Vox Banners, 1964-1967

The two banners below turned up in Reading earlier this year (2020). They had been for some years in an electrical repair shop. The owner had been a radio repairman.

The banner with "VOX" in red cursive script is from 1964, its background having faded from purple to its present pink. The black and gold banner is from c. 1965. This new style was standard until early 1968.

Banners such as these were issued by JMI to dealers and shops. That was in effect their principal purpose. But they were also displayed at Trade Fairs, promotional events, and so on (pictures further below).

The pink (purple) and red banner seems to have served as the model for the banners made and displayed in the USA. But the American versions were slightly different. They are wider, and the "Authorised" of the English examples is given as "Authorized".

Both banners are 3 feet wide.

Zurich, Hallenstadion, 14th April, 1967. Detail from Getty Images. Copies of the black and gold banner were also incorporated in the huge banners strung across the back of stage for the Monsterkonzert, Zurich, 31st May, Zurich. Large amounts of Vox equipment was provided by Musikhaus Embag, Zurich.

The USA

Picture from "Vox Teen Beat" magazine no. 1 - available in its entirety here. Harris Music stand at the Los Angeles County Fair at Pomona, Disc Jockey Carnival, 25th-31st December, 1964. More on this page.

A detail of a picture of one of the heats (at the Hollywood Palladium) in the "Vox Battle of the Bands" contest, April 1965. A wide American banner.

The Telstars on stage at the Hollywood Palladium, April 1965. Picture from "Vox Teen Beat" magazine no. 1.