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Rapid Retro: Brut… more than Splash It All Over

Posted on 06/02/202509/02/2025

I published my first retro post in 2015: Taming of the Brut. Ten years later, I’m back revisiting the iconic men’s grooming brand. Pulling in sporting stars Henry Cooper, Barry Sheen and Kevin Keegan for their television advertising, Brut stood top of the UK aftershave podium during the 1970s. If you thought the Brut range […]

The end for the Phone Book and Yellow Pages

Posted on 28/11/202428/11/2024

Rapid Retro: Holidays & Coupons

Posted on 29/09/202413/10/2024

Rapid Retro: the typewriter

Posted on 17/08/202417/08/2024

Rapid Retro: Sony Trinitron

Posted on 01/07/202401/07/2024

Heinz: the lost trio

Posted on 22/06/202422/06/2024

I’M a fan of the Heinz brand. I was brought up on Heinz and my loyalty to the brand is is still pretty strong. My champion Heinz products are Beanz (which I still call Baked Beanz), Five Beanz and Mayonnaise. The Heinz brand was a huge part of my childhood: my dad worked at the […]