1970 · Gottlieb
Groovy / Crescendo
Known for Center bumper, Flower lanes and Flower Power. Psychedelic music festival stage, rainbow arc across the upper right, black-and-white yin-yang circle behind the title, red and blue amplifier cabinets in the foreground, orange and green stylised flowers on stems, silhouetted dancing couples in the mid background, black vertical poles with red and white stripes and triangular pennant flags on poles.
- Year
- 1970
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Bumper
Center bumper
- Lane
Flower lanes
- Goal
Flower Power
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Bumpers 3
- Center bumper
- Yellow bumpers
- Green bumpers
Target 1
- Lower standup targets
Lanes 5
- Flower lanes
- Out lanes
- Upper right side lane
- Upper left side lane
- Middle left side lane
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Far left, long brown hair, red cap, green and yellow tie-dye shirt, playing a black electric guitar, looking right
- woman Tall, centre-left, long blonde hair, white polka-dot mini dress, white platform sandals, mouth open singing into a handheld microphone, left arm raised
- woman Behind the singer, long brown hair, white cap, red and white striped top, singing
- man Centre, bare chest, long blonde hair, head tilted, playing a small stringed instrument
- woman Centre-right, brown hair, seated, red and white striped dress, watching
- animal Grey poodle on the right standing on hind legs, front paws up, attached to a lead
Setting
- Psychedelic music festival stage
- Rainbow arc across the upper right
- Black-and-white yin-yang circle behind the title
- Red and blue amplifier cabinets in the foreground
- Orange and green stylised flowers on stems
- Silhouetted dancing couples in the mid background
- Black vertical poles with red and white stripes
- Triangular pennant flags on poles
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- 2 PLAYER
- CRESCENDO
- GAME OF SKILL
- PLAYERS 1 or 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- It's more fun to compete
- M.S.D. GOTTLIEB
- COMPANY
- CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.
How it plays
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Goals 1
- Flower Power
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Crescendo
- red
- yellow
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: crescendo: CRESCENDO diagonal white bubble letters, hippie festival scene, tie-dye guitarist, woman in polka-dot dress singing into microphone, grey poodle on hind legs, rainbow arc and yin-yang circle, speaker boxes, striped cup banners, 1970s airbrushed pop-art
The centrepiece is the huge slanted white bubble-letter logo with heavy black outline, set diagonally across a rainbow arc and a black-and-white yin-yang circle. Around it is a crowded hippie-festival scene: a tie-dye guitarist, a woman in a white polka-dot mini dress singing into a microphone, a grey poodle standing upright on its hind legs, and an orange winged butterfly motif. Two red-and-white striped cup-shaped banners and a pair of red and blue amplifier/speaker cabinets anchor the lower half. The bottom-left red panel reads 'PLAYERS 1 or 2' with a comic hand-lettered slogan bottom-right.
Setting
- Psychedelic music festival stage
- Rainbow arc across the upper right
- Black-and-white yin-yang circle behind the title
- Red and blue amplifier cabinets in the foreground
- Orange and green stylised flowers on stems
- Silhouetted dancing couples in the mid background
- Black vertical poles with red and white stripes
- Triangular pennant flags on poles
Symbols
- Black and white yin-yang circle
- Rainbow arc
- Orange and yellow stylised flowers
- Winged butterfly
- Harp
- Electric guitar
- Microphone
- Tall green cocktail glass with lime
- Striped cup banners
- Black pennant flags
- Striped poles
- Amplifier cabinets
- Electric guitar icons and music notes in the red background
Lettering
- Large white bubble letters with thick black outline and a red drop shadow, set on a steep diagonal and stacked in two lines; surrounding text in hand-lettered comic caps and cursive script in red, white and yellow with black outlines
Themes
- Music
- Singing contest
- Hippie festival
- Rock band
- Competition
- Two player
Title on it
- Crescendo
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- 2 PLAYER
- CRESCENDO
- GAME OF SKILL
- PLAYERS 1 or 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- It's more fun to compete
- M.S.D. GOTTLIEB
- COMPANY
- CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Far left, long brown hair, red cap, green and yellow tie-dye shirt, playing a black electric guitar, looking right |
| Woman | Tall, centre-left, long blonde hair, white polka-dot mini dress, white platform sandals, mouth open singing into a handheld microphone, left arm raised |
| Woman | Behind the singer, long brown hair, white cap, red and white striped top, singing |
| Man | Centre, bare chest, long blonde hair, head tilted, playing a small stringed instrument |
| Woman | Centre-right, brown hair, seated, red and white striped dress, watching |
| Animal | Grey poodle on the right standing on hind legs, front paws up, attached to a lead |
| Woman | Right foreground, blonde bob, red and white striped dress, leaning over a round green table |
| Man | Right foreground, shirtless, brown hair, dark sunglasses, sitting at the green table with a tall green drink |
| Other | Black silhouette figures dancing in the red background area |
A wide, landscape-format backglass with a busy mid-1970s airbrushed pop-art scene in bright red, yellow, blue, green and black, framed by a thin white border inside a wooden cabinet edge. Two white rectangular score windows with dark surrounds sit left and right across the upper third, each showing four black digit faces; a small '2 PLAYER' label and a cursive 'Gottlieb' signature sit between them. The centre is dominated by a large diagonal white bubble-letter logo with a black outline, the letters stacked and slanting down to the right. The artwork shows a psychedelic hippie festival: a long-haired male guitarist in a red cap and green-and-yellow tie-dye shirt at far left, a tall woman in a white polka-dot mini dress and platform sandals singing centre-left, a woman in a white cap and striped top behind her, a bare-chested long-haired man, a seated woman in a red-and-white striped dress, and at right a blonde woman in a striped dress and a shirtless man with sunglasses sharing a round green cocktail table with a tall green drink and a lime. Two upright cabinet-like boxes read as speaker/amp boxes in red and blue. Orange and green flowers, a harp, a grey poodle on a leash, dancing silhouettes, striped black poles, flags, a yin-yang circle and a rainbow arc fill the background. Bottom-left is a red player panel; bottom-right a slogan. Bottom centre carries a maker line in black-outlined caps with a red oval in the middle.
Backglass Groovy
- magenta
- cyan
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: g ... boy, crowded cartoon party scene with dancing blonde in pink dress at jukebox, keyboard organ player in hat, large blue horned monster looming right edge, mismatched bubble letters for title above orange plaque with yellow ringed zero, four mechanical score windows in 2x2 grid outlined in red
The most memorable element is the crowded cartoon party scene in the lower half - a dancing blonde woman in a pink dress at a jukebox, a keyboard organ player in a hat at the far left, and a large blue horned monster looming at the right edge. The title itself is a jumble of mismatched cartoon bubble letters (a big G floating above a small orange plaque, with BOY in blue and pink and a yellow ringed zero) rather than a tidy logo. Four separate 0,0,0 mechanical score windows in a 2x2 grid, each outlined in red, dominate the upper and middle areas. Numbered billiard-style balls (8, 20, 40, 20) float at the corners of a hot pink and purple background.
Setting
- Hot pink and purple gradient sky
- Scattered coloured round balloons or paper lamps on strings
- Large yellow butterfly on the left
- Big blue arrow labelled speed pointing right
- Stone wall visible around the framed glass
- White painted wooden frame with mitred corners
Symbols
- Four 0,0,0 mechanical score reels
- Pink 8 ball
- Yellow 20 ball
- Blue 40 ball
- Green 20 ball
- Yellow butterfly
- Blue speed arrow
- Music keyboard/organ
- Jukebox cabinet
- Table lamp
- Balloon strings
- Small numbered panel 1 2 3 4
Lettering
- Chunky cartoon bubble lettering, mixed pink-outlined, blue and white display letters, playful and irregularly arranged
Themes
- Music and dance
- Nightclub or party
- Jukebox and organ
- Cartoon pinball
- Billiard number balls
- Monster mascot
Title on it
- G ... boy
Text on it
- G
- PLAYER
- BOY
- SPEED
- 8
- 20
- 40
- 0,0,0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- © KENNCO GAMES COMPANY COPYRIGHT 1981
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Long blonde hair, pink dress, dancing with arms raised at a jukebox or cabinet in the centre-lower area |
| Man | Wearing a hat, seated at a keyboard organ at the lower left |
| Other | Two small seated figures at a round table in the bottom-left corner |
| Man | White shirt and red cap, seated at a small round green-topped table under a lamp at the lower right |
| Monster | Large blue horned dragon or devil creature looming at the right edge behind the arrow |
| Other | Yellow butterfly with dark veined wings on the left side |
A square, brightly coloured cartoon backglass photographed in its white wooden frame against a rough stone wall. Four rectangular mechanical score windows sit in a 2x2 arrangement, each showing three white digit windows reading 0,0,0 on a black background with a red border. The centre carries a playful title of chunky, cartoon lettering - a large pink-outlined G above a small orange plaque, then oversized blue and pink bubble letters spelling BOY, with a yellow ringed zero and a blue D shape beside them. Behind everything is a hot pink and purple field scattered with coloured round balloons or lamps, a yellow butterfly on the left, a big blue arrow on the right marked SPEED, and number balls (a pink 8, a yellow 20, a blue 40, a green 20) floating at the corners. In the lower half a blonde woman in a pink dress dances at a jukebox-like cabinet; a man in a hat plays a keyboard organ at the lower left beside two small seated figures at a table; at the lower right a man in a white shirt and red cap sits at a small round green-topped table under a lamp, next to a large blue horned creature. A white strip along the bottom edge carries small black copyright lettering.
Backglass Psychedelic
- purple
- magenta
- orange
- yellow
Fingerprint: psychedelic, whole piece is single crowded hippie-pop jam scene under five hanging stage lights, giant diagonal bubble-letter title PSYCHEDELIC in red and purple with white outlines, tall black speaker cabinet with glowing orange cone that polka-dot-dress blonde woman leans across with outstretched arms, kneeling man in white shirt and seated woman in red dress holding small glass, SCORE window reads 72,410, hot magenta purple orange and yellow 1960s style
The whole piece is a single crowded hippie-pop jam scene under five hanging stage lights, dominated by the giant diagonal bubble-letter title PSYCHEDELIC in red and purple with white outlines. The memorable physical centrepiece is a tall black speaker cabinet with a glowing orange cone that the polka-dot-dress blonde woman leans across with outstretched arms. A second cluster is the kneeling man in a white shirt and the seated woman in a red dress at the right, holding a small glass between them. The top-right SCORE window reads 72,410 in black numerals on white.
Setting
- Psychedelic flower-power nightclub stage interior
- Row of hanging round stage spotlights across the top
- Dark silhouette dancers in the upper background
- Large orange sunburst/flower motifs behind the figures
Symbols
- Playing cards
- Five round stage spotlights on a bar
- Daisy-like flowers
- Orange blossom sprays
- Large orange sunburst discs
- Black speaker cabinet with orange cone
- Green tufted sofa
- Drink glass
Lettering
- Huge diagonal bubble/block capitals with heavy white and black keylines, letters filled in alternating red and purple panels, reading downward left to right
Themes
- Psychedelia
- Flower power
- Pop music
- Nightclub
- Dance
- 1960s youth culture
Title on it
- Psychedelic
Text on it
- PSYCHEDELIC
- SCORE
- 72,410
- PREVIOUS HI SCORE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman standing centre-left, white short dress with large orange polka dots, bare legs, arms stretched out to the right, leaning across the speaker cabinet |
| Man | Dark-haired man reclining on the green tufted sofa behind her, head thrown back with mouth open as if singing or shouting, bare chest |
| Woman | Second reclining figure with long light hair lying back on the green tufted sofa, partly hidden behind the singer |
| Woman | Seated woman at the right in a red/orange dress, facing left, holding a small glass or cup up between herself and the kneeling man |
| Man | Kneeling/crouching man at the right in a white short-sleeved shirt and rust-orange trousers, facing right towards the seated woman |
| Man | Figure at the far left edge, cropped by the frame, wearing a white cap or helmet and a horizontally striped top, seated |
| Man | Crouching figure lower left in a yellow-and-green striped top with a dark cap, head turned down |
| Other | Several dark silhouetted human figures dancing in the upper background beneath the stage lights |
A painted, 1960s-style psychedelic-pop backglass in hot magenta, purple, orange and yellow. The word PSYCHEDELIC is spelled in enormous chunky bubble capitals that run diagonally down the upper-left and centre, in red and purple panels with thick white and black outlines. Across the top hangs a row of five round stage spotlights on a bar, with dark silhouette dancers below them. Top right sits a white rounded-corner window labelled SCORE containing the black numerals 72,410. Seven human figures crowd the lower half around a tall black speaker cabinet with an orange cone: a blonde woman in a white dress covered in big orange polka dots stands centre-left with both arms outstretched; behind her two figures recline on a tufted green sofa; a striped-shirted figure with a white cap sits at the far left edge; a person in a yellow-green striped top and dark cap crouches low left; and at the right a man in a white shirt and rust trousers kneels facing a seated woman in a red dress who holds a small glass. Playing cards, daisy-like flowers and orange blossom sprays are scattered as motifs. A small white panel at bottom right reads PREVIOUS HI SCORE.