Steve Turner collection finds (Bonzos Colour Me Pop content)
Apr 4, 2016 12:08:20 GMT
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Post by ajsmith on Apr 4, 2016 12:08:20 GMT
I'm very proud to be able to pass on this message from Chris Perry of Kaleidoscope, the intial results of Steve Turner kindly loaning his archive to Kaliedoscope:
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Before Christmas last year I was contacted by Adam Smith who had heard about Kaleidoscope from the excellent pop events.
In June 2014 a former BBC producer had come to one of our events and mentioned that he still had some film cans and videotape that had not been looked at for many years. Adam suggested that Kaleidoscope had a look.
I duly went there before Christmas and brought back a lot of material. The 2" videotapes were covered in white dust, but looked in good nick. The film was in rusty old cans unopened since 1968-1970 and had lots of BBC labels. Some of the film is still being transferred because it's required more work due to dry splices or damage.
However, what we do know so far is that there is:
Colour Me Pop - six cans of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah material, most still to be transferred. So far the single can examined contains the colour film inserts of wacky poems and comedy moments.
Take One Plus One - untransmitted 1971 music pilot featuring Yes and Stephen Stills. Ex 2"
Strawbs - early pop promos circa 1971. Ex 2"
Beach Boys - Australian concert, not UK made. Colour film. I have been told by Australian collectors that this is a missing Beach Boys concert circa 1969.
Top of the Pops pop promos for Marmalade (several songs), The Kinks, two for Marc Ellingham, Bee Gees (Lonely Days) and The Tremeloes (Me and My Life). Some of these were made but may not have been shown if the record didn't chart. The Kinks one requires extra work before it can be transferred.
Disco 2 - animations used as backdrops for dancers to dance in front of Led Zeppelin and and Interlude tracks. Not sure what Interlude was? Perhaps it was a musical interlude?
There are still more cans to catalogue and transfer, but that's a very good start. There is one small can marked The Hollies / Colour Me Pop, but it turns out that was the Bee Gees pop promo and not Hollies material after all.
There is also a can marked Bonzo Dog that claims to be a complete telerecording of Colour Me Pop but that requires specialist transfer because of the quality of the film.
Thanks
Chris'
Furhter details on the Bonzos insert film that has been recovered so far (via Vince Nzo of the Bonzo Dog fb group):
'All filmed on location in 16mm, and very probably shot by Colour Me Pop producer Steve Turner himself, the colour insert shows each member of the Bonzo's at home. Seen are Rodney Slater with his parrots, Neil Innes composing at the piano, Dennis Cowan having a lie down, Legs Larry Smith being mobbed by fans and having a drink in his favorite pub, Roger Spear at home in his workshop and at the dinner table with Mrs Roger & Son and finally Vivian Stanshall in his music room with his art and instruments, playing around with those silly cardboard balloons that the Bonzo Dog Band used on stage.
The sequence is narrated by Vivian Stanshall and each Bonzo gets his fair share from him. In the background two Bonzo Dog Band tracks from their second album are heard. These are instrumental versions of Rhinocratic Oaths and 11 Moustachioed Daughters.
'
Before Christmas last year I was contacted by Adam Smith who had heard about Kaleidoscope from the excellent pop events.
In June 2014 a former BBC producer had come to one of our events and mentioned that he still had some film cans and videotape that had not been looked at for many years. Adam suggested that Kaleidoscope had a look.
I duly went there before Christmas and brought back a lot of material. The 2" videotapes were covered in white dust, but looked in good nick. The film was in rusty old cans unopened since 1968-1970 and had lots of BBC labels. Some of the film is still being transferred because it's required more work due to dry splices or damage.
However, what we do know so far is that there is:
Colour Me Pop - six cans of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah material, most still to be transferred. So far the single can examined contains the colour film inserts of wacky poems and comedy moments.
Take One Plus One - untransmitted 1971 music pilot featuring Yes and Stephen Stills. Ex 2"
Strawbs - early pop promos circa 1971. Ex 2"
Beach Boys - Australian concert, not UK made. Colour film. I have been told by Australian collectors that this is a missing Beach Boys concert circa 1969.
Top of the Pops pop promos for Marmalade (several songs), The Kinks, two for Marc Ellingham, Bee Gees (Lonely Days) and The Tremeloes (Me and My Life). Some of these were made but may not have been shown if the record didn't chart. The Kinks one requires extra work before it can be transferred.
Disco 2 - animations used as backdrops for dancers to dance in front of Led Zeppelin and and Interlude tracks. Not sure what Interlude was? Perhaps it was a musical interlude?
There are still more cans to catalogue and transfer, but that's a very good start. There is one small can marked The Hollies / Colour Me Pop, but it turns out that was the Bee Gees pop promo and not Hollies material after all.
There is also a can marked Bonzo Dog that claims to be a complete telerecording of Colour Me Pop but that requires specialist transfer because of the quality of the film.
Thanks
Chris'
Furhter details on the Bonzos insert film that has been recovered so far (via Vince Nzo of the Bonzo Dog fb group):
'All filmed on location in 16mm, and very probably shot by Colour Me Pop producer Steve Turner himself, the colour insert shows each member of the Bonzo's at home. Seen are Rodney Slater with his parrots, Neil Innes composing at the piano, Dennis Cowan having a lie down, Legs Larry Smith being mobbed by fans and having a drink in his favorite pub, Roger Spear at home in his workshop and at the dinner table with Mrs Roger & Son and finally Vivian Stanshall in his music room with his art and instruments, playing around with those silly cardboard balloons that the Bonzo Dog Band used on stage.
The sequence is narrated by Vivian Stanshall and each Bonzo gets his fair share from him. In the background two Bonzo Dog Band tracks from their second album are heard. These are instrumental versions of Rhinocratic Oaths and 11 Moustachioed Daughters.
