Vintage radio advertisements, Philadelphia 1970s (side A)

A collection of vintage radio advertisements that aired in Philadelphia during the 1970s. These audio recordings come from the archives of Thomas W. Titlow (1933 - 2005), who worked as a copywriter and creative director for Philadelphia ad agencies like J.M. Korn & Son and Mel Richman, Inc. during the 1960s and 1970s.
This audio (side A of a two-sided master tape) includes advertisements written by Tom Titlow for clients like Pepsi, Mrs. Smith's Pies, Philco computers, Agrico, Metropolitan Magazine, and local real estate developments like Gypsy Lane and Ridge Homes.
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Partial Audio Transcript:
That's a lot of Pepsi Cola. A lot of Pepsi Cola. 66 16oz oneway bottles. That's how much Pepsi you can get for 79 cents in the sale a lot of stores are having right now.
That's a lot of Pepsi Cola for 79. It's a good deal. Get in on it.
Recognize that sound? That's one of today's supercomputers at work. It's so fast that it processes millions of computations a second and so powerful that it works for as many as 100 users. at one time anywhere in the United States. That's just one of several supercomputers at work here at Filco Ford. The better idea people in computer services. And here's a better idea. If you're paying rent for your company's computer, think of Filco Ford as a computer processing utility. We sell computer power like electricity or gas or water. You can get all the computer power you need and pay for it only when you're using it. Super computer power at many computer prices. Call Filco Ford Computer Services Network. The better idea people in remote computing. Remember the good old days? Sunday dinner at Grandom's. Her best linen dressed the table. Everybody wore their Sunday best. That's when She baked her special homemade pies and it seemed like dinner would last forever before you get to dessert. Well, now anybody can bake a pie like grandmother, even you. Because now Mrs. Smiths is introducing new old-fashioned pies. And because it's Mrs. Smith's, you don't have to spend hours making it like grandma did. It comes frozen, so you just put it in the oven. And when it comes out, you've got a pie any grandmother would be proud of. Real old-fashioned crust fulls of bursting with mounds and mounds of natural fruit. There's apple and other popular varieties. So, go ahead, start baking like your grandmother did, but do it the easy way with Mrs. Smith's new old-fashioned pies. Look for them in your store's frozen food case. Mr. Ko, you're a professional gardener. What lawn products do you use?
You mean In Agrico?
Yep. Agrico famous in agriculture for many years nearly a centily.
Agrico
as a light. Agrico big shot in fertilizers and with professional D people.
Agrico.
Agrico promise you cleaner tickle ro.
Agrico promises you a greener thicker lawn.
You bet. Honest promise with money back guarantee right on back. You see here Aglico on sale right now too. You save much American dollar on Agllico grass food.
Agrico grass. Food is on sale.
So other Agrico products that prevent clab glass and kill weed. So now best time to buy Agrico.
Agrico.
You know something, pal. You talk a little funny. Save on Agrico lawn care products right now at Primex Garden Center, Mount Carmel Avenue, Glenside, Mainline Hardware, 633 Lancaster Avenue, Binmar, and Freed and Fred's Garden Center, White Horse Pike, Collinswood. Better hurry. Here's something you can make. Just heat it up for goodness sake. It's Roman pizza. Large and mini, too. A just right for you. Heat it and commence to chew. It's Roman pizza. There's no doubt about it. Come on, you You get to try it. Tell your friends they'll buy it. It's so gooey, cheesy, and so pizza. You've passed it coming from the Dell or the Art Museum or from those smart shops along Cityline Avenue. You go by just after you wind on to Whissi Hicken Drive from East River Drive. Gypsy Lane. And now Gypsy Lane is a whole new kind of apartment community that you haven't noticed. It speaks for the seclusion nature's wrapped surrounded. Gypsy Lane is idyllic. Its garden walkways wander through centuries old trees to the pool to the lookout pavilion. Gypsy Lane has one and twobedroom apartments and some even bigger. They're all electric. Rentals start at 188 and everything's included. This time, take special notice of Gypsy Lane. Another living idea from the Norman Corporation taste that beats the others. Pepsi pours it on. Anytime a thirst, Pepsi pours it on. Pepsi's got that special taste created for the cold. The cold turns on that Pepsi drive. Makes Peps come alive. Taste that beats the others cold. Pepsi pours it on.