beat room

[william notabletologin]

what is the archive status of this bbc2 show?

[Kev]

Sadly only one as far as I know.

It was repeated on bbc2 in the 80's/90's. It has the Kinks and Tom Jones.

[william notable etc]

wow quick reply thanks, thats the one they always show, tom jones with pony tail, kinks with ray davis pre capped gapped teeth, Babs as a beat girl, bloke in chefs hat etc, all gone apart from that?, shame. any odd clips?

[Shaun B]

There's a clip of the Yardbirds' appearance from this show included in the (rather tasty) Rhino documentary on the band- definetly not from the one "officially" surviving episode.

[Kev]

Hey Shaun. Long time no talkie walkie and all that.

What was the song?

Any idea of it's origin?

Is it the only bit to survive?

[Shaun B]

Hi Kev!
The song, if memory serves (I'll check tomorrow), is "I Wish You Would." It's a blistering performance in excellent nick. I've no idea of the source. I'd assume, as all of the other clips used in this documentary are from American shows, that it either came from somewhere out here in the U.S., or maybe from the band themselves. If anyone's up for it, the band (or what passes for the band these days!) have an official site at...
members.aol.com/YardbirdUK/

...might be worth asking them for some background info.

Cheers,
Shaun

[Kev]

Also found this:

PRETTY THINGS
Rhythm And Blues Years: Live and Rare - Includes BBC 10/64, Beat Room BBC TV 12/24/64, BBC ‘65, Shindig ‘65, Denmark Radio ‘65, Dutch TV ‘65, Blokker Dutch TV 4/65, Whole Scene Going 11/65, Beat Club TV ‘65, 91m, B+, A- 2 CDs ORDER



I've checked on the pop diaries and there was no Beat Room on the date mentioned. The nearest one does not include the Pretty Things.