Dave Clark Archives

[Laurence Piper]

I've often thought about this too. I wonder how much RSG material Clark has that wasn't in the compilations. Did he use virtually all, I wonder? I wonder if he'll ever do anything with it as far as DVD is concerned?

[gary freeman]

I remember a few quotes from dave clake in the newspaper at the time of the RSG video release . At the time he was saying that the videos contained most if not all of his archive. I think he went on to say that he bought the reels at an auction.
I can certainly say the reels did not belong to him in 1977 as a lengthy beach boy extract was shown on whistle test and a beatles clip was shown on revolver,neither had any credited thanks to dave clarke.

my own belief is that the archive died with assoc. rediffusion, you know, the one thats kept in a secret vault somewhere or more sensibly was wiped by thames so they could use the tapes for local news progs.

[Laurence Piper]

1977 / 78 could well be about the time that the RSG material was on offer as a certain amount of Rediffusion stuff went to Thames at this time for re-use. So Clark could possibly have stepped in at this point. Incidentally, what was the Beach Boys clip? I don't recall one in the repeats / compilations by the group offhand. I must go and check.

[Shaun B]

Hey Laurence:
The Beach Boys appearance (live, incidentally..these boys could play!) comprised "I Get Around" and "When I Grow Up To Be A Man" (complete with false start).

Cheers,
Shaun

[i dont know]

Ok, I had a little more than I thought......Here is what I have

The Beatles - Twist & Shout - 04-Oct-1963
The Beatles - She Loves You - 04-Oct-1963 And 13-Dec-1963 (Taped repeat)
The Beatles - I'll Get You - 04-Oct-1963


The Beatles - Baby's In Black - 27-Nov-1964
The Beatles - She's A Woman - 27-Nov-1964
The Beatles - Kansas City - 27-Nov-1964
Sandie Shaw - Girl Dont Come - 27-Nov-1964
The Isley Brothers - Stagger Lee - 27-Nov-1964
The Searchers - What Have They Done To The Rain - 27-Nov-1964
Kim Weston - Little More Love - 27-Nov-1964


Jerry Lee Lewis - High Heel Sneakers - 20-Nov-1964
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta SHaking - 20-Nov-1964
Them (with Van Morrison) - Baby Please Dont Go - 20-Nov-1964
The Rolling Stones - Off The Hook - 20-Nov-1964
The Rolling Stones - Little Red Rooster - 20-Nov-1964
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is - 20-Nov-1964
Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness - 20-Nov-1964


Freddie & The Dreamers - I Love You Baby - 01-May-1964
P.J. Proby - Special Guest Interview - 01-May-1964
Cilla Black - You're My World - 01-May-1964
Billy Fury - I WIll - 01-May-1964
Billy Fury - Nothing Shakin - 01-May-1964
Four Pennies - Juliet - 01-May-1964
Lulu - Shout - 01-May-1964


Dusty Springfield - Losing You (All cried out) - 06-Nov-1964
Fourmost - Baby, I Need Your Lovin - 06-Nov-1964
Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street - 06-Nov-1964
Gene Pitney - I'm Going To Be Strong - 06-Nov-1964
The Beach Boys - I Get Around - 06-Nov-1964
The Beach Boys - When I Grow Up - 06-Nov-1964


The Beatles - It Wont Be Long - 20-Mar-1964
The Beatles - You Cant Do That - 20-Mar-1964
The Beatles - Cant Buy Me Love - 20-Mar-1964
Dusty Springfield - Every Day I Have To Cry - 20-Mar-1964
The Animals - Baby Let Me Take You Home - 20-Mar-1964


Georgie & The Blue Flames - Yeh! Yeh! - 11-Dec-1964
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Across The Mersey - 11-Dec-1964
Rufus Thomas - Walkin The Dog - 11-Dec-1964


Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - Goodbye-ee - 02-Jul-1965
The Who - Any Way Any How Any Where - 02-Jul-1965
The Who - Shout & Shimmy - 02-Jul-1965


The Rolling STones - Under My Thumb - 27-May-1966
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black - 27-May-1966


The Rolling Stones - Thats How Strong My Love Is - 03-Sep-1965 (Taped 02-Sep-1965)
The Rolling Stones - We Got A Good Thing Going - 03-Sep-1965 (Taped 02-Sep-1965)


Lulu - Can't Hear You No More - 28-Aug-1964
Dusty Springfield - Can I Get A Witness - 28-Aug-1964
Moody Blues - Loose Your Money - 28-Aug-1964


The Dave Clark 5 - Do You Love Me
The Dave Clark 5 - Glad All Over - 08-Nov-1963 And 13-Dec-1963 (Taped repeat)
The Dave Clark 5 - Hits Medley
The Dave Clark 5 - I Like It Like That
The Dave Clark 5 - Bits & Pieces - 21-Feb-1964
The Dave Clark 5 - Cant You See That She's Mine - 15-May-1964 And 12-Jun-1964 (Taped Repeat)
Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe - 06-Aug-1965
Walker Brothers - The Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore - 25-Feb-1966
Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Walk On
Gerry & The PAcemakers - If You Pretend
Martha & The Vandellas - Heatwave


I also have missilaneous stuff such as....

Timex Commercial (from RSG).
Paul McCartney judging a dancing contest.
Lionel Morton judges miming contest to Ella Fitzgeralds Cant Buy Me Love
Dusty Springfield interviewing the Beatles on RSG.
Mick Jagger introducing a miming contest to Sonny & Cher's I got you babe.
Interview with Kieth Fordyce and the Beach Boys
Special Guest Interview with Burt Bacharach.
Martha Reeves interview
Keith Fordyce interviews P.J. Proby

In fact i have quite a lot of the continuity from the episodes from which the above clips come from.

There is enough of quite a few individual episodes above, to make me think that the entire things exist out there somewhere (probably in Dave Clarks archive). Also, can anyone date the bits above that I havent managed to date??

I was once told by someone (or read somewhere) that Dave Clark used to have it in the DC5 contract that DC5 would only appear if he received a telecined copy of the performance after the show. It wouldn't be uncommon to recieve a telecined copy of the entire show and not just the DC5 part - so it makes you wonder what else he has. Of course, I am just repeating what I heard somewhere.

[I dont know]

Oh i forgot to say that I also have the Sept 16th 1966 Otis Reading Special and the Beatles Special.........but then I think everyone has those as well.

[stephen doran]

please can you copy onto vhs or dvd as i had the 3 vols of ready steady go but on betamax and when i got new tv in 1999 the signal wasnt picking my tapes up.i will pay cost of postage.

[Gary Freeman]

hhmmm!

just took a look at I DONT KNOW'S rsg archive and there is a lot of accesable stuff but also a lot of not so accesable stuff as well.

where did you get this from IDK?

You have some rare stuff there esp. the DC5 STUFF...are you sure they are from RSG

well done my friend!

[I dont know]

What is meant to be rare in that list then?? Oh and I have found some more RSG on another disc, but its only a couple of tracks.....will post details tomorrow. Its far too late now (1:30am !!).

[Gary Freeman]

re: I D G's R.S.G ARCHIVE.


I have always understood that what was shown on channel 4 years ago was all that was left of R.S.G.

I was led to believe that it was all on a reel found at the Wembley tax office that was formerly ass.redifussions studios.

the "rare" tracks could be the DC5 stuff and the waker bros. maybe shout and shimmy by the Who. i dont think ive seen any of this but maybe my memory is playing tricks on me.. where did you pick this up from...maybe Dave Clarke has got more than i suspect...lets hope so.

[I dont know]

I got it from the most unlikely of sources ....... some Thai guy I met whilst on holiday in Bangkok!!! - friend of a friend of a friend as it were.

I got most of the Ready Steady Go off him plus a load of Beatles stuff like

Live in paris 1965 clips
Blackpool night out (complete from the time the beatles it the stage to the end of the credits)
NME awards 1965
Shindig 1965
Help! Award footage
Spain tour footage (mostly from old newsreels)
The complete intertel video collection
Footage from the Beatles in Australia
The entire Shea Stadium gig (minus the first 2 songs) - not particularly good quality though
And finally a couple of clips of the Beatles at Candlestick Park in U.S.

The other Ready Steady Go stuff I have just seemed to stumble across on compilatioon discs from different places. Its out there if you care to look.

A big give away is that on RSG, cameramen used to get in shot quite often....and their television cameras would have "RSG" printed on the side of them. All you have to do is spot it in the slip.

I had a beatles compilation DVD given to me ages ago which had an entire TV performance of She loves you on it....and sure enough, there was the cameraman in shot with RSG written on the side of his camera.

[I dont know]

Those other 2 clips i had turned out to be

The Rolling Stones - I am waiting - 27-May-1966
The Supremes - Shake - 08-Oct-1965 (I think thats the right date)