A vivid, surreal travel illustration bursting with

In 1977, Michael Nesmith released an album titled "From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing". The most successful album single from the album, "Rio", failed to chart in the United States. It did hit #4 in New Zealand and Australia, #20 in the Netherlands & #28 in the UK. Most notable, Nesmith himself underwrote a creative music video he was inspired to produce. The record company had planned to release a concert clip for a channel in Japan, where he had some audience, but he volunteered his own funds if he was given creative license. This video is that result. Packaged in concept and sold to Nicklodian as this basis for their "Popclips" program, which in just a couple of years had been morphed into what would become known as MTV. (Nesmith himself ended up winning the first ever Grammy Award for Video recording for his project "Elephant Parts" https://youtu.be/yciLq5kYFnU?si=YlxVBH3BBpCqlZTc

Vibrant surreal travel scene of a person leaping on a vinyl record over water with aurora lights and Rio-style buildings. — A vivid, surreal travel illustration bursting with neon colors and whimsy. A person leaps on a spinning vinyl record across turquoise water beneath an aurora, while airplanes, a gate sign, and colorful Rio-inspired architecture set a dreamlike, adventurous mood perfect for travel and music-themed content.

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CaylaCatz

Thanks for bit of history. I had no idea MTV evolved from Nickelodeon. I thought that was a kid's and cartoon channel. Or that one of the Monkees pioneered music videos for TV (vs concert song clips). It's pretty interesting to see an early music video. Thank you. Fun pic!

Hiths

Thanks for the amazing content!

panos

🤩

MrUnick

To Brazil!😁

ryan_zinnato_960

Great design

paulie

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