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Post by nicadare on Jan 29, 2011 21:02:28 GMT
Greetings, does anyone know from which programme this 'Kathy Kirby - Secret Love' performance is sourced? Oddly this was not included on the DVD release of "Kathy Kirby: My Story by the Golden Girl of Pop". BBC Radio 2 played the single on Pick of the Pops a few years ago and it was in stereo, since then I have heard it on many different CDs and they are all mono versions and being from 1963 the original must of been a mono release, where would the BBC acquired a stereo copy from?  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmk2G7sn_00Kathy Kirby (born October 20, 1940 with the name Kathleen O'Rourke) was a popular British singer of the 1960s. She was born in Ilford, Essex. Her phenomenal soprano voice became apparent early in life and she was thought to be good enough for opera. However she became a professional singer after meeting the bandleader, Ambrose at the Ilford Palais. She remained with Ambrose's band for three years and he remained her manager and mentor until his death in 1971. She adopted the look of a 'blonde bombshell', very like Marilyn Monroe. Her looks, lip-gloss and her powerful, pitch-perfect voice became her trademarks. She had a string of Top 20 hits between 1963 and 1965, the best known of which is probably Secret Love. A later hit ‘You're the One’ is a particularly good demonstration of her remarkable breath control. Kathy became one of the biggest stars of the mid-sixties, appearing in the Royal Command Variety Performance and two television series for the BBC. She represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and came second with the song ‘I Belong’. Kathy Kirby's star faded in the late sixties: although she recorded 12 singles and an album between 1967 and 1973, none were hits. Ambrose's death was devastating for her. She had some personal problems in the 1970s including personal bankruptcy in 1977, which she paid off. During the late seventies, Kathy Kirby virtually retired from show business. She currently resides in London. |
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Post by Paul Watkins on Jan 29, 2011 23:08:48 GMT
It's from 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'.
As for the Stereo version, i've never heard it but i would assume that there would be a stereo master in the Decca vaults somewhere.
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Post by Kev Mulrenan on Jan 30, 2011 9:46:59 GMT
Yep.
The clue is the spinning disk at the start c.f. the surviving Merseyside special.
It's from a comilation of show clips from late 63/early 64 shown in Oz.
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Post by nicadare on Jan 30, 2011 12:53:06 GMT
Thanks chaps, apparently 3 full episodes survive although this Kathy Kirby performance is not listed in any of them! The Only Three Surviving Episodes of the 1960s U.K. Music Program “Thank Your Lucky Stars!” THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS ON MERSEYSIDE 1963 Dec-21-63. Brian Mathews comperes this fantastic second Mersey Beat edition! Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas: “I'll Keep You Satisfied.” Cilla Black: “Love Of The Loved.” Tommy Quickly: “Kiss Me Now.” Gerry & The Pacemakers: “You'll Never Walk Alone,” “I Like It.” The Searchers: “Sugar and Spice.” The Breakaways: “That Boy Of Mine.” The Beatles: “All My Loving,” “Twist And Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” The Spin-A-Disc segment panel includes Ursula Higgins, Janice Nicholls (Oil give it foive!), the Cavern Club's Bob Wooler as guest D.J. and Billy Butler (current Radio Merseyside DJ) as mop top Liverpudlian! The show closes with George Martin presenting two gold discs for “She Loves You” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.” THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS 1966 May-14-66. Jim Dale is the compere for this edition of Lucky Stars. Liverpool group The Koobas: “You’d Better Make Up Your Mind.” Deano: “Starlight.” The Morgan-James Duo: “Put Your Tears Away.” Tom Jones: “Responsible,” “Once There Was A Time.” (Tom is interviewed.) Kentuckians: “She Still Thinks I Care.” Lorne Lesley: “Somebody.” Ronnie Carroll: “Wait For Me.” The Londonaires: “Dearest Emma” (A song about the popular Emma Peel from The Avengers TV series.) The Rolling Stones: “Lady Jane,” “Paint It Black.” Jim interviews Mick, saying that Ringo told him that the Beatles had half an hour's holiday yesterday. Mick dryly replies that that's not what he heard! THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS - GOODBYE LUCKY STARS 1966 Jun-25-66. Jim Dale is the compere for the final episode of Lucky Stars and takes a trip down memory lane remembering the highlights of '61, '62 ’63, '64, '65, and ’66. Roy C: “Jumping Pneumonia.” Peter & Gordon: “To Show I Love Her.” (Jim interviews them about their successful tour of the Phillippines.) Pete Murray joins Jim and introduced Helen Shapiro: “Shop Around.” Keith Fordyce then joins everyone. He explains that when he first met Peter Noone he was only a little fella. Two years have passed and he's grown four inches. Herman's Hermits: “This Door Swings Both Ways.” Ivy League: “Willow Tree.” Ray Ellington and Cleo Laine: “We Should Have.” The final presenter, Brian Matthew introduces Gene Pitney: “Nobody Needs Your Love More Than I Do.” The final group to appear on TYLS are The Beatles via promo clips of “Paperback Writer” and “Rain.”
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Post by Alan Turrell on Jan 30, 2011 15:41:40 GMT
I Was only viewing this clip the other day,its great that it comes from TYLS there's not alot of Kathy Kirby material around apart from the NME Pollwinners concert and maybe the other odd clip and it's from a u.k show so thats good news.
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Post by nicadare on Jan 30, 2011 16:53:18 GMT
I was only viewing this clip the other day, it's great that it comes from TYLS there's not a lot of Kathy Kirby material around apart from the NME Poll winners concert and maybe the other odd clip and it's from a U.K show so that's good news.
Looking at the post on Youtube I would date it from 1965/1966 because of the quality of the picture, it's very 'clean' black and white footage similar to the existing 1965/1966 Top of the Pops recordings which in my opinion look better than the 1967-1969 recordings that for some reason are grainier. |
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Post by Alan Turrell on Jan 30, 2011 17:53:25 GMT
Nic on the dvd does she perform any of her other hits like Dance On?
I'd love to see a performence of her singing the Adam Adamant Theme although there was probably never a visual performence of this song.
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Post by chasscott1 on Jan 30, 2011 18:16:23 GMT
Yep. The clue is the spinning disk at the start c.f. the surviving Merseyside special. It's from a comilation of show clips from late 63/early 64 shown in Oz. I read somewhere these clips were found in Australia but cant find much details on it are there many more clips in Oz. Chas. Chas. |
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Post by nicadare on Jan 30, 2011 22:03:48 GMT
Nic on the dvd does she perform any of her other hits like Dance On? I'd love to see a performence of her singing the Adam Adamant Theme although there was probably never a visual performence of this song.
The Man I Love
Begin the Beguine
Sometimes I'm Happy
Thinking of You
More Than You Know
Come Rain or Come Shine
You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
So Here We Go AgainReference to the programme 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' I would like to confirm...
"With most of the shows from this series (1961 to 1966) now lost: a rare copy of the show has surfaced in Australia with Kathy singing two songs from the 1964 season". |
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Jan 31, 2011 8:56:35 GMT
Can we add this to the discovered list if it has only just been noted?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 13:33:13 GMT
Reference to the programme 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' I would like to confirm...
"With most of the shows from this series (1961 to 1966) now lost: a rare copy of the show has surfaced in Australia with Kathy singing two songs from the 1964 season". Do you have definite info that this is correct, Nic? I'm keen to know if this can be verified. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 13:52:44 GMT
It's from a comilation of show clips from late 63/early 64 shown in Oz. Do you have any more info on this, Kev? Where does this compilation reside currently? Were the clips complete performances? I didn't know anything about any such programme being aired and perhaps Kal would like to look into this one? |
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Post by Kev Mulrenan on Jan 31, 2011 14:27:29 GMT
It's from a comilation of show clips from late 63/early 64 shown in Oz. Do you have any more info on this, Kev? Where does this compilation reside currently? Were the clips complete performances? I didn't know anything about any such programme being aired and perhaps Kal would like to look into this one? Kal are aware of it Laurence; who knows they may show it it in June. Here's the info: An episode of the Australian version of this UK pop music program which originally ran in the UK from 1961 to 1966 but only in Australia from 1964-65. Each Australian episode was a combination of clips from the UK original series and one local Australian artist, with the original UK host (Brian Matthew) replaced by an Australian one (John Bailey). This episode features The Dave Clark Five, The Merseybeats, The Redcaps, Doug Sheldon, Kathy Kirby and Australian guests, The Cicadas. Duration: 00:25:00 |
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Jan 31, 2011 14:29:33 GMT
Brilliant news, Kevin and something most of use weren't aware of! Another find!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 14:37:31 GMT
No, that's right, Ray. Is that the only surviving Aus compilation, Kev? Do you know how many of them there were?
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