1978–1979 · Gottlieb & Giuliano Lodola
Rock Star / Blue Note
Known for Solfege targets, Right saucer and Center purple bumper. Deep red field, swirling rainbow spiral of musical notes and no scenery.
- Years
- 1978–1979
- Maker
- Gottlieb & Giuliano Lodola
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Target
Solfege targets
- saucer
Right saucer
- Bumper
Center purple bumper
3 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young adult singer, pink and black shoulder-length hair, large gold hoop earrings, red and white striped halter top exposing midriff, blue bell-bottom trousers printed with red and white stars, left arm raised holding a silver microphone, mouth open singing
- man Young adult guitarist with a black mop-top haircut, broad grin, blue jacket scattered with white stars, chunky gold medallion necklace, red and white vertically striped trousers, black shoes, playing a red and black electric guitar with pink pickguard
Setting
- Deep red field
- Swirling rainbow spiral of musical notes
- No scenery
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- ROCK STAR
- PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Wow
Made by
- Design
- John Osborne
- Art
- Gordon Morison
The cast
- Blue Note
- Rock Star
Reference
Linked terms
- Solfege targets also called left standup targets also called stand-up note scale
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Rock Star
- cream
- orange
- yellow
- teal
Fingerprint: Rock star, chunky graffiti-style ROCK STAR logo in large pink circle, black musical staves and note heads carrying solfege labels flowing across playfield, painted blond trumpeter in black shirt cheeks puffed blowing long silver trumpet across lower center, four oversized round pop-bumper caps with yellow starburst designs at top, curved 10,000 banner with A/B/C drop targets, big brass tuba painted at lower left, long red triangular ramp on right
The centrepiece is a large pink circle containing a chunky graffiti-style ROCK STAR logo, with black musical staves and note heads carrying solfege labels (DO, TI, LA, RE, SOL, FA, DD) flowing across the playfield. A second thing you would remember is the painted blond trumpeter in a black shirt, cheeks puffed, blowing a long silver trumpet across the lower centre. Four oversized round pop-bumper caps with yellow starburst designs crowd the top, under a curved 10,000 banner with A, B and C drop targets. There is also a big brass tuba painted flat on the lower left and a long red triangular ramp on the right.
Setting
- Plain pale cream playfield
- Painted musical stave and note graphics
- Stained-glass style pink circle behind the centre logo
- Orange and red concentric circle bands behind the pop bumpers
Symbols
- Musical staves
- Musical notes
- Starburst rosettes
- Playing-card-style red discs along the side rails
- Arrow
- Piano-key ramp edge
Notable shapes
- A large stained-glass style pink circle in the centre, orange concentric arc bands at the top, a curved 10,000 banner arc, a triangular red ramp on the right, and a long curved metal ball guide down the left edge; a blue-white tube-light reflection runs horizontally across the glass over the centre
Art motifs
- Graffiti-style logo lettering
- Comic-book cartoon faces
- Airbrushed brass instruments
- Solfege note-name tags
Themes
- Music
- Jazz
- Brass instruments
- Band
- Concert
Title on it
- Rock star
Text on it
- ROCK STAR
- 10,000
- A
- B
- C
- 300 OR WHEN LIT
- COMPLETE 1-2-3-4
- LIT TARGET SCORE
- 1000
- 3000
- 500 OR 1000 WHEN
- LIT TARGET SCORES 10 POINTS AND CHANGES VALUE
- 1500
- CREDIT WHEN LIT
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSTRUCTIONS
- MINIMUM 3 BALLS PER PLAY
- A-B-C BULLOCKS SCORE 500 POINTS, COMPLETING A-B-C BULLOCKS LIGHT HOLE FOR 'HIGH', COMPLETING A-B-C BULLOCKS AND LIT HOLE RESETS AFTER EACH BALL IN PLAY.
- PUPPLE POP BUMPER SCORES 1000 POINTS, ALL OTHERS SCORE 10 POINTS.
- BLUE NOTE TARGETS SCORE 500 OR 5000 POINTS WHEN LIT, COMPLETING BLUE NOTE TARGETS LIGHTS A BLUE NOTE TARGET FOR 'HIGH'. HITTING LIT BLUE NOTE TARGET WHEN 'HIGH' IS LIT SCORES 1000 AND RESETS TARGETS.
- WHITE SPINNING TARGET SCORES 10 POINTS AND CHANGES VALUE OF CENTER SPINNING TARGET.
- 'WOW' VALUE IS ONE ADDITIONAL BALL.
- PERFECTLY, 1 BALL PLUS BALL IN PLAY.
- SCORING 60,000 POINTS ADD
- SCORING 110,000 POINTS ADD
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- 185 N. LAKE ST.
- DO
- TI
- LA
- RE
- SOL
- FA
- DD
- 1 PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Cartoon trumpeter at the top left with orange hair, wide open-mouthed grin, cream jacket, holding a trumpet to his mouth; only head, shoulders and hands visible |
| Man | Painted blond trumpeter at the lower centre-left in a black shirt, cheeks puffed, eyes wide, blowing a long silver trumpet held horizontally |
| Other | Large golden brass tuba painted flat on the lower left corner, upright with bell pointing up |
| Other | Golden brass saxophone rendered behind the lower pop bumper area near the top right |
A music-themed electro-mechanical playfield on a pale cream/ivory base, viewed from above through a glass top with a bright blue-white fluorescent tube reflection running horizontally across the middle. The upper third is dominated by four round pop-bumper caps printed on yellow, orange, red and green discs, each cap carrying a black-and-yellow starburst/compass motif. Above them a curved banner reads 10,000, with three orange A / B / C drop targets and four white cylindrical posts lit like lamps. A grinning cartoon trumpeter with orange hair and a cream jacket leans in at the top left. The centre carries a big pink-and-teal circular medallion with a graffiti-style ROCK STAR logo, ringed by black musical staves and note heads labelled with solfege in oval tags (DO, TI, LA, RE, SOL, FA, DD). Lower left is a large painted brass tuba and a blond trumpeter in a black shirt playing a long silver trumpet, mouth open. The right side holds a red triangular ramp with a piano-key style edge and a lane marked 1500. The lower deck is plain white with a printed instruction card, a D. Gottlieb & Co. signature, a scoring panel and a QR code. Dominant colours: cream, orange, yellow, teal blue.
Playfield Rocky Girl
- blue
- orange
- yellow
- red
Fingerprint: Painted jukebox arch with pink tone-bar pipes filling upper playfield, grinning cartoonhead peering over arch, white star-emblemed targets in two clusters, large blue clock-face with radiating red-yellow rays, jester musician at lower left, orange jukebox tones
The dominant feature is an enormous painted jukebox arch of pink tone-bar pipes forming the whole upper playfield, with a grinning cartoon head leaning over it. The eight white star-emblem round targets and bumpers clustered in two groups below it are equally memorable. A big blue clock-face dial with concentric rings and radiating red-and-yellow rays occupies the centre, with the CLOCK CHIRP script logo on a red disc at its left. A jester musician in a yellow cap blowing a trumpet sits at lower left against black musical staves.
Setting
- Painted jukebox interior
- Musical staff and notes
- Starry night sky behind arch
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars
- Musical eighth notes
- Clock dial rings
- Playing-card suits on side art
Notable shapes
- Concentric clock-face rings at centre
- Eight round star-badged targets
- Piano keyboard cutout shape
- Fan of vertical tone bars at top
Art motifs
- Musical staves
- Piano keys
- Concentric clock rings
- Radiating sunburst rays
- Star decals
Themes
- Music
- Jukebox
- Musical instruments
- Novelty
Title on it
- Clock chirp
Text on it
- SOCKETS
- BALL SAVE
- POP
- CLOCK CHIRP
- BURN
- BUTTONS
- ON SIDE OF CABINET
- HAMILTON
- MONTREAL
- QUEBEC
- EXPLODE
- CANADA
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Cartoon grinning man's head with dark hair and wide open mouth, leaning over the left shoulder of the jukebox arch at the top of the playfield |
| Man | Jester-like musician in a yellow cap and orange coat, cheeks puffed, blowing a silver trumpet, at lower left |
| Other | Painted upright piano with white and black keys, orange case, lid labelled burn, at right of the lower field |
| Other | Large painted jukebox arch with fan of pink-and-cream tone bars forming the entire upper playfield |
A jukebox-themed electro-mechanical playfield photographed in the cabinet, its lower apron metal and two red rectangular buttons visible at the bottom. The painted field is a jukebox in flat 1950s cartoon colours: a huge orange-and-yellow jukebox arch fills the upper playfield, its crown a fan of tall pink-and-cream tone-bar pipes with a cartoon man's grinning head peering over the left shoulder of the arch. Eight round star-emblem targets and bumpers with white star decals and red, green and yellow skirts are stacked in two clusters across the upper half. Down the left lane orange lettering reads SOCKETS beside a column of small yellow pop-bumper caps. The centre of the field is a large blue clock-face dial of concentric rings with a red-and-yellow burst behind it and a round script logo reading CLOCK CHIRP on a red disc. Black musical staves with eighth notes run diagonally across the blue lower field, where a jester-like musician in a yellow cap and orange coat blows a trumpet. The right side has a piano keyboard in white and black keys with a lid marked BURN, and a blue arrow along the lower deck reads BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Rock Star
- red
- blue
- pink
- white
Fingerprint: ROCK STAR rendered three-dimensional blue block capitals, female performer with star-pattern bell-bottoms singing microphone left-center, male guitarist mop-top hairstyle blue jacket red-striped trousers right-side, swirling rainbow tornado of musical notation background, 1970s airbrushed poster aesthetic red backdrop, mechanical scoreboard upper-right, electrifying performance energy
A young woman in a star-spangled bell-bottom outfit singing into a microphone beside a mop-haired guitarist in a star-covered blue jacket and striped trousers, both rendered in 1970s airbrushed poster style against a rainbow swirl of floating musical notes. The title ROCK STAR is carved out in big blue 3D block letters at the top left, tucked under a small white cursive 'Gottlieb's'. Unusual detail: the whole background is a dense tornado of hand-painted blue, pink, grey and orange quavers and notes rather than any scenery.
Setting
- Deep red field
- Swirling rainbow spiral of musical notes
- No scenery
Symbols
- Musical quavers and notes
- Microphone
- Electric guitar
- Five-pointed stars on clothing
- Medallion necklace
- Mechanical score reels
Lettering
- Small white cursive script above large blue 3d block letters with white inner highlight and heavy black outline, tilted and stacked
Themes
- Rock music
- Rock stars
- Concert
- Pop culture
- Singing duo
Title on it
- Gottlieb's rock star
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- ROCK STAR
- PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult singer, pink and black shoulder-length hair, large gold hoop earrings, red and white striped halter top exposing midriff, blue bell-bottom trousers printed with red and white stars, left arm raised holding a silver microphone, mouth open singing |
| Man | Young adult guitarist with a black mop-top haircut, broad grin, blue jacket scattered with white stars, chunky gold medallion necklace, red and white vertically striped trousers, black shoes, playing a red and black electric guitar with pink pickguard |
Illuminated rectangular backglass with a deep red field. Upper left carries a big title: small white cursive 'Gottlieb's' above chunky three-dimensional block letters spelling ROCK STAR in blue with white highlights and a black outline, angled and stacked. Two rock-singer figures dominate the centre: a young woman on the left with pink-and-black shoulder-length hair, hoop earrings, a red-and-white striped halter top, bare midriff, and bell-bottom trousers covered in red and white stars, one arm raised singing into a silver microphone; and to her right a grinning young man with a black Beatles-style mop-top, blue jacket covered in white stars, a chunky gold medallion necklace, red-and-white vertically striped trousers and black shoes, playing a red-and-black double-cutaway electric guitar with a pink pickguard. Behind them a swirling rainbow spiral of musical notes in blue, pink, grey and orange floods the background. Top right holds a rectangular mechanical score window with a white face, black reel digits and a yellow-green flame-like border. Bottom right has a small white card reading PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE; bottom left a green-and-gold artist signature decal.
Backglass Blue Note
- red
- magenta
- black
- orange
Fingerprint: Cartoon rock duo on deep red wood-grain: woman with pink-streaked hair in teal-blue star-patterned bell-bottoms holding microphone, grinning man in black star-shirt and striped trousers playing red guitar, bulbous pale-blue 'BLUE NOTE' logo top left, gold-framed score window top right with flames (00000), magenta GAME OVER box, musical notes and stars throughout, bold comic-strip style, psychobilly aesthetic.
A cartoon rock duo: a singing woman in star-spangled blue bell-bottoms and a wide-grinning guitarist in a star-spotted black shirt and red-and-white striped trousers, floating on a swirl of pink and black musical notes over a red wood-grain background. The signature detail is her flared trousers patterned all over with red-and-white stars, paired with his striped trousers and both starred tops. Second most memorable: the bulbous pale-blue-and-white BLUE NOTE logo tilted over her head at top left. Third: the gold-framed five-reel window reading 00000, ringed above with small orange flames.
Setting
- Red wood-grain swirl
- Orange-tan circular halo behind the figures
- Scattered musical notes
Symbols
- Musical notes (black and pink)
- Five-pointed stars on clothing
- Electric guitar
- Microphone
- Flames above score window
Lettering
- Large bulbous rounded display capitals in pale blue-green with white highlights and heavy dark drop shadow, tilted diagonally; smaller plain white block capitals in a magenta box
Themes
- Rock music
- Concert
- Singing duo
- Guitar
- Psychobilly
Title on it
- Blue note
Text on it
- BLUE NOTE
- GAME OVER
- BALLY IN PLAY
- 00000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult, long black hair with pink streaks, strapless red-and-white striped crop top, teal-blue star-patterned bell-bottom trousers, white shoes, smiling open-mouthed, holding a silver microphone at her mouth |
| Man | Young adult with blond flat-top/bowl haircut and freckles, wide open-mouthed grin, black shirt covered in white stars with a ruffled white collar, red-and-white vertically striped trousers with a black side stripe, black boots, playing a cherry-red double-cutaway electric guitar |
A wedge-shaped glossy painted backglass dominated by deep red and magenta wood-grain swirl. Centre stage are two cartoon rock musicians drawn in a bold comic style with heavy black ink outlines and flat shading. On the left, a young woman with long black hair streaked pink wears a strapless red-and-white striped crop top and long bell-bottom flared trousers in teal-blue covered in red-and-white five-pointed stars; she smiles broadly with her mouth open, holding a microphone up to her mouth. On the right, a grinning young man with a flat-top blond-and-brown hairstyle and freckles wears a black shirt with white stars and a ruffled white collar, plus red-and-white vertically striped trousers with a black stripe and black boots, playing a cherry-red double-cutaway electric guitar whose headstock reaches the right edge. Behind them a swirling orange-tan circular halo is scattered with black and pink musical notes on stems. Upper right: a rectangular gold-framed score window with cream/yellow plastic showing five digit reels reading 0 0 0 0 0, with orange-gold flame shapes licking up along its top edge. Top left: a large curved logo reading BLUE NOTE in bulbous letters with pale blue-green fill, tilted on a diagonal. On the right edge, mid-height, a magenta box with stacked white text GAME OVER. Bottom left carries a small cream/yellow boxed signature panel; bottom centre-right, narrow white capitals reading BALLY IN PLAY.
Backglass Rocky Girl
- red
- purple
- cream
- blue
Fingerprint: rocky grl, bubbly cartoon logo ROCKY GRL pale blue letters pink dot shading, wide lime-green score window upper right red seven-segment 5432000 crowned licking yellow-orange flames, two cartoon figures woman shoulder-length black hair magenta teal star-covered bell-bottom trousers, grinning man blue floral shirt red-white striped trousers playing red electric guitar
A grinning cartoon guitarist in red-and-white striped trousers playing a cherry-red electric guitar, sharing the frame with a singing woman in blue star-spangled bell-bottom trousers. Flames lick along the top of a lime-green score display reading 5432000 in red seven-segment digits. A cloud of blue, grey and pink music notes on stems curls around both figures, ending in a big black treble clef at the bottom. On the right, a BALLS TO PLAY graphic with a single red 2 surrounded by yellow music-note stems and a MILLIONS table of numbers 12-19 set in flame shapes.
Setting
- Flat printed colour field
- Purple upper band
- Red-to-yellow radiating sunburst behind the figures
- Orange and dark blue chevrons on the cream border
Symbols
- Flames
- Musical notes on stems
- Black treble clef
- Red electric guitar
- Red seven-segment digit display
- Orange star motifs on trousers
- Chevron arrows
- Yinyang-style circle targets in the score table
Lettering
- Curved bubble cartoon capitals, pale blue with pink dot texture, white inner highlight, thick black outline and black drop shadow, slanted upward
Themes
- Rock music
- 1960s pop-art styling
- Singing duo
- Guitar
- Flames
- Score table
Title on it
- Rocky grl
Text on it
- ROCKY GRL
- 5432000
- BALLS TO
- PLAY
- 2
- X1
- X2
- X3
- MILLIONS
- 12
- 16
- 13
- 17
- 14
- 18
- 15
- 19
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young woman, shoulder-length black hair with magenta highlights, orange halter top, high-waisted blue flared trousers printed all over with orange stars, smiling with mouth open as if singing, right hand raised near her ear |
| Man | Young grinning man with short brown hair, blue shirt covered in orange-and-yellow flowers, red-and-white vertically striped trousers, black shoes, crouching forward and playing a red electric guitar with white pickguard, black strap across his shoulder |
Flat printed artwork with a cream outer border and a large red-to-purple rectangular field edged in a thin black keyline. Upper left: a curved, bubbly cartoon logo reading ROCKY GRL in pale blue letters with pink dot shading, white highlight and heavy black drop shadow, slanting up to the right. A wide lime-green rectangular score window spans the upper right, showing red seven-segment 5432000, its top edge crowned by licking yellow-and-orange flames. Centre: two cartoon figures - a young woman with shoulder-length black hair tipped magenta, an orange halter top and long blue flared trousers covered in orange stars, singing with one hand raised; and a grinning young man in a blue floral shirt, red-and-white vertically striped trousers and black shoes, leaning forward to play a red electric guitar with a white pickguard. Blue, grey and pink musical notes on stems swirl around them, with a thick black treble-clef curl at bottom centre. The right side holds a BALLS TO PLAY panel with a red 2 in a black oval ringed by yellow note stems, and a MILLIONS table of numbers 12 to 19 in yellow flame shapes.