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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Oct 30, 2024 23:57:29 GMT
this post had its' title edited 06/11/2024 AND 07/11/2024 reflecting new information.Salute to Sir Lew Grade, was an ATV production and a tribute to the aforementioned impresario. It was filmed in the US, but was very definitely a British production, as it was financed by ATV and involved many UK-based staffers in the production and a goodly chunk of the artists appearing were from these islands - Julie Andrews, Peter Sellers, Tom Jones and- perhaps most notably, John Lennon. It was broadcast on 20/06/1975 and is notable for containing Lennon's last live TV performance. The show exists at ITV, so why is your coffee-quaffing chainsmoker posting about it, you may ask? Well, if you've read this far, you should carry on.... The programme took up a one hour slot, both in the US and UK. Lennon performed two songs; the third (Stand By Me) was not broadcast and has been thought to be erased although an audience member smuggled in a portable cassette recorder and the audio of the third one exists - in fact I already posted about that. On a hunch, I visited the BFI website again and was staggered to find they have a master tape of the show lasting 136 minutes. Surely this would include unbroadcast material and, ergo, the lost Lennon performance?collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20154600580
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Post by tom rogers on Oct 31, 2024 0:56:44 GMT
Keep quaffing, Ray! Amazing.
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Post by petercheck on Oct 31, 2024 5:51:35 GMT
Amazing news if the 3rd song is there (John Lennon's last live performance in front of an audience if memory serves me right).
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Post by Bernie King on Oct 31, 2024 6:40:11 GMT
Salute to Sir Lew Grade, was an ATV production and a tribute to the aforementioned impresario. It was filmed in the US, but was very definitely a British production, as it was financed by ATV and involved many UK-based staffers in the production and a goodly chunk of the artists appearing were from these islands - Julie Andrews, Peter Sellers, Tom Jones and- perhaps most notably, John Lennon. It was broadcast on 20/06/1975 and is notable for containing Lennon's last live TV performance. The show exists at ITV, so why is your coffee-quaffing chainsmoker posting about it, you may ask? Well, if you've read this far, you should carry on.... The programme took up a one hour slot, both in the US and UK. Lennon performed two songs; the third (Stand By Me) was not broadcast and has been thought to be erased although an audience member smuggled in a portable cassette recorder and the audio of the third one exists - in fact I already posted about that. On a hunch, I visited the BFI website again and was staggered to find they have a master tape of the show lasting 136 minutes. Surely this would include unbroadcast material and, ergo, the lost Lennon performance?collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20154600580Quaff away my friend as it's providing wonderous results. Brilliant news. Thanks for ALL your hard work. :-) |
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Post by richardwoods on Oct 31, 2024 7:48:51 GMT
Salute to Sir Lew Grade, was an ATV production and a tribute to the aforementioned impresario. It was filmed in the US, but was very definitely a British production, as it was financed by ATV and involved many UK-based staffers in the production and a goodly chunk of the artists appearing were from these islands - Julie Andrews, Peter Sellers, Tom Jones and- perhaps most notably, John Lennon. It was broadcast on 20/06/1975 and is notable for containing Lennon's last live TV performance. The show exists at ITV, so why is your coffee-quaffing chainsmoker posting about it, you may ask? Well, if you've read this far, you should carry on.... The programme took up a one hour slot, both in the US and UK. Lennon performed two songs; the third (Stand By Me) was not broadcast and has been thought to be erased although an audience member smuggled in a portable cassette recorder and the audio of the third one exists - in fact I already posted about that. On a hunch, I visited the BFI website again and was staggered to find they have a master tape of the show lasting 136 minutes. Surely this would include unbroadcast material and, ergo, the lost Lennon performance?collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20154600580Wow! |
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Post by Thomas Walsh on Oct 31, 2024 11:33:41 GMT
Sean Lennon might need to know. I have an in there. Great work, Ray.
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Post by RWels on Oct 31, 2024 20:41:03 GMT
It's more than twice the length; that's a lot. Let's hope that it's not a mistake.
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Post by Sue Butcher on Nov 1, 2024 6:23:42 GMT
Is this the one where the backing musicians had rubber faces attached to the back of their heads?
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Post by petercheck on Nov 1, 2024 7:07:22 GMT
Is this the one where the backing musicians had rubber faces attached to the back of their heads? Yes, that's the one. |
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Post by robertreinstein on Nov 1, 2024 13:16:14 GMT
It's more than twice the length; that's a lot. Let's hope that it's not a mistake. It’s not a mistake. The studio tape contains the full 3-song Lennon set, as well as lots of Dave Allen ad-libbing as the compere, and a “do over” of the Tom Jones & Julie Andrews duet. The Peter Sellers act is longer as well. |
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Post by petercheck on Nov 1, 2024 14:13:39 GMT
It's more than twice the length; that's a lot. Let's hope that it's not a mistake. It’s not a mistake. The studio tape contains the full 3-song Lennon set, as well as lots of Dave Allen ad-libbing as the compere, and a “do over” of the Tom Jones & Julie Andrews duet. The Peter Sellers act is longer as well. I'm very surprised that the unbroadcast song has never been included in a Yoko-sanctioned release (VHS, DVD, documentary). |
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Post by robertreinstein on Nov 1, 2024 16:13:43 GMT
It’s not a mistake. The studio tape contains the full 3-song Lennon set, as well as lots of Dave Allen ad-libbing as the compere, and a “do over” of the Tom Jones & Julie Andrews duet. The Peter Sellers act is longer as well. I'm very surprised that the unbroadcast song has never been included in a Yoko-sanctioned release (VHS, DVD, documentary). I think this is a shocker for everybody. Cheers to Ray for doing what he does! |
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Nov 7, 2024 14:10:00 GMT
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Post by John Green on Nov 7, 2024 15:43:51 GMT
webgrafikk.com/blog/news/song-from-john-lennons-last-performance-rediscovered/"Now it turns out that a videotape located in the British Film Institute BFI contains an unedited recording, and there is another song that was performed but not broadcast. This is also one of the songs from “Rock’n’Roll”, his top 20 single hit “Stand By Me”. The TV conservators in the Kaleidoscope group obtained a copy of this tape back in 2017, but were unaware that it contained more than what was broadcast. Robert Reinstein has now reviewed the tape and concluded that this is a new discovery. Ray Langstone tells us that he is certain that the tape originates from Polygram’s TV archive of past ITC programmes. The catalogue was sold back to ITV around ten years ago, but ITV already had the broadcast version and gave the unedited tape to the BFI. Kaleidoscope will be showing either the full tape or, at the very least, “Stand By Me” at the Midlands Art Centre Birmingham in June 2025."
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Post by John Green on Nov 7, 2024 15:55:02 GMT
Her's me cutting and pasting, and I haven't actually said "Wonderful stuff, Ray!".
Wonderful stuff, Ray!
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