Kevin Mulrennan's review of the Kaleidoscope Music Event.
Jun 6, 2023 19:03:24 GMT
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""What a superb day!
Some thoughts.
Alan Price kicked us off. Papers! Papers! Followed by the Jarrow Song. A punchy start!
Two drummers. One appeared later in the 500th edition of Top of the Pops. Tony reckons it’s Clive Thacker.
Then the Big Night Out pieced together from several sources. No Billy Dainty routine but this does exist. He goes on about Margarine in it I remember.
The sketches are fun and the Beatles good sports. There is something magical about this period before the music and the whole scene got “heavy”.
The eagle eyed would have spotted Janette Buckingham, a 60’s model who got a lot of press coverage at the time and Jackie Irving, wife of Adam Faith, amongst Lionel Blair’s dancers.
Five songs by the Fab Four! Amazing!
Then as a palate cleanser some Top of the Pops title sequences and some commercials.
The Roger Hill collection next. Looked great on the big screen.
Interrupted by a fire alarm. Even the fire alarm seemed fun someone said.
Sadly we missed two performances by I think Geordie and Nazareth as they were late hitting the pause button.
Sound was very good. All performances and no dj links.
Interesting to see Argent Hold Your Head Up High and Pyjamarama by Roxy Music.
Then a sorbet of more commercials which were fun and prompted lots of memories.
After lunch some Old Grey Whistle Test. Can did an improvised piece before Steelers Wheel with a clean cut Gerry Rafferty.
Then followed some footage I’d never seen. Nationwide report on the Slim 72 featuring Pan’s People in some very very yellow outfits, looking fab ul ous.
Sham 69 Angels with Dirty Faces from Tony Wilson’s Granada show.
Lene Lovich next.
Then a teeny weeny Susan Tully of Eastenders fame introducing Paul Young’s Streetband doing Toast. A suitably hairy Bill Oddie lurking in the back ground.
Iggy Pop explaining how he was not violent but sweet and some mute colour super 8 footage of Stars and Garters. Clinton Ford featured heavily. Wonder of it was his super 8 camers. Some glimpses of Kathy Kirby.
Then for me the highlight. An hour and a half of Southern Television.
What a thing of beauty! So carefully put together by amongst other Neil and Simon.
We had Dave Clark, the Bee Gees, Jonathon King, Julie Driscoll Brian Augur and the Trinity and the Who amongst others. If you were a Who fan you had plenty to rave about today.
It’s such a pity so little footage exists of Southern’s pop shows. They really did punch above their weight and for a largely rural, Conservative with a small c region, they catered for the teenagers well.
For many the Chartbusters and Time For Blackburn material were the highlight of the day.
Nobody left the room during that hour and a half. Then we all went out for a break before rushing in to see a knowledgeable and interesting guest in Ian Hamilton.
An unseen pop pilot from the 80s meant we had something from the 50’s 60’s 70’s and 80’s during the day. Something for everyone.
Ian gave great gossipy insights into dealing with the showbiz luvvies. I enjoyed his tales of the manic Freddie Starr in particular.
Then Andy Scott from the Sweet talking about the 500thTop of the Pops.
The audio for the 500th was superb. Never knew about that one.
The show was stitched together from several sources. I’d never seen the colour footage of David Cassidy before.
We were treated to the illusion of Tony Blackburn getting to London airport from the Top of the Pops studio in about fifteen minutes flat.
The smashing of the Gretsch by Townshend was not in the edition. I was about to turn to Tony Rees beside me and say, “Well they left the guitar smashing out!” when we were treated to Townsend smashing his guitar and Moon destroying his drums, inserting his sticks into, I think, his floor tom drum, like a pair of stilettos. Magic!
Right at the end we see a disgusted Simon Park tutting and shaking his head at this violence, before trotting off to conduct Eye Level. Biggest laugh of the day for me.
After eight hours of pure indulgence we needed something light to re-enter the real world.
We got it with the end of a Jethro Tull concert broadcast in stereo by LWT in a simulcast with Capitol Radio.
Well, if this really was The Last Time as the Stones might say, what a way to go!
Thanks to everyone but in particular to Neil and Simon.
I’m sure Tony Rees will fill in what I’ve forgotten.""
People who couldn't go to the event have two chances to watch the Southern compilation is this Sunday at the Fred Dinenage event in Southampton or 5th august BFI Southbank.
Southern missing pop is as rare as hens teeth.
Some thoughts.
Alan Price kicked us off. Papers! Papers! Followed by the Jarrow Song. A punchy start!
Two drummers. One appeared later in the 500th edition of Top of the Pops. Tony reckons it’s Clive Thacker.
Then the Big Night Out pieced together from several sources. No Billy Dainty routine but this does exist. He goes on about Margarine in it I remember.
The sketches are fun and the Beatles good sports. There is something magical about this period before the music and the whole scene got “heavy”.
The eagle eyed would have spotted Janette Buckingham, a 60’s model who got a lot of press coverage at the time and Jackie Irving, wife of Adam Faith, amongst Lionel Blair’s dancers.
Five songs by the Fab Four! Amazing!
Then as a palate cleanser some Top of the Pops title sequences and some commercials.
The Roger Hill collection next. Looked great on the big screen.
Interrupted by a fire alarm. Even the fire alarm seemed fun someone said.
Sadly we missed two performances by I think Geordie and Nazareth as they were late hitting the pause button.
Sound was very good. All performances and no dj links.
Interesting to see Argent Hold Your Head Up High and Pyjamarama by Roxy Music.
Then a sorbet of more commercials which were fun and prompted lots of memories.
After lunch some Old Grey Whistle Test. Can did an improvised piece before Steelers Wheel with a clean cut Gerry Rafferty.
Then followed some footage I’d never seen. Nationwide report on the Slim 72 featuring Pan’s People in some very very yellow outfits, looking fab ul ous.
Sham 69 Angels with Dirty Faces from Tony Wilson’s Granada show.
Lene Lovich next.
Then a teeny weeny Susan Tully of Eastenders fame introducing Paul Young’s Streetband doing Toast. A suitably hairy Bill Oddie lurking in the back ground.
Iggy Pop explaining how he was not violent but sweet and some mute colour super 8 footage of Stars and Garters. Clinton Ford featured heavily. Wonder of it was his super 8 camers. Some glimpses of Kathy Kirby.
Then for me the highlight. An hour and a half of Southern Television.
What a thing of beauty! So carefully put together by amongst other Neil and Simon.
We had Dave Clark, the Bee Gees, Jonathon King, Julie Driscoll Brian Augur and the Trinity and the Who amongst others. If you were a Who fan you had plenty to rave about today.
It’s such a pity so little footage exists of Southern’s pop shows. They really did punch above their weight and for a largely rural, Conservative with a small c region, they catered for the teenagers well.
For many the Chartbusters and Time For Blackburn material were the highlight of the day.
Nobody left the room during that hour and a half. Then we all went out for a break before rushing in to see a knowledgeable and interesting guest in Ian Hamilton.
An unseen pop pilot from the 80s meant we had something from the 50’s 60’s 70’s and 80’s during the day. Something for everyone.
Ian gave great gossipy insights into dealing with the showbiz luvvies. I enjoyed his tales of the manic Freddie Starr in particular.
Then Andy Scott from the Sweet talking about the 500thTop of the Pops.
The audio for the 500th was superb. Never knew about that one.
The show was stitched together from several sources. I’d never seen the colour footage of David Cassidy before.
We were treated to the illusion of Tony Blackburn getting to London airport from the Top of the Pops studio in about fifteen minutes flat.
The smashing of the Gretsch by Townshend was not in the edition. I was about to turn to Tony Rees beside me and say, “Well they left the guitar smashing out!” when we were treated to Townsend smashing his guitar and Moon destroying his drums, inserting his sticks into, I think, his floor tom drum, like a pair of stilettos. Magic!
Right at the end we see a disgusted Simon Park tutting and shaking his head at this violence, before trotting off to conduct Eye Level. Biggest laugh of the day for me.
After eight hours of pure indulgence we needed something light to re-enter the real world.
We got it with the end of a Jethro Tull concert broadcast in stereo by LWT in a simulcast with Capitol Radio.
Well, if this really was The Last Time as the Stones might say, what a way to go!
Thanks to everyone but in particular to Neil and Simon.
I’m sure Tony Rees will fill in what I’ve forgotten.""
People who couldn't go to the event have two chances to watch the Southern compilation is this Sunday at the Fred Dinenage event in Southampton or 5th august BFI Southbank.
Southern missing pop is as rare as hens teeth.
