Can you find an image of the classic ad for Maxell Tapes where a guy
sitting in an armchair seems blown back by the 'wind' coming from his
stereo speaker?

Hi bontempo-ga,

This is a fantastic ad.  While doing searches for it, I found out that
it rates on several "Top 100 Ad" lists.  I found a few images on the
web that I hope meet your requirements.

There are four pictures on this page (click on them to enlarge):
http://www.angelfire.com/goth/bauhaus/maxell.html

A larger version of one of those from the previous page:
http://eewww.eng.ohio-state.edu/~unganb/maxell.jpg  (which can be
accessed by clicking the appropriate link at
http://eewww.eng.ohio-state.edu/~unganb/muzik.html )

By the way, the guy sitting in the armchair is apparently Peter
Murphy.  See http://www.sweetestdrop.org/FAQ.asp (scroll down to
bullet 3.1) for more.

My search started in the Images section, looking for just Maxell and
wind or Maxell and armchair.  Nothing turned up, so I went to a
regular Google search.

First: Maxell cassette armchair -- which led me to Peter Murphy
Next: Maxell "Peter Murphy" -- which led me to the sites I found

Scott
scottso-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by bontempo-ga on 04 Oct 2002 22:13 PDT

I really appreciate your helpful response!  Could you find a larger
version of the NON Peter Murphy (i.e., U.S.) version?

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Clarification of Answer by scottso-ga on 05 Oct 2002 04:28 PDT

Hi bontempo-ga,

I'm sorry, I was not able to find any more high quality images of the
U.S. version of the ad.  I searched on variations of the keywords I
provided in the original answer, plus just plain "Maxell".

You may want to contact Maxell directly.  Here is U.S. contact
information, which I found at
http://www.maxell.com/home/index_corporate.html :

MAXELL CORPORATION OF AMERICA
22-08 Route 208
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Toll Free: (800) 533-2836
Tel: (201) 794-5900
Fax: (201) 796-8790
 
Scott
scottso-ga

Extremely helpful. Concise, yet taught me how to improve my search skills.
I'm very grateful