.m.Released of the album "Never Mind The Bollocks" by The Sex Pistols, of course !
PHILIP RODIN 08/25/09 @ 8:12 p.m.Atronomers discover rings around Uranus. But the best WORST thing was that Elvis died. D=
KEVIN BERTOLLI 08/25/09 @ 8:18 p.m.im a medium, but any ways my favorite thing that happened in 1977 was that Jimmy Carter was elected. For some reason people thought a Peanut Farmer would be a good choice as a president.
MARTIN 08/25/09 @ 8:29 p.m.1977...the year i lost my virginity
AMANDA YOAKUM 08/25/09 @ 8:37 p.m.My favorite thing of 1977 is probably the arrest of David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam. yoakustoms@gmail.com
RIOT STR 08/25/09 @ 8:39 p.m.My favourite (and only) brother was born in 77. If that ain't a good favourite thing, I don't know what is (apart from the punk movement starting and the birth of disco) !
ALEX 08/25/09 @ 8:41 p.m.I'm gonna go with Star Wars. :D
IAN CHESSER 08/25/09 @ 8:54 p.m.January 1 – The Australian state of Queensland abolishes death duties.
RAY BUTTER 08/25/09 @ 9:24 p.m.not favorite, but most memorable the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash. RIP Van Zant, S&G Gaines
WESLEY JOHNSON 08/25/09 @ 10:45 p.m.Nickelodeon got its start as the pinwheel network
SASHA STOCK 08/25/09 @ 11:04 p.m.When Balanchine choreographed vienna waltzes!
LUKE 08/25/09 @ 11:25 p.m.Saturday Night Fever
SIOBHAN GARVEY 08/26/09 @ 12:10 a.m.ROOTS debuted on TV. You can't deny that that show was amazing -- and it won so many awards! Toby (or Kunta Kinte, as he adamantly prefers) is without a doubt a memorable character. And plus, who doesn't love LeVar Burton? ROOTS was his first big hit!
JOE STAMEY 08/26/09 @ 1:33 a.m.Mine is when a supposed thunderbird wass reported attacking a boy named Marlon Lowe!!!
TWAN S. 08/26/09 @ 2:25 a.m.Saturday Night Fever, is all i gotta say!
ALFONSO 08/26/09 @ 4:25 a.m.star wars - inspiring people to want explore the unknown and believe in "the force". a fascination that continues on to this day through generations. alfawnso@yahoo.com
ANTHONY MASTRICOLA 08/26/09 @ 4:48 a.m.In 1977, the Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant chain was founded.
ROLAND 08/26/09 @ 7:19 a.m.Opium perfume was introduced. With a name like that; I hope it smells a cool as it sounds cos I'm bound to buy my girlfriend a bottle of this. They still sell it!
MIKE WATSON 08/26/09 @ 8:53 a.m.Star Wars!!
J ANDRADE 08/26/09 @ 9:44 a.m.Son of sam was finally caught!
TONY 08/26/09 @ 10:30 a.m.My favorite movie “Saturday Night Fever" came out in 1977, It also brought disco dancing and fashion into the forefront!!
JONATHAN L 08/26/09 @ 10:31 a.m.The Clash's debut album, obviously! 1977 was made by that. =P
LYDIA 08/26/09 @ 11:47 a.m.1977 = great year in music The Clash, Talking Heads, B-52s, Def Leppard!
OLIVER HOLSFIELD 08/26/09 @ 4:44 p.m.Rumors. Possibly the best album of all time. oliverholsfield@gmail.com
THE CLASH BLOG 08/26/09 @ 5:15 p.m.The best debut Album of the era, and one of the best ever. The Clash and The Clash. It really was the year dot
SAM J 08/26/09 @ 8:40 p.m.The best thing that happened in 1977 is Queen Rod, Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, and ABBA
JUSTIN WHITE 08/26/09 @ 9:14 p.m.New York City Blackout, laster for 25 hours.
KEVIN J 08/26/09 @ 11:04 p.m.My Favorite thing that happened in 1977 was my favorite cousin being born!
KENNETH 08/27/09 @ 9:51 a.m.1977 is the year in which Plastic Bertrand skyrocketed French speaking new-wave punk showing the worl the absurd and complex happiness feel of the French, with "Ca plane pour moi"
JONNY HUGHES 08/27/09 @ 4:20 p.m.the fall and black flag started!!! what a great year for punk and hardcore!
COREY MORAN 08/27/09 @ 5:33 p.m.While all these comments are well and good, and show eager despiration for the gift bag, there is one major event that happened in 1977 that seems to be over looked. 1977 was the year that King Kong, Star Wars, and Close Encounters of a Third Kind were all released, but more importantly the EPIC hockey flick Slap Shot was released featuring the illustrious Paul Newman (RIP). The movie was 100% man as it featured hockey, fighting, blood The Hanson Brothers, and whole crapload of Coors Original. Not only did the legend who is Paul Newman provide the world with an amazing performance, but he also gave us all a true portrayal of the glory that was the late seventies, because after that everything went to hell! Did I mention that it fatures more or less a one song soundtrack by Maxine Nightingale? moran.corey@gmail.com
LARRY MACON 09/27/09 @ 1:13 p.m.Princess Leia "happened" in 1977. Oh my.
BEN ROSS 10/06/09 @ 5:39 p.m.Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Heroes - David Bowie
DEJA TURNER 10/15/09 @ 10:39 p.m.Tina Turner finally left Ike and moved to London. I love her.
EDDIE GARCIA 10/27/09 @ 2:11 p.m.Shakira is born.
ERIC THEISEN 10/27/09 @ 8:59 p.m.Fleetwood Mac released one of the top selling albums of all times!
JORDAN WUNDER 11/02/09 @ 1:42 p.m.Brice Partouche was born!
BRENDAN O 11/05/09 @ 6:17 p.m.Ramones Album Rocket to Russia
VIDA LOPEZ 12/22/09 @ 10:12 p.m.Harvey Milk,openly gay City Supervisor of San Fran, the most memorable, but the coolest has to have been June 25, when Roy Sullivan is struck by lightning for the 7th time. Milk, you still make me love being gay!!!
HOLLAND 12/27/09 @ 4:45 p.m.The Music!.... underwaterowls@Gmail.com
CORY ROBINSON 01/27/10 @ 6:58 p.m.The Supremes played their last show together. You rule, Supremes!
DYLAN 03/12/10 @ 12:41 a.m.The NYC Blackout of '77. Complete darkness covered the city for just one night and invoked a torrent of mobs and looters, like a tornado ripping the city apart. Thousands of stores were looted and thousands of fires started, leading to more than 3,000 arrests and $300 million in damages. The poor experienced sudden wealth while the wealthy were stripped bare of all merchandise. It's like heaven and hell all at once. I just love that mob mentality. Not like it's productive to society or righteous, but it's pretty amazing what mass groups of people can do when they're feelin' crazy. Whether good or bad, it's raw power. It makes hurricanes and earthquakes look like a box of kittens. damnedsamikx@hotmail.com
DANIEL GLASSMAN 03/31/10 @ 2:40 p.m.Discovering jeans!
ANDRES MEJIA 04/07/10 @ 8:01 p.m.april 8th, 1977, will be among the most important dates in punk history... the clash released their debut album that day...
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