Five O'Clock Club and Five O'Clock Funfair shows

[williammcgregor]

Thanks Alan,

Herman's Hermit's would have sang the song on TOTP 12/11/64...Ready Steady Go 13/11/64 and Thank Your Lucky Stars 5/12/64?

The review of the song in NME went like this: Adopting a similar format to their first smash hit-with Herman taking the solo, and the Hermits chanting at the end of each phrase-the Manchester group again chooses a Goffin-king composition "Show Me Girl" (Columbia). Set to a jog-trotting,happy go lucky,bouncy beat,it's catchy with a cheerful sound,and a pleasant vocal blend from the boys. Only drawback is that the material itself is basically not so strong as their recent chart-topper. A hit,yes-but not another No.1. Herman appealingly handles the lyric of medium shaker "I know why" with subdued background harmonies. A fairly ordinary song though.

Marianne Faithfull reviewed this single in melody Maker 14/11/64 and said "'Erman's 'Ermit's very nice,very pleasant but there's no excitement and it does'nt turn me on. Turn it off. It's very sweet, but...

[Alan Turrell]

Nov 22, 2013 17:02:28 GMT williammcgregor said:

Thanks Alan,

Herman's Hermit's would have sang the song on TOTP 12/11/64...Ready Steady Go 13/11/64 and Thank Your Lucky Stars 5/12/64?

The review of the song in NME went like this: Adopting a similar format to their first smash hit-with Herman taking the solo, and the Hermits chanting at the end of each phrase-the Manchester group again chooses a Goffin-king composition "Show Me Girl" (Columbia). Set to a jog-trotting,happy go lucky,bouncy beat,it's catchy with a cheerful sound,and a pleasant vocal blend from the boys. Only drawback is that the material itself is basically not so strong as their recent chart-topper. A hit,yes-but not another No.1. Herman appealingly handles the lyric of medium shaker "I know why" with subdued background harmonies. A fairly ordinary song though.

Marianne Faithfull reviewed this single in melody Maker 14/11/64 and said "'Erman's 'Ermit's very nice,very pleasant but there's no excitement and it does'nt turn me on. Turn it off. It's very sweet, but...

Thanks William I remember my mum buying me this record in return for being a good boy and going to the dentist I still have it. Not perhaps one of their biggest hits but
it was performed on the big three pop shows and of course all footage missing and thanks for the interesting comment from Marianne , I guess Herman's Hermits were a bit
to sugary compared to the Stones.

[williammcgregor]

Hi Alan,

Hope you eventually somehow get to see footage of Herman's Hermits singing "Show Me Girl"...glad you liked the 'Marianne' comments

I too used to get a reward for being a good boy at the dentist (we're of a similar age) I remember asking for a comic book Annual.

Yes Herman's Hermits were a bit 'twee' compared to the Stones, but they were really successful,especially in the States!

cheers
William

[williammcgregor]

Just found out that Ray Davies made this famous quote during the Kinks appearance on the Five O'Clock Show on the 10th December 1965

"One of our aims is to stay amateurs. As soon as we become professionals,we'll be ruined"

[williammcgregor]

Five O'Clock Club UPDATE

from TV Times for the show dated 7th April 1964

1964 list on page 1 of this thread now updated

[johnstewart]

I can still remember gerry Marsden in something playing a similar role to Wally Whyton as a presenter.Rather than the usual suit he sat on a stage with curtains behind in grey roll neck sweater plying an acoustic guitar. Seems to fit in with the 66 editions of FIVE O CLOCK CLUB.

In only other memory maybe slightly earlier; Freddie and the Dreamers were billed. Again instead of suit, Freddie was dressed casually in a grey sweater, 'CRACKERJACK' style. He swayed back and forth encouraging children to sing along with the song 'Windmill in Amsterdam'. That song fetures on a 1965 album by the band, so that would date it. It has been put to me that could have been 'Tuesday rendevous' though.

Problem with these shows they looked as if they were going out live. By 1965-66 it was a more common practice to pre tape shows in case of technical errors. 'Five O clock club' doesn't seem to have the same commercial potential as 'Ready steady go', so sales copies being made seem unlikely.

I'd follow that by saying I would love to see the two mentioned on tape; the most I can see might be an offair by interested parties. Fragments of 60s pop shows or 'HOW' have been known to be filmed on standard or super 8 film formats. I guess if sound was missing the records of the relevant songs would make a sort of restoration possible.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks for the memories John, you're right Five o'Clock club does'nt have the same marketability as RSG and judging by what you say it had a bit of a 'laid back' atmosphere?

[williammcgregor]

Five o'Clock Club 1963


29/10/63 (info from TV Times)





01/11/63 (info from TV Times)



please see page 7 of this thread for pre-29/10/63 editions

[williammcgregor]

More Five O'clock Club 1963

05/11/63 (info from TV Times)




08/11/63 (info from TV Times)




03/12/63 (info from TV Times)

[williammcgregor]

Five O'Clock Club 1963


06/12/63 (info from TV Times)




17/12/63 (info from TV Times)




17/12/63 (same show)

[williammcgregor]

Five O'Clock Club 1963

20/12/63 (info from TV Times)



24/12/63 (info from TV Times)



27/12/63 (info from TV Times)

[williammcgregor]

Just found this from the TV Times September 1963

It's introducing the Five O'Clock Club as a new show



See details of the very first show on page 7 of this thread.

[johnstewart]

Mar 30, 2014 16:06:49 GMT williammcgregor said:

Thanks for the memories John, you're right Five o'Clock club does'nt have the same marketability as RSG and judging by what you say it had a bit of a 'laid back' atmosphere?

We are still not sure whether it was five O clock club or 'Tuesday rendevous'. I was discussing that point a while back but what I recall certainly fits in with the formal info on five O clock club posted by members. The way it came across to me was as though aimed at very young children pre school up to 5 yrs. The audience seemed to be made up of that sort of age group, 4 or 5. There are some stills I believe where the children in the audince have been given those little party hats you used to get made out of eggbox card and elastic. It wasn't very hip, but seeing Gerry and the others dressed informally made a change. It was a very british affair for a start, but also lacked the 'hip' quality of RSG; albeit the latter was a teenage show using the hottest sounds in the current hip parade. My sister made a regular date with RSG, my main memory is of the traffic lights start and/or the 54321 as theme tune editions.

[williammcgregor]

TV Times readers letter Nov'63

[williammcgregor]

Just found this in the TV Times dated 7th January 1965

it mentions yet another title for this series! Ollie and Fred's Five O'Clock Club

I've updated page 1 with some new info