Rock 'n Roll View-Master®

View-Master® created several 3-D collections featuring rock 'n roll stars over the years. Some of these are quite hard to find.

Michael Jackson's Thriller

KISS

Rare KISS packet stapled to a blister card.

The Monkees

The Wiz

The Wiz is a 1978 American musical adventure fantasy film produced by Universal Pictures and Motown Productions, and released by Universal Pictures on Oct. 24, 1978. A reimagining of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz featuring an all-black cast, the film was loosely adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name. It follows the adventures of Dorothy, a shy, twenty-four-year-old Harlem schoolteacher who finds herself magically transported to the urban fantasy Land of Oz, which resembles a dream version of New York City. Befriended by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion, she travels through the city to seek an audience with the mysterious Wiz, who they say is the only one powerful enough to send her home. The film featured Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Lena Horne and Richard Pryor as The Wiz.

Adam and the Ants

Cheap Trick

Can't Stop the Music

Can't Stop the Music is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Nancy Walker. Written by Allan Carr and Bronté Woodard, the film is a pseudo-biography of disco's Village People that bears only a vague resemblance to the actual story of the group's formation. The film stars The Village People, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, Steve Guttenberg, Paul Sand, Tammy Grimes, June Havoc, Barbara Rush, Altovise Davis, Marilyn Sokol and the Richie Family.

The Partridge Family

Graceland - Elvis Presley

Although it does not feature 3-D images of Elvis, the King of Rock 'n Roll is pictured on the cover art for the Graceland 3-reel set sold as a tourist souvenir at Elvis' home following his death.

Van Halen

Britney Spears

Never released as traditional View-Master® reels, this Britney Spears 3-D pocket viewer did contained 18 concert and backstage 3-D photos.

Branson, Missouri

The Branson, Missouri blister card featuring former rock performers Kenny Rogers and Jim Stafford in 3-D photos.

The Lost Jacksons Set

Reportedly, Michael Jackson reels sold so well that View-Master® sent a 3-D photographer to shoot The Jackson’s Gator Bowl concert in Jacksonville during their 1984 Victory tour. Unfortunately the reels were never produced.

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That 70s Show View-Master® Reel (2006)

in 2006, to celebrate the finale of the TV series That '70s Show, Fox sent a special press kit to members of the media that contained a special commemorative View-Master® reel and viewer.

The customized plastic red View-Master® has the show's logo printed on the lower right and August 23, 1998 - May 18, 2006 printed over the eyepieces. There was one reel featuring 2-D images from the shows run.

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A collection of more than 150 View-Master® packets sold for $471 with 44 bids.

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