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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Feb 20, 2008 9:43:34 GMT
I know this show is not the hubbub of rock'n'roll (then again neither are shows like Crackerjack or Sez Les, and we have good clips from them....), but every few years a decent act would be on. The Beatles from 63 obv exists (I have a copy with boards, etc), but I'm intrigued about on I believe Elton John did in 1972 (?) singing 'I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself Tonight', with the very wonderful 'Legs' Larry Smith tap dancing. This sounds like a joke, but I'm SURE it isn't. App'ly EJ didn't go down to well.....Info, please, if you know......
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Post by Andrew Martin on Feb 20, 2008 13:45:15 GMT
Elton was indeed on the 1972 show performing "I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself" as well as "Crocodile Rock". The show exists in the BBC archive.
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Post by lpmoderator on Feb 20, 2008 20:14:24 GMT
Just out of interest, Andrew, which editions of the Royal Variety Performance exist in the archive?
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Post by lfbarfe on Feb 20, 2008 23:59:51 GMT
Not wanting to pre-empt Andrew at all, but don't all of the televised RVPs survive? ATV did 1960 & 1961, before the alternate year system began in 1962.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Feb 21, 2008 8:29:17 GMT
1963 certainly exists its on ebay here and there !
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Post by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2008 13:26:20 GMT
Just out of interest, Andrew, which editions of the Royal Variety Performance exist in the archive? The BBC holds the complete shows from 1962, 1964, 1970, and all even numbered years thereafter (the 1990 show was 'A Royal Birthday Gala', shown in August on the Queen Mother's birthday), plus film inserts and a trailer from 1966 (and the odd news item). |
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Post by jonny on Feb 22, 2008 0:36:45 GMT
hopefully some of the similar shows like 'talk of the town live' & 'live at the london palladium' still exist too.
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Post by lpmoderator on Feb 22, 2008 23:51:00 GMT
Thanks Andrew. How did the '66 and '68 shows come to be the odd ones out in that they are missing?
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Post by Andrew Martin on Feb 23, 2008 10:59:45 GMT
No idea I'm afraid - the archive doesn't keep files about why programmes were kept or not.
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Post by jonny on Feb 23, 2008 14:15:43 GMT
presumably they wiped everything unless there was a specific or commercial reason for not doing so. or was it more random than that??
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Post by atomic23 on Feb 24, 2008 1:34:12 GMT
Elton's perormance of 'Crocodile Rock' from the Royal Variety Show 1972 is included on the Elton 60 - Live From Madison Square Garden 2 DVD collection on the 'rare and unseen' disc.  |
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Feb 4, 2020 8:47:03 GMT
It's complete rubbish that Elton was supposed to have been booed.
I now have a copy of the performances he did and he was well-received.
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