Medford New Jersey USA-1973: High School Rock Band Playing And Singing At An Outdoor Concert

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

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High School Rock Band Playing And Singing At An Outdoor... — Clip Details

A vintage 1973 home movie captures a high school rock band performing on an outdoor stage in Medford, New Jersey. The four-piece band features a guitarist in a black shirt, a drummer behind a full kit, a bassist in a striped shirt, and a lead singer in a cropped purple t-shirt and dark pants, passionately singing into a microphone. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural movement and slight camera shake, with a distinct purple color cast and film grain. The stage is lit by a large spotlight creating a dramatic arch of light on the backdrop. This authentic, unpolished performance captures the raw energy and nostalgia of 1970s youth culture and local music scenes.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 121082558

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 American youth-culture edits needing real home-movie footage of a local high school rock band performing outdoors.
Period detail: Visible era clues include long hair, flared dark pants, striped knit shirt, cropped purple top, electric guitars, drum kit, stage amps and a simple outdoor performance setup.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot feel, holding on the band as the singer moves with the microphone and the musicians continue playing without staging for the camera.
What appears in frame: The frames show a lead singer, guitarist, bassist, drummer, microphone stands, amplifiers, drum kit and a stage backdrop with a large curved spotlight shape.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries purple color shift, visible grain, soft exposure, slight handheld instability and frame-edge contact-sheet borders that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, music-scene cutaway, school-event transition or memory beat for 1970s local performance culture.
Historical context: The footage documents a small outdoor school or community rock performance in Medford, New Jersey, reflecting visible teen music activity without identifying the performers.
Research note: People and faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performer, venue and music rights should be reviewed separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1973 Medford New Jersey high school rock band, 1970s outdoor concert home movie, teen band 8mm footage and local stage performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1973 Medford material, then broader 1970s school, youth music or outdoor concert footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Medford, New Jersey home-movie frame of a high school rock band performing on an outdoor stage with instruments and amplifiers. — The band performs on a simple outdoor stage beneath a large curved spotlight pattern.

1973 Medford, New Jersey frame showing a rock singer at right with guitarist, bassist and drummer continuing the outdoor performance. — The singer leans toward the microphone as the guitarist, bassist and drummer play.

1973 Medford, New Jersey home-movie frame of the singer and three bandmates performing with drum kit, guitars and stage amps. — The lead singer remains near the front edge while the band continues the song.

1973 Medford, New Jersey frame showing the singer gesturing beside the bassist, guitarist and drummer during an outdoor rock performance. — The singer gestures during the performance while the other musicians keep playing.

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