In 1977 I went on holiday to Seaton, in Cornwall: a holiday remembered mainly for Liverpool winning the European Cup, escapades with a beach canoe and my father's unpredictable temper. Oh yeah: and a Scopitone.
"Mais, Sp3ccylad: Scopitone? Qu'est-ce que c'est?"
Calm down Jean-Pierre, and I shall explain.
The Scopitone - a French invention - was a forerunner of the video jukebox that showed film clips featuring popular tunes of the day on a back-projection screen. I mostly remember it for a rather suggestive clip of a woman in a bikini dancing to You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate. I seem to remember she even took the top off. Look; I was 13. I was (and still am) quite easily impressed.
Anyway. I'd only ever seen one of these in my life until this site swung into view. There's not a colossal amount of content here, but there are some Scopitone film clips, including the goddess-like Nancy Sinatra singing These Boots Are Made For Walking - that's worth the admission price of itself. Well, it would be if there was an admission price. Which there isn't.
Sadly however, the bikini lady isn't there. Yet. Still: there's time, eh?
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