SEVENTIES

Black and White photo of Bowie and Iggy Pop playing and using Marshall amplifiers in the seventies.
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The 70s marked 10 years of Marshall, and Britain's music scene had experienced a dynamic shift. With the rise of hard rock and heavy metal, Marshall Amplification continued to be at the forefront of the latest music movements to take over the world. Iconic bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple embraced the raw power of Marshall amps, contributing to a sonic revolution that defined the era and solidified Marshall's status as the amplifier of choice for rock legends.

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David Bowie, applying makeup to appear as Ziggy Stardust

Seventies

1972: Glam Rock Revolution Brings Gender Subversion to Pop Music

A crowd forms outside iconic New York venue CBGB.

Seventies

1973: A Historic Music Venue Opens in New York

Jim Marshall in a satin bomber jacket sat in front of a wall of Marshall Cabs

Seventies

1975: Marshall Come Alive With The Wall-Of-Amps Phenomenon

Iggy pop is on stage with David Bowie playing piano.

Seventies

1976: Bowie and Iggy Pop Touch Down in Berlin

The Jackson 5 are sat in matching costumes on and around a motorbike

Seventies

1977: Disco transcends racial and sexual boundaries

The stage of rock against racism

Seventies

1978: Music Unites to Rock Against Racism