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Post by stevej on Jun 29, 2015 17:33:05 GMT
Crikey I didn't realise he'd been on as often as that, although there's a hell of a gap between his penultimate appearance and his last!
Funnily enough I noticed on Lostshows that Hattie Jacques was on the show on 13/12/67, along with Radio 1 DJ Emporer Rosko - now that I would have loved to have seen...
Excellent link to Eric & Hattie's LP by the way (thanks John). Some inspired stuff there!
Steve
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Post by stevej on Jun 28, 2015 21:11:54 GMT
I've also read Eric's book, John and I'm not sure either. I know that in 1972's 'Last Goon Show Of All' you get an exchange between Milligan and Sellers along the lines of:
'Speak Up!' 'Why?' 'Eric Sykes is in!!'
I'm a long-time fan but his Juke Box Jury appearance makes for a slightly uncomfortable listen. Most of his responses are along the lines of 'What? Is it me again? Oh well, I mean to say.... Yes.... Well. Now what can I say about that?'
I think he'd been on the show before but does seem to be a fish out of water.
Steve
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Post by stevej on Jun 28, 2015 19:26:02 GMT
Although listed as missing on Lostshows, I was able to return a domestic audio recording of this final edition of the 60s run of 'Juke Box Jury' to the BBC way back in 2004. I received a letter of thanks and a CD copy for my trouble, but I wonder if the existence of this recording is perhaps not so widely known.
From what I can tell it was taped by someone who was keen on Lulu (and who isn't?). He recorded various other tv appearances of hers from around this time, but by great good fortune JBJ was captured complete. The technical quality is good for 3 3/4 ips and it may have been done with a lead from the TV set as there is no hum or vision 'buzz' which usually betrays microphone-against-the-speaker set-ups.
As to the show itself, joining David Jacobs were: Pete Murray and Susan Stranks (both of whom were on the very first edition), Lulu and Eric Sykes (famously deaf!)
The discs featured in order:
Honey Child - Martha & The Vandellas Lantern Light - Peter & The Wolves Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt - Billy Fury I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving - Herman's Hermits Mr Second Class - Spencer Davis Group Information - The Cedars Don't Change It - Fearn's Brass Foundry
Spencer Davis himself is the mystery guest. He plugs his group's new album (possibly 'With Their New Face On'?) which he says is mostly their own compositions apart from one track by 'Reggie Dwight and Bernie Taupin' (that must be a very early collaboration!) He also mentions the group's role in the forthcoming film 'Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush'.
As to the records, the tracks by Peter & The Wolves and The Cedars have both turned up on psych compilations over the years, whilst the Northern soul stomper by Leicester band Fearn's Brass Foundry has also made it to CD.
During the show there's not much reference made to it being 'the last'. Out of all the editions though this is an interesting one to have survived, albeit in sound only!
Steve J
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Post by stevej on Jun 28, 2015 15:27:59 GMT
I've just run this tape- not a complete edition for 7/4/68 sadly, but a sizeable chunk of it- around 25 mins.
The tape starts with Eamonn introducing Lulu and discussing the problems of long-distance dating (Lulu was at the time going out with Davy Jones in the USA). Veteran Hollywood actor(?) Lionel Sanders is also present throughout this chat.
Lulu performs 'The Look Of Love' and 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'
-cut in recording-
Back with boxer Joe Frazier and Spike Milligan joining Lulu and Lionel Sanders. Eamonn 'complains' about Spike's frequent habit of phoning his secretary and dictating long notes to him rather than sending letters! Lulu also says she's received letters from Spike.
Spike says to Lionel Sanders, 'Go on Lionel, take your clothes off, let's have some fun!' Sanders comes back with 'Don't let the necklace fool ya pal!' [he's evidently wearing some vaguely hippy-ish gear.]
Spike virtually takes over interviewing Joe Frazier, asking him what he thinks about Cassius Clay's tactic of never approaching his opponents in the ring, instead making them come to him.
Spike and Lulu discuss the pitfalls of marriage.
Eamonn just has time to thanks his guests before the leader tape ends the recording.
The technical quality is good for a home recording, with none of the 'frame buzz' which usually blights 'mike to the speaker' efforts. Possibly this was done with a direct input to the recorder. A shame the recording isn't complete as Milligan is on particularly good form.
Hope the above is of some interest.
Steve J
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Post by stevej on Jun 28, 2015 13:56:16 GMT
By complete coincidence I was just moving some open reel audio tapes I'd not looked at for ages and a piece of paper fell out of one of the boxes... It reads: Eamonn Andrews Show ITV 11.15pm 7 Apr '68 Lulu, Joe Frazier, Spike Milligan, Lionel SandersI can't remember whether this home recording is a complete programme or just edited extracts. I'll have to dig out one of my open reel machines and investigate! Steve J
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Post by stevej on Jun 28, 2015 13:06:39 GMT
I've been following this thread with interest. I mentioned the series to someone who lives in NZ and he remembered it thus: "Yes, I recall “The Gnomes of Dulwich”. I think that it might have been run pre-colour in NZ, so we saw it in monochrome. Not one of the best comedy series from the UK, but it had its moments. An episode I recall was based on the fact that the plastic oriental gnomes next door were always partying and having fun, but Terry and Hugh were not so sure about the correctness of that, and needed to seek advice from a “higher authority”. That involved travelling across the main road and into a wood (I think) for an audience with “His Mouldiness the Tope”.....whose answer was that doing all that stuff was OK as long as you didn’t enjoy it....I don’t recall, but I suspect that that episode would have elicited a few irate letters to the editor. Back then, wowsers were in very abundant supply in NZ, and we even had our own version of Mary W." I asked him if he could pin down when it was shown and by which broadcaster: " In NZ "The Gnomes of Dulwich" would have run in the early 1970s. It was when I was still in Auckland, so before mid-1973. Then we had only one channel, operated by what was then the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). That channel is now known as "Television One". I think that TV One has some of the old NZBC archives, but that some might have gone into the national film archives or somesuch. This might be a starting point at least: tvnz.co.nz/footage/request-form- ... se-3379314. Whether any archives of "foreign" programmes have been kept I don't know." That provides a couple of possible avenues of enquiry. I suspect the chances are slim but I'll follow it up just in case. It's well known that garden gnomes like to go on their travels and this seems to be the case in point here! Steve
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