The Animals (Most missing appearances of all?)

[williammcgregor]

Great memories Tom thanks for sharing them

[markdixon]

Here's another lost TV appearance by Eric Burdon and the Animals to add to the list:

03 February 1967: Crackerjack

I also found some information about missing TV appearances made by Eric Burdon without the Animals.

Eric Burdon was a special guest on 'Stage One Contest' on 07 December 1965. This was a Rediffusion series which featured short plays written and performed by schoolchildren. I imagine Burdon was there to hand out a prize at the end of the show. This particular episode received an award of honour at the Munich Prix Jeunesse in 1966. I wonder if a copy still exists in the archives of the Prix Jeunesse Foundation? I know they retained some old TV programmes because an edition of 'Do Not Adjust Your Set' was found there in 2015.

Burdon appeared on 'Late Show London' on 10 January 1966 and 19 January 1966. I don't know if he sang or was interviewed.

Burdon was a guest on the children's magazine programme 'Action' on 21 February 1966.

Burdon was a panellist on 'Juke Box Jury' on 05 March 1966, 04 June 1966 and 26 November 1966.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks for the extra information Mark. It's a great possible lead that Eric's appearance on 'Stage One Contest' might have been saved because of the Prix Jeunesse connection. Eric Burdon certainly got about in those days.

I have looked at the Animal Tracks book by Sean Egan and it mentions the following two non listed appearances...

19th March 1964 Top of the Pops (Baby Let Me Take You Home)

20th March 1964 Ready Steady Go (Baby Let Me Take You Home)

The book mentions that both appearances were recorded by the meticulous John Steel. (recorded as in a diary or whatever)

[ashleywood]

William, Egan's book is a bit of a mess to be honest. Top Of The Pops was not broadcast on 19 march 64. The earliest bbc tv contract for top of the pops appears to be an ampexing/taping on 29th april 1964 but the popscene top of the pops listing doesn't have them as appearing on that show. Maybe they were taped for the week after but the record went down the charts () much like what happened to Johnny Kidd (Hungry For Love) and Pink Floyd's Arnold Layne not being shown.
The next totp contract is i think for 1 july 1964 which appears to be their totp debut - they mimed HOTRS.
There are many other errors in Egan's book. However, it is an interesting read and scores several points just for being a long overdue biography of the band. I'm not sure how much info he actually got from John Steel's diary. The band deserve a thoroughly written and researched book for sure. Great band.
I wish that the Animals Around The World (or whatever it's called) documentary would show up. There are clips around here and there - in the Without Walls/My Generation series for example.
While so many of the band's tv appearances were wiped, there's still a couple of dvd's worth of material out there so they weren't too badly done by compared to some. I do wish the Beat Rooms and Gadzooks had survived though and the Ready Steady Goes Live shows for that matter. The band themselves raved about a Japanese TV show they were on - they said there was one mic and they assumed it would sound appalling but when they watched it they were blown away.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks for your post Ashley and for the update on Top of the Pops 19/03/64. I should have checked before I posted. TOTP was shown the day before the 18/03/64.

I need to be more objective when reading through my books as regards dates and recordings etc. Just because it's in a book does'nt mean to say it's factual.

I think you are probably spot on when you say The Animals likely recorded an appearance for TOTP to be tx'd on the 25/03/64 but was'nt shown due to the record going down the charts?

Maybe what's required is an author such as Keith Badman (The Beach Boys), Doug Hinman (The Kinks), Kevin Cann (David Bowie), or Andrew Sandoval (The Monkees) to do a thorough day by day book on The Animals.

Maybe John Steel's diary could be invaluable? but maybe it's not on the scale of Bill Wyman's?

[ashleywood]

Badman's Stones and Beach Boys books have been called out for various errors too. Beach Boys "experts" have noted a number of questionable facts contained in his book and I certainly noticed some in the Smile period which I am particularly interested in.
I was surprised he made errors in the BBC related side of things in his Stones book as he gives the impression of having investigated BBC details very thoroughly. I know errors can creep in on such large works and that's understandable but from memory he has presented certain song attributions as fact when they are most certainly not which was very surprising.
Those two books look very impressive and are in many ways but it's not hard to find factual errors. I know it's only rock n roll (!) so not of earth shattering importance but...they are certainly very interesting books and great to have but not to be taken as gospel.
Hinman and Sandoval's work generally appears to be of the highest order.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks for your reply Ashley, Keith Badman is a friend of mine; so I won't comment. I'm sure however, that being the man he is he would'nt mind the odd bit of criticism? and would surely take on board any errors you have noticed, especially concerning the Beach boys 'Smile' period.

All four books I mentioned are proudly sitting on my bookshelf, are there any other such detailed day by day books of other bands from the 60's or 70's that you know of?

[ashleywood]

Anyway Anyhow Anywhere by Andy Neil and Matt Kent is an excellent Who diary up to Moon's death. Similar in style to Badman's books.
I know Andrew Doe ex of the Smiley Smile board has pointed out many errors in his Beach Boys book.
Anyway, having said that, both books are a great read and full of fab pics as I said ! I'd rather have them than not and Keith has certainly provided some great information over the years on various forums and in magazines like Record Collector.

[ashleywood]

Oh and Keith did a Small Faces book like his Stones/Beach Boys book too which I just noticed while trying to find my other books of his.
Again, stuffed with interesting pics.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks Ashley, I've got that Who Book and the Small faces one and I like them both.

I take it that you have the book devoted to the SMILE period titled Look! Listen! Vibrate! SMILE! compiled by Domenic Priore (sic) and published by Surfin' Colours productions.

[johnpoole]

Oct 10, 2016 16:49:49 GMT williammcgregor said:

Thanks for your reply Ashley, Keith Badman is a friend of mine; so I won't comment. I'm sure however, that being the man he is he would'nt mind the odd bit of criticism? and would surely take on board any errors you have noticed, especially concerning the Beach boys 'Smile' period.

All four books I mentioned are proudly sitting on my bookshelf, are there any other such detailed day by day books of other bands from the 60's or 70's that you know of?

Jawbone Press have published -

Strange Brew / Eric Clapton & the British Blues Boom 1965-1970 by Christopher Hjort (includes John Mayall's Bluesbreakerrs, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac)
So You Want to be a Rock'n'Roll Star / The Byrds Day-by-Day 1965-1973 by Christopher Hjort
White Light/White Heat / The Velvet Underground Day-by-Day by Richie Unterberger

and of course Mark Lewisohn was first with The Beatles Live, later amalgamated with the Complete Recording Sessions into The Complete Beatles Chronicle

[williammcgregor]

Thanks John, I will buy the Strange Brew book once I can find it at a cheaper price. I'm not paying Amazon prices. I'll also buy the Byrds book.

I'll think about the Velvet Underground book

I have all the Mark Lewisohn Beatles books.

[ashleywood]

The Strange Brew book which is excellent and I have Priore's "big yellow Smile book" in 2 editions.

[williammcgregor]

the BFI have a holding for...

A Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On (Orig)
Don't Knock The Rock (Alt)
1964-09-30
Granada Television
Director: Philip Casson
Producer: John Hamp

Special music event featuring Jerry Lee Lewis Gene Vincent THE ANIMALS The Nashville Teens
The Breakaways The Flintstone Shouts
VHS cassette and digital Betacam 38.07 minutes

they also have a holding for the...
New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert
1965-04-25
ABC Television
The Animals

The BFI has a filmographic record, with no holding for...
Hippodrome
1966-09-26
Rediffusion
The Animals

none of the 3 above appear either on the Lost shows link in the opening post, or in the 20 added by Mark Dixon
in his later post on the thread.

[tom rogers]

Oct 11, 2016 13:23:42 GMT williammcgregor said:

Thanks John, I will buy the Strange Brew book once I can find it at a cheaper price. I'm not paying Amazon prices. I'll also buy the Byrds book.

I'll think about the Velvet Underground book

I have all the Mark Lewisohn Beatles books.

The Velvets book is stellar. Highly recommended.