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Post by stevej on Sept 24, 2016 19:25:10 GMT
This may turn out to be one of those series that everyone knows about but me, but I've only just stumbled across it and it's pretty groovy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7kjOPCxLC0It's an odd length at 15mins+ but seems to be complete. According to wikipedia 'Playboy After Dark' was taped at CBS Television City in LA and guests included Joe Cocker, Ike & Tina Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Rich, Harry Nilsson, Grateful Dead, Moms Mabley (yikes!), Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, James Brown, Iron Butterfly, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Jones and others Nice early Deep Purple performance of 'Hush' here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiXcqxms3Bsand Three Dog Night here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=87b5dLN7r4oSteve |
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Post by robertreinstein on Sept 24, 2016 19:37:18 GMT
Hi Steve,
Yes it was a great show. I used to stay up late to watch it on a little black and white TV. With commercials, each episode ran 60 minutes.
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Post by stevej on Sept 24, 2016 20:25:38 GMT
Thanks for the info Robert. So it was a mix of chat and musical guests? I've never seen any clips from it before, but it seems to be a good resource of music performances. I see that there is a dvd set available, although the details of exactly what you get are a little sketchy. I gather there was an earlier series sometime around 1960.
Steve
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Post by John Green on Sept 24, 2016 21:33:35 GMT
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Post by robertreinstein on Sept 25, 2016 2:02:53 GMT
There was a column called "Playboy After Dark" in the magazine, but it was unrelated to the TV show. The earlier show (from the late-50s/early-60s) was "Playboy's Penthouse" which I was too young to catch at the time. The "Playboy After Dark" show was the epitome of cool. I'd watch it thinking that this is what really happens at "cool, hip, swinging" parties (that I was too young to attend). Of course it was unrealistic since no one was smoking pot! Little did I know that the non-celebrity guests were all paid extras, and that it was not a real party. The cable Playboy Channel used to show re-runs in the 80s. I was able to tape a few of those. There is a cool bootleg DVD that compiles all of the great rock performances from that series. Aside from the music, there were several great comedians on there, as well as other U.S. personalities. And, of course, Hef always had a super-hot-girl on his arm. |
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Post by David smothers on Sept 26, 2016 23:23:10 GMT
Here are some clips from Playboy After Dark.
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Post by stevej on Sept 27, 2016 18:21:09 GMT
It's an amazing period piece and I've been enjoying discovering various clips from it. The Ike & Tina Turner performance is the best so far in terms of technical quality. Oh and belated thanks to John for the link to the episode guide. The series attracted some stellar talent during it's relatively short run. I'm tempted to have a punt on the dvd set, assuming it's an official release.
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Post by Kev Hunter on Sept 28, 2016 11:57:03 GMT
There's a really good Playboy After Dark performance of "Rattlesnake Shake" by Fleetwood Mac out there too.
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Post by robertreinstein on Sept 28, 2016 20:59:09 GMT
This is the contents of the boot DVD that had been floating around for a long time. The commercial DVDs are better quality.
PLAYBOY AFTER DARK
Silvertone Films
1. DEEP PURPLE (Oct. 23, 1968)
And The Address
Hush
2. IRON BUTTERFLY (Aug. 8, 1968)
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [lip-synch'd]
Iron Butterfly Theme
3. TAJ MAHAL (Oct. 16, 1968)
Everybody's Got To Change Sometime
EZ Rider
4. B.B. KING (April 15, 1970)
So Excited
The Thrill Is Gone
5. CANNED HEAT (most likely Jan. 20, 1969)
Turpentine Moan
On The Road Again
6. LINDA RONSTADT (most likely April 16, 1970)
Lovesick Blues
Long Long Time
7. THE BYRDS (Sept. 28, 1968)
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
This Wheel's On Fire
8. SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET (Jan. 25, 1969)
Mendocino
She's About A Mover
9. STEPPENWOLF (Dec. 17, 1969)
Berry Rides Again
Monster-Suicide-America
From Here To There Eventually
10. THE NITTY GRITTY DIRTBAND (Dec. 11, 1968)
Washington At Valley Forge
Alligator Man
11. THE GRATEFUL DEAD (Jan. 18, 1969)
Mountains Of The Moon
St. Stephen
12. FLEETWOOD MAC (Jan. 8, 1970)
Rattlesnake Shake
13. IKE AND TINA TURNER REVUE (Dec. 3, 1969)
I Want To Take You Higher
Come Together
Proud Mary
14. COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH ( April 16, 1970)
Sing Sing Sing
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag (reprise into end credits)
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Post by Kev Hunter on Sept 28, 2016 22:06:49 GMT
Here's the aforementioned Fleetwood Mac performance, preceded by Hugh Hef spouting some scripted bollocks :
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Post by richardwoods on Sept 29, 2016 9:50:09 GMT
Nice one Kev. Good to see Peter Green & the guys in colour.
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Post by Chris Barratt on Sept 29, 2016 13:01:02 GMT
Hugh Hefner interviewing The Bear about record collecting is one of the best snapshots of Canned Heat ever captured, showing just what they were about - and underlines just how under-rated they have become. They were - and are - one of the best and most important Blues bands America produced, and Alan Wilson the fascinating forgotten man of the '27 Club'.
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