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Post by ashleywood on Nov 23, 2012 13:23:45 GMT
Ray, there is silent footage from Hammersmith dec 10 1965 but it doesn't circulate. A couple of people have it but it hasn't leaked unfortunately. Details and screenshots here: www.beatlesondvd.com/19651969/19651210_bea.htmI think this project is a great idea but have little doubt Apple will cock it up. They should stick to limited edition ballpoint pens and leave the archival stuff to someone who gives a rats ass. Having said that i think the Apple md does. I think the people he's representing aren't very clued in as to what they're sitting on and how brilliantly it could be presented to the benefit of themselves, the fans and music lovers in general. Shame that...
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Post by ashleywood on Nov 5, 2012 20:31:24 GMT
I found RTE very helpful when i asked about a couple of Johnny Kidd appearances from late 1962. Needless to say they have no film of Johnny Kidd. One of the shows was november 24 Revue '62 (also listed as Review '62) - Irish tv associated with Radio Eireann.
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Post by ashleywood on Nov 2, 2012 22:06:26 GMT
Hi Ray i'm not sure where i got the following history of FOCC from. I can't vouch for it's accuracy but it's a good start. Somewhere i have a fairly complete episode listing, i'll post it if/when i find it. FOCC featured probably the last UK tv appearance by Johnny Kidd in March 1965. I think all the major and minor 60s bands up to 1966 appeared on it at some point (except The Fab Four and Stones).
Five O'Clock Club and earlier Commercial TV attempts to rival BBC's Blue Peter . . . . . . . Associated Rediffusion made several attempts to produce a good children's magazine. The first embryonic attempt in 1955 was perhaps Blue Cross Society Club with Stuart Gelder, which was essentially for pet lovers. Another specialist interest was catered for in Space Club which ran for much of 1956. During 1957 children's ITV programmes were linked by Jimmy Hanley under the umbrella title Jolly Good Time, and this eventually became the title of a mix of miscellaneous snippets, such as Mr Happy (the controller of birthdays) and various little playlets, such as The Adventures of Twizzle. By the end of this year Jolly Good Time was confined to Tuesdays at 5pm, while on Fridays at the same time was a similar programme Let's Get Together. Jon Pertwee was one of several to host this show. Charlie Drake and various partners had a spot as Mick and Montmorency. Steve Race was the regular presenter during 1958 though in spring 1959 the show ended. In April 1958, Nevil Whiting who had been hosting Jolly Good Time, was the host of Lucky Dip on Tuesdays at 5pm, which included Make Em Laugh, a six minute comedy spot, and Look Here, a feature on different hobbies. In the summer, the programme was subtitled The Junior Newspaper, introduced by Ted Kavanagh, though Nevil Whiting returned as the host during the autumn. Early 'correspondents' included Peter Waterman, while Bert Weedon joined in the autumn as Music correspondent, along with Fanny and Johnny Craddock, with the Happy Cooking Page. Muriel Young near the end of the year joined as a Special Correspondent. By 1961 she was the Fashions and Careers expert. After nearly two years, Nevil Whiting left the series in March 1960, replaced by Howard Williams. TV Times first mentioned in May 1961 that there were "interruptions by Ollie Beak," an irritating puppet who subsequently became immensely popular with children. (Ollie and the dog Fred Barker had previously been introduced in A-R's Small Time.) The last edition of Lucky Dip was on Tuesday September 5th 1961, for from the following week it was replaced by Tuesday Rendezvous. "Friends old and new" was the byline, and indeed the resident hosts were the familiar Howard Williams, Muriel Young and Bert Weedon. Lo and behold guest experts were Fanny and Johnnie Craddock, and art guru John Mills was another guest expert on the first show on September 12th 1961. Graham Dangerfield, animal expert, was also an early visitor to Tuesday Rendezvous, he had been a late recruit to Lucky Dip. Ollie Beak was in charge of The Visitors Book presumably to attempt to keep him out of mischief. And Ollie's pal, Fred Barker, received regular mention in TV Times from June 1962. One new feature was the Rendezvous Pony Club, introduced by Carole Baker. A popular early innovation throughout the series was Star Record Guest, though sadly the artist was never named in TV Times. The major difference in this new programme was that it filled the children's hour slot from 5.00 to 5.55pm. Howard Williams soon left the programme leaving Muriel and Bert in charge. However he returned to the fold in May 1962 (possibly he was an Equity member and thus involved with the protracted dispute between that organisation and ITV). Weedon left at the end of that month, though he did return in October 1962. Christmas Day 1962 falling on a Tuesday, resulted in a special Christmas Rendezvous, a fantasy with the usual members of the team, who also included John Mills, Graham Dangerfield and Bob Wallis and His Storyville Jazzmen, who provided a history of jazz during the run of the series. The biggest change came on June 7th 1963 when the programme was reduced to a length of 25 minutes. It's not clear how all the regular features managed to get squeezed in. However Bert Weedon disappeared during the summer, as in the previous year. The very last programme was on September 24th 1963, but Muriel Young and Howard Williams returned the following week with Five O'Clock Club which proved to be A-R's most successful children's magazine, though it ended up as little more than a pop show. It ran continuously until 1965, then with a further run into 1966. It started on October 1st 1963, now in a regular slot on Fridays as well as Tuesdays, recalling the Jolly Good Time scheduling back in 1957. Ollie Beak and Fred Barker were also recalled and the byline of the show sounded suspiciously like that of Tuesday Rendezvous, "old friends- now new members of a Television Club." There was Graham Dangerfield on Pets, while on Fridays dear old Jimmy Hanley had a Do it Yourself spot. But at least now guests were publicised in advance, everyone from the big names, to pop hopefuls who didn't quite make it to the top! Among new novelties was Daisy a clowning cow (played by Jimmy and June Kidd). Roger Webb and His Trio provided some of the music. last episode sept 23rd 1966.
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Post by ashleywood on Oct 12, 2012 10:03:29 GMT
Thanks for putting those clips up John. Love The Coasters. Sal there are other clips of bands in london locations. I have Them performing two (?) numbers at Embankment from Where The Action Is season 2,ep 159 tx 22/4/66. just checked Neil and Kent's Who book and they say filming took place in March for a week (18th for The Who) and among the artists filmed were Them,Mindbenders,Dave Berry, The Action (wow didnt know that),Small Faces and Yardbirds. I'm sure i have more extensive notes somewhere from an NME/Disc/Melody Maker report. If i find i'll post them.
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Post by ashleywood on Oct 9, 2012 21:19:42 GMT
You'd think they'd want to check out The Beatles Juke Box Jury audio in case it was better quality wouldn't you ? If someone rings up with a bunch of Beat Room or Gadzooks reel to reels can they expect a similar answer ? At least the beeb are asking though. There isn't any official broadcast outlet for appeals for the live Ready Steady Go shows or similar non bbc shows. I've been researching 50's/60's pop radio and tv for a number of years now and a number of items have shown up and many more survive in private collections. It's just a shame that TV-wise, video recorders weren't commonplace in the UK until the 80s. It's distressing that there may be a complete archive for Blue, Westlife and Boyzone and not a frame of Johnny Kidd in existence. Yikes. In terms of future broadcasting though, when you look at the bbc database at what's on offer (from transcription services discs) to overseas broadcasters and NOT the licence fee payers i do wonder just how "snippety" the snippets they do eventually play will be. (I think i just made up a word btw.). When was the last time they broadcast Billy J Kramer and Dakotas, Gerry and Pacemakers, Artwoods, Alexis Korner radio sessions ? Or Shadows or Johnny Kidd for that matter. Only the Fabs,stones,zep and hendrix get a regular spin and a wealth of available material is ignored. A warning about sound quality would suffice. Surely it's better to play good music in poor quality rather than pants music in perfect digital audio. Bobby Elliott of the Hollies says he has recordings made at home by his mum of Hollies radio sessions. Someone at the beeb should give him a call. I wish they could put such things in flac online for download. I'd certainly be prepared to pay for that kind of thing. Wolfgangs Vault have shown that such a venture can work despite the occasional rights nightmare. These are historic recordings now. It's time someone heard them (again).
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Post by ashleywood on Oct 9, 2012 14:08:22 GMT
It would be great if interesting items turn up as a result of this appeal. However i do worry that much of it will effectively move from one cupboard to another. The beeb does not make much use of the small amount of pop radio shows it retains and i don't fancy my chances of hearing any "great" discoveries. On the TV front they haven't broadcast that great colour Kinks clip with Pete Quaife, the See Emily Play clip and apparently had no interest in Paul Rumbol's Oh Boy documentary. Do they follow the bootleg/trading scene ? They could have broadcast The Shadows at the beeb, Johnny Kidd at the beeb and others. I applaud the work of everyone here for finding and researching lost and missing radio/tv and do hope more turns up but in the words of Droopy when such discoveries remain under lock and key "it makes me mad". I know there can be copyright issues but...
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Post by ashleywood on Sept 4, 2012 21:45:34 GMT
I think the general consensus is that Ringo is not the drummer on this tape. Still, great to have it in the public domain and i hope General Consensus (whoever he is) is wrong. If only some killer Big Three tapes would surface (if they even exist) or for that matter some more Beatles cavern tapes. As if apple would release anything as interesting as that.
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Post by ashleywood on Jul 13, 2012 23:31:48 GMT
can't help with Carroll Levis but…
sat swings dec 19 1964 - frankie vaughan and the v group, Karl Denver trio, maureen evens, kenny lynch, the polka dots, sheila southern, sandra browne and peter lee stirling with the bruisers, woo steenhuis
dunno about Holiday pop. there was a show (i don't know the title yet) from 10 till 12 hosted by Rolf Harris featuring unit 4 plus 2, donovan, tom jones, kenny salmon ten. this was followed by Happy Holiday Beat hosted by Don Wardell- The searchers, the seekers, mark winter, maureen evens, sandra browne, the raindrops, tommy wyatt band and the Northern Dance Orchestra (NDO).
top gear 22 may the artwoods,rocking berries,john hammond
jazz beat the artwoods and the mike cotton sound
beat room 28/12/64 no edition broadcast (at all this week)
sat club 13/3/65 The Ivy League, Danny Williams, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Tammy St. John, The Art Woods, Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men, The Ladybirds, Arthur Greenslade & The Gee Men
aug 21st Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, Unit Four Plus Two, The Walker Brothers, Alma Cogan, The Art Woods, Mal & The Primitives, The Ladybirds, Arthur Greenslade & The Gee Men
may 14 1966 The Searchers, Marty Wilde, The Merseys, Unit Four Plus Two, The Art Woods, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
aug 13 1966 should know soon (probably the artwoods tracks recorded 8/8/66 see below)
may 13 1967 The Moody Blues (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood), The Mike Cotton Band and Lucas, The Artwoods (Recording Date: 9 May 1967
1. Jon Lord Interview / In The Deep End 2. What Shall I Do 3. Day Tripper
4. Steady Gettin It 5. Devil With The Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly), The Mirage, Valerie Mitchell, Chris Farlowe and The Des Champ Orchestra
can't help with Rhythm & Blues but i suggest the tracks below recorded 16/12/66 could be significant. The following Artwoods tracks are held under lock and key at the bbc and we will never hear them (note these are the recording dates). i've got an artwoods radio session. can't remember what it is possibly may 1967). i can look it up if you want.
Can You Hear Me 2'50" 10.05.66 Goodbye Sisters 2'47" 17.08.65 I Feel Good 2'33" 08.08.66 I Take What I Want 2'57" 10.05.66 In The Deep End 3'05" 16.12.66 Jump Back 2'22" 10.05.66 One More Heartache 2'45" 08.08.66 She Knows What To Do 2'23" 17.08.65 Smack Dab In The Middle 2'13" 17.08.65 Stop - Think It Over 2'50" 16.12.66 Things Are Getting Better 2'23" 08.08.66
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