Medford New Jersey USA-1973: Rock Band Performing On Stage In Vintage 8mm Footage

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMedford, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Medford New Jersey

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Rock Band Performing On Stage In Vintage 8mm Footage — Clip Details

A vintage 1973 home movie captures a rock band performing on stage in Medford, New Jersey. The grainy 8mm footage shows four musicians: a lead singer in a cropped purple shirt and dark pants, a guitarist in a black suit, a drummer behind a full kit, and a bassist in a striped shirt. The stage features a simple backdrop with a curved arch, illuminated by purple and white lighting. The band plays with energy, captured from the audience's perspective with silhouetted heads in the foreground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with warm color tones and natural film grain, offering authentic retro concert footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121082314

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: Yes

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1390 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,wedding,kittens
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: medford
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Medford, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s small-stage rock performance inserts, music-culture sequences, or documentary references to local live entertainment in home-movie footage.
Period detail: Visible period clues include long hair, flared dark pants, a cropped top, striped shirt, electric guitars, drum kit, microphone, and simple stage lighting consistent with early 1970s performance style.
Home-movie behavior: The audience-level camera position and silhouetted heads give the clip the feel of a spectator's personal record of a live band rather than a staged production shot.
What appears in frame: The frames show a lead singer at a microphone, guitarist, drummer, bassist, amplifiers, drum kit, stage platform, curved backdrop, and audience silhouettes.
Film character: The 8mm footage has visible grain, soft focus, purple color cast, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that support its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief concert insert, youth-culture cutaway, music-memory beat, or transition into a 1970s local performance sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a small rock band performing for an audience in Medford, New Jersey, without enough information to identify the performers or venue.
Research note: People are visible and audible music is present, so likeness, performer, venue, and music rights should be reviewed separately from any footage license.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s rock band home movie, 8mm concert footage, New Jersey live music stage, Medford band performance, and vintage audience-shot music footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Medford material, then broader 1970s music, youth culture, or live performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Medford, New Jersey 8mm frame showing a rock band on stage with a lead singer at a microphone and musicians behind him. — Audience-view frame of a rock band performing on a small stage.

Audience-shot 1973 Medford concert frame with singer at center, drummer behind, and guitarists on either side under purple stage light. — Lead singer and band members continue performing beneath a curved backdrop.

1973 Medford 8mm still of a small rock band, with a vocalist near the front edge of the stage and instruments arranged behind. — The vocalist stands forward as the drummer and string players perform behind him.

Final 1973 Medford 8mm frame shows the band playing from an audience perspective, with the singer near center and musicians across the stage. — A home-movie view frames the band between the stage backdrop and audience silhouettes.

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