Post by Kev Mulrenan on Jun 7, 2024 20:26:39 GMT
Quick few thoughts on a wonderful day!
The London Weekend Show. Much as an rare Pop Quiz which was originally intended would have been nice, this was BETTER! A nice précis of the history of the pop show on telly, albeit there were some factual errors. Myself and Tony Rees would have set them right! Great little clips of Oh Boy! and footage of late 70’s Jack Good on the ATV floor doing the remake. Nice to see Johnnie Hamp from Granada being interviewed.
Commercial breaks from the 80’s was fun. Brought back memories. Remember Our Price shops?
Good bye Lucky Stars. Superb quality. You got to see so much detail. Ruby Miller winking was a laugh. Plus Jim Dale frantically shutting her up as the director screamed in Jim Dale’s ear CUT TO THE BEATLES! The sets produced looked brilliant to me. Everyone had a laugh at the Jo Cook singers dancing to a song called bizarrely Twistin' Pneumonia.
Dj was a nice snippet. New Order plus we will never get to hear Marilyn answer the question set (tape cuts out)
Rare pop performances was a cornucopia of eclecticism. The aerial shots of Arrival on the side of a mountain were incredible. The balloon shots swooped down on the band. A brilliant choice from the Dave Cash Radio Show.
I adored the Beach Boys down under. What a find. The actor dressed as the Captain with them reminded me of Keith Moon. Plenty of scantily clad maidens on the beach and lots of smoking in the nightclub where the Beach Boys played live.
Top of the Pops 66 was very well put together. Roy O singing the poignant Too Soon To Know in a promo film. His wife Claudette was killed in a motorbike crash a few months earlier.
Some unused totp performances by people like Paul McCartney followed. And some hilarious footage of the Beatles and the Stones. We had concert footage of the Fab Four in Scotland along with support acts such as Mary Wells and Tommy Quickley. Brian Jones got a lot of questions in the interviews.
Rare pop followed including Cry To Me by the Stones. The Who doing My Generation at the Marquee was amazing. The black and white footage helped highlight their brilliant mod gear that they were wearing. The Kinks encouraged us to have a cup of tea from their fantastic Muswell Hillbillies album.
Geordie scene was an upbeat show packed with energy. Dave Cash hosting. I think there were about ten girls to every Geordie lad dancing. Cozy Powell and Beckett provided a great glimpse of the pub rock/hard rock genre of the mid 70’s.
The whole day was a organisational triumph. Fast paced and bursting with content. I’ve only scratched the surface. Hats off to Kaleidoscope and as the man at the top Chris P says, it’s a team effort. But I’ve gotta mention our wonderful host Neil Ingoe. Great job!
The London Weekend Show. Much as an rare Pop Quiz which was originally intended would have been nice, this was BETTER! A nice précis of the history of the pop show on telly, albeit there were some factual errors. Myself and Tony Rees would have set them right! Great little clips of Oh Boy! and footage of late 70’s Jack Good on the ATV floor doing the remake. Nice to see Johnnie Hamp from Granada being interviewed.
Commercial breaks from the 80’s was fun. Brought back memories. Remember Our Price shops?
Good bye Lucky Stars. Superb quality. You got to see so much detail. Ruby Miller winking was a laugh. Plus Jim Dale frantically shutting her up as the director screamed in Jim Dale’s ear CUT TO THE BEATLES! The sets produced looked brilliant to me. Everyone had a laugh at the Jo Cook singers dancing to a song called bizarrely Twistin' Pneumonia.
Dj was a nice snippet. New Order plus we will never get to hear Marilyn answer the question set (tape cuts out)
Rare pop performances was a cornucopia of eclecticism. The aerial shots of Arrival on the side of a mountain were incredible. The balloon shots swooped down on the band. A brilliant choice from the Dave Cash Radio Show.
I adored the Beach Boys down under. What a find. The actor dressed as the Captain with them reminded me of Keith Moon. Plenty of scantily clad maidens on the beach and lots of smoking in the nightclub where the Beach Boys played live.
Top of the Pops 66 was very well put together. Roy O singing the poignant Too Soon To Know in a promo film. His wife Claudette was killed in a motorbike crash a few months earlier.
Some unused totp performances by people like Paul McCartney followed. And some hilarious footage of the Beatles and the Stones. We had concert footage of the Fab Four in Scotland along with support acts such as Mary Wells and Tommy Quickley. Brian Jones got a lot of questions in the interviews.
Rare pop followed including Cry To Me by the Stones. The Who doing My Generation at the Marquee was amazing. The black and white footage helped highlight their brilliant mod gear that they were wearing. The Kinks encouraged us to have a cup of tea from their fantastic Muswell Hillbillies album.
Geordie scene was an upbeat show packed with energy. Dave Cash hosting. I think there were about ten girls to every Geordie lad dancing. Cozy Powell and Beckett provided a great glimpse of the pub rock/hard rock genre of the mid 70’s.
The whole day was a organisational triumph. Fast paced and bursting with content. I’ve only scratched the surface. Hats off to Kaleidoscope and as the man at the top Chris P says, it’s a team effort. But I’ve gotta mention our wonderful host Neil Ingoe. Great job!
