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Post by ashleywood on Aug 29, 2023 10:01:17 GMT
The Beat Room 12 October 64 rec. 5 October 64 - Twelve Steps To Love / Twist and Shout (both live)
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Post by ashleywood on Aug 29, 2023 9:55:32 GMT
Hey Peter, I bought this on Kindle. The chapter on BBC sessions seems to be missing (I have double checked but sorry if I'm being an idiot !). It is listed in the contents at beginning of book.
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Post by ashleywood on Aug 29, 2023 9:52:43 GMT
Top Beat 9 dec 64 rec. 7 dec 64 - twelve steps to love / it's all right (live performances) The Cool Spot was rec. on 12 July 64 - someone someone / do you love me (both mimed) Top Beat 25 May 64 - rec 22 May - swinging on a star / someone someone / twist and shout from PasB's
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Post by ashleywood on May 9, 2022 17:08:10 GMT
TX date I have is 22 November 1961. Not certain how accurate that is though. I think the musicians we can see are Red Reece (drums), Tex Makins (bass) and Colin Green (guitar) so it is the Blue Flames. Anyone able to 100% confirm that ? My understanding is that the Blue Flames were booted by Parnes days after a December 1961 appearance at the Paris Olympia for being too jazzy. Knowing Parnes they may simply have asked to be paid ! Two songs exist from that particular Paris show in the Musicorama archives if anyone wants to put up the mortgage like fees the current owners charge.
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Post by ashleywood on May 4, 2022 13:57:10 GMT
This has been around for a few years, I thought it was (relatively) common knowledge. The same programme has clips of Sandie Shaw iirc. I passed the audio onto Top Sounds who included it on their superb Three Saturdays With Billy release which you all should have bought (!) - fully authorised by Billy's estate. The video was shown at a UK Fury gathering a few years back. The Fury clip originates from the 28th September 1968 Dee Time. There's a lot of good stuff at INA including some wonderful footage of Peter Green and Danny Kirwan rehearsing together.
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Post by ashleywood on Jan 12, 2020 15:19:28 GMT
Dear All We have received the following from the BBC regarding Kenny Lynch on The Light Programme ... Thanks for getting in touch. I have now checked and there appears to be no record of any holdings for Kenny Lynch’s appearances on the Light Programme.
All his appearances seem to have been on music programmes, which were not usually kept in great numbers.Hi William, at least 7 songs were included on the Top Of The Pops transcription disc series no.s 4, 122 and 151. The 2 from disc 4 seem to have been taken from Top Gear 10/12/64 for example. I haven't worked through all the discs yet but discs 122 and 151 most likely originate from Saturday Club at a guess. More may survive as off airs though I can't confirm that right now. I suspect the list of appearances may be incomplete as (for instance) guests weren't always fully listed in Radio Times and circa 1965, Easy Beat stopped listing the artists who would be appearing. I'm not sure when I'll be finishing my book on BBC pop radio sessions but full details will appear in it along with details of a lot of off airs which are held in private collections. Although the overall survival rate of BBC sessions is pretty shocking (that's an understatement), it is surprising how much has survived, largely discovered through the efforts of various collectors.
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Post by ashleywood on Dec 9, 2019 10:04:55 GMT
It says this album was recorded on 14 April 1960, is it possible that Billy and The Four Jays sang some of these on Wham!! which began 23 April 1960 Billy Fury With The Four Jays – The Sound Of Fury LP (1960) allmusic-wingsofdream.blogspot.com/2019/11/billy-fury-with-four-jays-sound-of-fury.html14/11/2019 · The album was recorded in Decca Studio 3, West Hampstead, London, on 14 April 1960. It featured Joe Brown on guitar, Reg Guest on piano, and bassists Bill Stark or Alan Weighell. Andy White, later to notably appear on The Beatles' first single "Love Me Do", is the drummer on the album. Providing backing vocals were the Four Jays. The Four Jays (Four crazy boys with a beat) Certainly possible and indeed, given the involvement of the Four Jays and Joe Brown, probable. A running order exists for one show, May 7th but Billy sings Young and Beautiful rather than a Sound Of Fury number. I have read elsewhere that for Wham, each act performed one song only and this was certainly the case on May 7th. The only other song info I'm sure of is that Johnny Kidd and The Pirates played Shakin' All Over on the June 4th edition. I've still yet to find any further hard info on songs performed and no audio of any kind has turned up to my knowledge. Still looking though !
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Post by ashleywood on Dec 8, 2019 9:31:19 GMT
Those Vince Eager tracks might well be from the Parlophone LP"Drumbeat" which as with the Fontana ep and Oh Boy LP are studio recreations rather than actual broadcasts.
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Post by ashleywood on Dec 7, 2019 22:15:53 GMT
The Fontana Drumbeat EP was recorded on April 29th 1959 by Fontana's Jack Baverstock according to the May 1st 1959 NME so doesn't come from an actual Drumbeat show broadcast. Paul Howes, who has written several excellent Dusty Springfield books notes that the Lana Sisters cut, Buzzin' is apparently the regular studio version with added audience.
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Post by ashleywood on Dec 7, 2019 11:31:53 GMT
I don't have my copy of the EP handy but the Lana Sisters track is their 45 with dubbed audience. I don't think the EP is genuine Drumbeat soundtrack but I'll try and check. The BBC gave permission for the name Drumbeat to be used, the pictures on the back of the EP suggest a studio session rather than a TV studio set up. At present there are two clips of Drumbeat audio (no video) that I'm aware of - an almost complete episode audio only in a private collection and Vince Eager included three songs on a cd - Brand New Cadillac / Shake It Lucy Baby / Good Rockin’ Tonight which I worked out the dates for from the BBC pasb's but don't have my notes handy. Sorry to be so unspecific on that but I'll try and find my notes and update here.
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Post by ashleywood on Nov 7, 2019 23:32:58 GMT
from NME 23rd Feb 1962, it says that the shows were booked as a package by Tito Burns to fill a vacant date in the tour schedule. Both shows were tele-recorded on Tuesday 20th February 1962. Bobby Vee did not take part because he was filming his guest spot in Billy Fury's Play It Cool movie on that day.
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Post by ashleywood on Sept 12, 2019 22:48:49 GMT
I'm not convinced Adam Faith would have appeared on the 2 September and 15th September but no further info on that.
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Post by ashleywood on Sept 12, 2019 22:46:45 GMT
Disc Break 1959 (all taken from from NME) songs given in brackets where known. I believe the artists all mimed to records.
NOTE - No mention of a show on 19th September on ATV London. There was a party political broadcast at 10pm followed by a film at 10.20pm. No mention of Disc Break in that day's Daily Mirror. This contradicts William's info above but appears solid. What was your source for that one William ?
24 June - Marty Wilde, David Whitfield, Bert Weedon, Glen Mason, Frank Chacksfield, Jo Sheldon, The Jazz Couriers
1 July - NME first reported as - Dickie Valentine, lita Roza, Tony Osbourne, Norrie Paramor, Eddie Calvert. Tony Brent, Alan Clare Trio (Brent and Calvert initially announced but shifted to 8th July), Ruby Murray. Cast subsequently changed to - Ruby Murray, Don Lang, Joanne Scoon, Dickie Valentine, Norrie Paramor, Alan Clare Trio
8 July - Lonnie Donegan, Petula Clark (orig. booked for 15th), Valerie Masters, Frank Cordell, Eddie Calvert, Acker Bilk, Tony Brent, Johnny Kidd (Please Don't Touch). (Donegan or whole show pre-recorded 5th). Kidd appeared with only two of his Pirates apparently - Alan Caddy and Tony Doherty who were lead and rhythm guitar respectively.
15 July (rec.12th) - Jackie Dennis, Tony Osborne. (Petula Clark originally announced for this week but moved to 8th July). Perhaps Dennis moved to 22nd as per the following FROM WILLIAM"S NOTE ABOVE confirmed via Daily Mirror - Anne Shelton Ronnie Hilton Sheila Buxton Tony Osborne, Diz Dizley's String Quintet
22 July - Ronnie Carroll, The Lana Sisters, Jackie Dennis, Duffy Power, Ray Ellington and Mick Mulligan
29 July - Cliff Richard (Living Doll). Lita Roza, Valerie Masters. Johnny Lee, The Raindrops, The Jazzmakers and George Melachrino - also Ronnie Ross (he may have been a member of The Jazzmakers?)
5 August - Don Lang, Al Saxon, Johnny Gentle, Rose Brennan, Pat Dodd, The Bert Courtley Jazz Quartet
12 August - Russ Hamilton, Joe Henderson, Betty Miller,
19 August - Ronnie Carroll, Lorie Mann, Bobbie Britton, The Polka Dots, Malcolm Lockyer
26 August - Craig Douglas, Glen Mason, Derry Hart, Anne Shelton, Cleo Laine, The Jazz Committee
2 September - Adam Faith, John Barry Seven, Edna Savage, Monty Babson, Max Geldray, Lorne Lesley
9 September - Russ Conway (Tea Break), The Jones Boys, Steve Arlen, Ian Menzies with the Clyde Valley Stompers After today show moves to Tuesdays
15 September - Russ Hamilton, Sylvia Sands, Lita Rosa, Adam Faith, Dickie Pride
22 September - Lonnie Donegan, Dick Francis, Dick Jordan, Mick Mulligans Band
29 September - Dickie Valentine, Tony Raymond, Ken Morris, Carmen Dragon
6 October - Cliff Richard (Travelling Light), Miki and Griff, Malcolm Vaughan, Dennis Lotis, Humphrey Lyttelton, Roy Sone. Ray Ellington was originally scheduled but couldn’t take part in the end. He re-booked for 20th. Show apparently recorded Monday so Cliff could take part unless that was just his segment ? William also has Eddie Hickey listed above.
13 October - Desmond Lane, Dorothy Squires (mentioned as booked for 11th which presumably was recording date but may not have appeared in the show in the end), Eddie Calvert, Lorne Lesley, David Macbeth, Al Saxon, Roy Castle
20 October - Ray Ellington Quartet (Corrina), Allan Bruce, Emile Ford, The Avons, Chas Mcdevitt,
27 October - Adam Faith, The Beverley Sisters, Jerry Lordan, Michael Holliday, Marion Ryan, The Tubby Hayes Quartet,
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Post by ashleywood on Sept 12, 2019 13:06:14 GMT
re October 27th 1959 Jerry Lordan's current release was I'll Stay Single and Faith had What Do You Want? out.
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Post by ashleywood on Sept 12, 2019 13:02:25 GMT
Kidd seems to have appeared on Disc Break on July 8th 1959. He was apparently accompanied by two of the Pirates, Alan Caddy and Tony Doherty. I can find no evidence he appeared in September 1959 - this date seems to stem from an error in NME Lifelines column which a year or so later gave his TV debut as Sept 59. As his Please Don't Touch follow up didn't come out till late Nov / early December 1959 I do not believe he appeared on the show in September - he had no record to promote. It would certainly seem highly unlikely and I can find no contemporary report that he did appear in September 1959 other than the later NME Lifelines which I have to assume is a mistake that gained credence through repetition.
The July 8th date I gave comes from NME a week or two before the broadcast. Some written material states that he appeared on Record Round-Up on that July 8th date but a look through TV listings shows otherwise. I have some more artist appearance dates for the show but not handy I'm afraid. It would seem likely that the A-side of the current / newest release would be played. I think (but can't say 100%) that performances were mimed rather than live. The story told about Kidd and The Pirates is that the whole 7 piece group couldn't be accommodated in the studio so only Kidd, Caddy and Doherty got to appear.
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