Perms... the scourge of the 70's

[Dennis Donovan]

I'm in full reminisce-mode on Boxing Day. My late brother went out and had his hair permed 1977. OMG did we laugh at it!!

A few years later, I (@ 14) did the same thing. No pics (thankfully) but my best friend looked at me (with the roller rows still visible ) and said, "You look like a dog with mange".

[Merlot]

1. This post needs pictures!

[Harker]

4. You're right. It does.

For my part, though, I'll exercise my right against self-recrimination.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. Here ya go:

[Harker]

10. The guy on the left...

Roger Daltry, right?

[Dennis Donovan]

11. Maybe Roger Brady - architect?

Obligatory Who vid:

[Harker]

14. Shit...

he does look like me!

[MontanaMama]

2. I did it a few times.

The smell!! It lasted for days.

[Dennis Donovan]

5. OOH That Smell!

It was horrific!

[Archae]

8. When my Mom and two younger sisters got home perms, that smell drove us out of the house!

Did it stink!

[Dennis Donovan]

9. My sister-in-law (a hairdresser who talked me into my early 80's perm)

...would do every family perm at our house. Fucking PUNGENT is an understatement!

[Leith]

21. I couldn't even walk past a hair place in the mall

I had to cover my mouth to breathe and hustle until the smell was gone. Forget going to any nearby stores.

[Harker]

3. Oh, yes...

I'd blocked that out of my memory.

I was told that I looked like Roger Daltrey, though I didn't. That's a step up from a mangy dog, I suppose.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. I definitely would've taken that over "mange"

[Ohiogal]

16. I used to have a crush

On Roger Daltry.

[Harker]

17. The angelic aura

is a nice touch!

[sarge43]

12. You should have experienced the 50's home perm variety.

I'm surprised all of us victims didn't die of brain cancer. That sh*t could chew thru concrete.

At least you didn't look like a Brillo Pad had nested on your head.

(Kids nowadays)

[Dennis Donovan]

15. Kids today eat detergent?

...I mean, Google it?

[csziggy]

19. Oh yeah - Mom did one perm on me when I was a kid

So sometime around 1960 or earlier. It fried my hair - I looked as though someone had run a blow torch over it, damn near singed it. That year my hair was really, really short for my school pictures.

I've never had a perm since.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. As long as we're talking about the 70s....

I ran across this a few minutes ago while looking up posts or threads about fashions from the 70s:

1971

I wonder where those patchwork pants went

Me too. I'd love to have a pair of pants like those.

The New Seekers - Never ending song of love 1971
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Song: Never Ending Song of Love
Artist: The New Seekers
Album: Dancing in the Moonlight
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The New Seekers

The New Seekers

The New Seekers in 1972

Background information
Origin: London, England
Genres: Pop, folk, gospel, rock, MOR, country
Years active: 1969–1974, 1976–present

Members: Paul Layton, Donna Jones, Francine Rees, Mick Flinn, Mark Hankins
Past members: Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle, Peter Oliver, Keith Potger, Sally Graham, Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Kathy Ann Rae, Nicola Kerr, Danny Finn, Caitriona Walsh, Vikki James, Brian Engel, Vivien Banks

The New Seekers are an English pop group, formed in London in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music would have pop as well as folk influences. They achieved worldwide success in the early 1970s with hits including "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" and "Beg, Steal or Borrow".
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Per the timeline, that's Paul Layton on bass.

Paul Layton

Birth name: Paul Martin Layton
Born: 4 August 1947 (age 72)

Paul Martin Layton (born 4 August 1947) is an English musician and former child actor. He is best known for being the bassist and vocalist of the group The New Seekers. In his career, he has sold more than 35 million records worldwide.

Here's the original version of that tune, "Never Ending Song of Love":

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Never Ending Song Of Love
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Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Never Ending Song Of Love

There is no need to adjust your monitor. They really looked like this:

Perfect disharmony: The ex-New Seekers have fallen out over plans by one of them for a 40th anniversary tour
By PAUL REVOIR FOR MAILONLINE
UPDATED: 20:25 EST, 5 May 2009

Back in those dreamy days of love and flower power, all they really wanted to do was teach the world to sing.

These days, however, the former members of The New Seekers are a little less peaceable.

A decision by one of their number to embark on a 40th anniversary tour under the band's name has created all manner of disharmony.


Happier times: The most successful New Seekers line-up (from left) Paul Layton, Eve Graham, Peter Doyle, Lyn Paul and Marty Kristian. The band scored a string of hits
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Goodness, Paul. He looks like Leif Garrett, but taller.

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. Some guys did it when they started losing their hair

The extra volume of the curls made it look like they had more hair. Bradley Cooper even had permed hair for his role in American Hustle, which took place in the late 70s/early 80s.

[sl8]

20. Maybe some can rock it, and some can't? Bernie, Room 222:

Bernie is in the back row, left.