Medford New Jersey USA-1973: Four-Piece Rock Band Performing on Stage

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

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Four-Piece Rock Band Performing on Stage — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1973 captures a rock band performing on stage in Medford, New Jersey. The grainy, color-graded film shows four musicians: a guitarist in bell-bottoms, a drummer, a vocalist in a cropped white shirt, and a keyboardist in a striped shirt. The band plays under a large archway backdrop with purple and white lighting, showcasing classic 1970s fashion and stage setup. The handheld camera captures the raw energy of a live performance with natural film grain and slight motion blur.

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: 121082675

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 archive requests needing early 1970s small-stage rock performance footage for documentary, education, or editorial sequences about youth music culture and live entertainment.
Period detail: The bell-bottom trousers, cropped shirt, striped top, drum kit, guitar, keyboard setup, and simple archway stage backdrop support the 1973 Medford, New Jersey metadata while remaining grounded in visible period details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of an audience-shot home movie, watching performers adjust positions and play rather than presenting a staged or professionally lit concert record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a guitarist, drummer, vocalist, keyboardist, microphone stands, amplifiers, drum kit, stage platform, and a large curved backdrop.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, purple color cast, uneven exposure, and slight handheld motion that give the performance an authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, music-culture cutaway, transition into a 1970s youth scene, or brief memory beat within a montage.
Historical context: The footage shows a small rock group performing in a modest public stage setting, offering visual context for local live music and casual 1970s performance style without identifying the band.
Research note: People are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness and music rights should be reviewed separately from film copyright, with no visible logos or private property apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1970s rock band on stage, 8mm concert home movie, Medford New Jersey live music footage, bell-bottom musicians, drummer guitarist vocalist keyboardist, and local performance archive film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1973 Medford or New Jersey clips, and then with broader 1970s music, youth culture, stage performance, and home-movie concert material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Medford, New Jersey 8mm frame showing a small rock band on stage with guitarist at left, drummer at center, vocalist near a microphone, and keyboardist at right. — Band members perform beneath a curved stage backdrop.

1973 Medford, New Jersey frame of a rock group performing on a simple stage, with the vocalist near center right and the guitarist and drummer facing inward. — The vocalist stands near the microphone while the band plays.

1973 Medford, New Jersey 8mm frame showing the vocalist shifting position near the drummer while the guitarist plays at left and another musician stands by equipment at right. — The singer turns back toward the band during the performance.

1973 Medford, New Jersey frame of a small rock band, with the vocalist walking across the stage in front of the drummer while guitarist and keyboardist remain at their instruments. — The vocalist crosses the stage as the musicians continue playing.

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