1977, another year when 20th century technology took a giant leap into the future. NASA launched the Voyager 2 and Voyager 1 space probes. They would eventually transmit startling images of the outer planets in our solar system. On the home front, one could now own a workable personal computer, record on a VHS machine and purchase -and possess- home video.
"R2D2" image from LucasFilm-Walt Disney Corporation
"Rumors" LP image from Warner Brothers Records
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