Tuesday, December 31, 2024

#97-100 Tina Turner


Tina Turner has four consecutive MusiCards that we'll take a look at today. There's also a card of hers in the UK edition, as well as a "different font in logo" promo card (--notable for being the only one of those featuring a photo that didn't make it into the retail set). The picture on card #97 here looks like it could be a still from a music video, or maybe she was just putting on a little show for the photographer.


There was a fascinating documentary called Tina (2021) that did a great job of telling her story while she was still with us. 

Tina Turner - "Proud Mary"


Other than the back of #97 where she's sporting a denim jacket, all these pictures on her MusiCards are from just two photo shoots: "black dress, yellow background" or "sequin dress, white background", card #98 here being among the latter.


Kinda funny that the back picture of card #98 is also...


... the front picture of card #99.


Back to the black dress, yellow background.


"What's Love Got To Do With It" has always been a favorite of mine. 


According to the Trading Card Database, there are 50+ different Tina Turner cards out there dating back to 1972.


Pro Set really jammed as much text as they could fit into card #100, huh? That's probably beneficial for this post since I'm trying to be succinct, rushing to get this published on New Year's Eve to keep my streak of monthly posting alive. For more on Tina Turner's incredible life, check out her big Wikipedia entry; and Tina is probably still streaming on Max.

We finally hit triple-digits with this set as we close out 2024. The coming year will see another milestone as we alphabetically finish up the "Pop Artists" section and move into the "R&B/Rap" part of the Series 1 checklist.

Thanks as always for following along and please let me know in the comments if you've got any Tina Turner thoughts/memories/favorites to share.

1991 MusiCards Come To Life!

Happy New Year, everybody.