1975 · Chicago Coin
Gold Record / Top Ten
Known for Spinning disk, Advance & Change buttons and Left drop targets. Mid-blue field scattered with white and pale-blue five-pointed stars, tilted overlapping rectangular picture panels in yellow, pink, orange and purple and central blue-and-white map-like shape with a striped arrow.
- Year
- 1975
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Spinner
Spinning disk
- button
Advance & Change buttons
- Target
Left drop targets
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Spinner 1
- Spinning disk
Targets 3
- Left drop targets
- Upper right standup
- Lower right standup
Lanes 4
- Center top lane
- Upper right side lane
- Left out lane
- Right out lane
Post or gate 1
- Center peg peg
Control 1
- Advance & Change buttons button
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Blue-tinted bearded man in a hat at top left, beside a second blue-tinted man in a dark hat
- woman Smiling red-haired woman in a purple wide-brimmed hat at top right, yellow and green panel behind her
- woman Green-clad winged woman with a yellow halo floating at centre, one arm raised
- woman Woman in a teal dress at middle left, beside an enormous pink musical note and pink swirled panel
- woman Red-haired woman holding a guitar at bottom left, with a purple-haired woman beside her
- man Man in a brown suit at right, standing next to a blonde woman in a yellow dress
Setting
- Mid-blue field scattered with white and pale-blue five-pointed stars
- Tilted overlapping rectangular picture panels in yellow, pink, orange and purple
- Central blue-and-white map-like shape with a striped arrow
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- GOLD RECORD
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- Nashville
- BALL TO PLAY
- PLAYERS
- GOLD
Made by
- Design
- Albin Peters
- Design
- Jerry Koci
- Design
- Wendell McAdams
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Spinning disk also called Center spinner
- Advance & Change buttons also called Advance and Change
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Gold Record
- blue
- yellow
- pink
- red
Fingerprint: Bright cartoon collage of tilted panels on starry blue field. Central yellow light-bulb-bordered marquee reading "GOLD RECORD" in red-yellow striped capitals. Four black capsule-shaped reel windows with player numbers 1ST to 4TH. Green-clad winged woman with yellow halo at centre, black-white striped arrow beside. Vignettes: musicians, Nashville sign, giant pink musical note, roaring pink-furred monster head. Red-haired woman with guitar.
The whole surface is a patchwork of tilted, overlapping cartoon panels on a starry blue background, each panel a separate vignette of a different performer. Dominating the centre is a yellow marquee of round light bulbs reading GOLD RECORD in red-and-yellow striped outline letters. Four black capsule-shaped reel windows with arched 1ST to 4TH PLAYER caps ring the centre. A green-clad winged woman with a yellow halo floats mid-glass beside a black-and-white striped arrow, and a roaring pink-furred monster head fills the lower right corner.
Setting
- Mid-blue field scattered with white and pale-blue five-pointed stars
- Tilted overlapping rectangular picture panels in yellow, pink, orange and purple
- Central blue-and-white map-like shape with a striped arrow
Symbols
- Row of round marquee light bulbs
- Large pink musical note
- Black-and-white striped arrow
- Yellow halo and green wings
- Five-pointed stars
- Two red pinballs at bottom
- Playing-card rank pips
Lettering
- Tall condensed outlined capitals with red-and-yellow horizontal striping for the main title, arched white sans-serif caps on black plaques for player labels, white cursive script for the maker line
Themes
- Music
- Recording studio
- Song and dance
- Variety show
- Panel collage
- Stars
Title on it
- Gold record
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- GOLD RECORD
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- Nashville
- BALL TO PLAY
- PLAYERS
- GOLD
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Blue-tinted bearded man in a hat at top left, beside a second blue-tinted man in a dark hat |
| Woman | Smiling red-haired woman in a purple wide-brimmed hat at top right, yellow and green panel behind her |
| Woman | Green-clad winged woman with a yellow halo floating at centre, one arm raised |
| Woman | Woman in a teal dress at middle left, beside an enormous pink musical note and pink swirled panel |
| Woman | Red-haired woman holding a guitar at bottom left, with a purple-haired woman beside her |
| Man | Man in a brown suit at right, standing next to a blonde woman in a yellow dress |
| Creature | Roaring pink-furred monster head with open jaws at bottom right |
| Other | Brown cowboy hat with a small head peeking from the far right edge |
A brightly coloured cartoon-illustrated backglass laid out as a collage of tilted rectangular panels on a mid-blue field scattered with white and pale-blue stars. Four black rounded score windows with cream mechanical reels are arranged across the glass, each capped by an arched label: 1ST PLAYER (upper left), 2ND PLAYER (upper right), 3RD PLAYER (middle left, on a pink stripe) and 4TH PLAYER (middle right). Dead centre sits a yellow light-bulb-bordered marquee panel reading GOLD RECORD in tall outlined yellow-and-red striped capitals, with white cursive text on a black band above it. Around the centre are cartoon vignettes: top left, two blue-tinted men (one bearded, one in a hat) behind a yellow-and-red sunburst; top right, a smiling red-haired woman in a purple wide-brimmed hat beside a yellow panel lettered Nashville; middle left, a woman in a teal dress with pink swirled panels and a giant pink musical note; centre, a green-clad winged woman with a yellow halo floating over a blue-and-white map shape with a black-and-white striped arrow; bottom left, a red-haired woman with a guitar beside a purple-haired woman near a yellow panel; right, a man in a brown suit with a blonde woman in a yellow dress; bottom right, a roaring pink-furred monster head. BALL TO PLAY is printed at the bottom centre above two red balls.
Backglass Top Ten
- blue
- red
- yellow
- pink
Fingerprint: TOP TEN in pink block letters on white marquee with orange light bulbs, four tilted postcard panels with place names, mint-green-teal-magenta-yellow panels, grinning cowboy and redhead, small pinball machine vignette bottom
The bulb-studded white marquee reading TOP TEN in pink block letters, with the cursive Chicago Color's script above it, is the unmistakable centrepiece. Four separate tilted postcard-like panels fan out around it at jaunty angles against a starry blue sky, each carrying its own place name and its own cast of figures. Two separate black oval score reels with rounded end caps read 46640 and 39980. A large salmon-orange face shape is cropped hard by the top edge, and the whole lower edge is crowded with a blue pinball-machine vignette and a small portrait medallion.
Setting
- Deep blue night sky
- Small white four-pointed stars
- Fan of overlapping tilted picture panels
Symbols
- Round marquee light bulbs
- Star field
- Pinball flippers and two round bumpers
- Red sunburst rays
- Green and blue striped grandstand railing
- Circled numerals 1 and 2
Lettering
- Tall condensed pink block capitals on a white bulb-bordered marquee; a white cursive script word above it; heavy red capitals tilted with each panel
Themes
- Postcard gallery
- Carnival marquee
- Variety revue
- Southwestern scenery
Title on it
- Top ten
Text on it
- TOP TEN
- Chicago Color's
- 1 PLAYER
- 46640
- 39980
- Star
- COLORADO
- Nashville
- BALLY PLAY
- PLAYERS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Upper left mint-green panel, grinning, wide-brimmed cowboy hat, blue shirt, facing viewer |
| Woman | Upper right yellow panel, smiling, bright red hair, red hat |
| Other | Large salmon-orange face shape cropped by the top edge, centre top |
| Woman | Middle left pink star panel, dancing in a sparkling pink leotard against a red sunburst |
| Woman | Second dancing figure in the pink star panel, also in pink |
| Woman | Seated figure at the left of the pink star panel |
| Animal | Brown horse in the teal colorado panel |
| Woman | Middle right colorado panel, blonde, white hat, green blouse, yellow skirt |
| Woman | Bottom centre, in the blue pinball-machine vignette, green top, arm raised toward two red and white bumpers |
| Woman | Small oval portrait medallion at the bottom right |
Flat printed backglass art with a deep blue night-sky background sprinkled with small white four-pointed stars. The centre is dominated by a white marquee sign studded with round orange light bulbs, carrying the words TOP TEN in tall pink block capitals, with the cursive script Chicago Color's in white directly above it. Around the central sign, four overlapping tilted rectangular picture panels fan out at angles like scattered postcards. Upper left: a mint-green and teal panel showing a grinning man in a wide-brimmed cowboy hat and blue shirt; a black oval score window across its base reads 1 PLAYER and 46640. Upper right: a yellow panel reading Nashville over a green-and-blue striped grandstand, with a smiling red-haired woman in a red hat at the right edge, and a black oval 1 PLAYER window reading 39980. Middle left: a magenta and pink panel titled Star, with a red sunburst behind two dancing women in sparkling pink leotards. Middle right: a teal panel titled COLORADO in red capitals, showing a cowboy on a brown horse beside a blonde woman in a white hat, green blouse and yellow skirt. Bottom centre: a blue pinball illustration with two red and white bumpers and a woman in a green top reaching up. BALLY PLAY is printed in small white capitals at the bottom edge, with PLAYERS set vertically at lower left beside circled 1 and 2.