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Post by madprofessorblyth on Jul 5, 2020 18:28:57 GMT
I was searching on eBay just to see what's new, and came across a strange listing from Australia - called "Bandstand Live in Australia", featuring two acts on the cover - listed as 'The Hollies & Special Guests 1970' (incidentally, with an early Nash-era photo to represent them) and then 'Herman's Hermits 1969'. The name of the company who put this out is Umbrella Entertainment, and I presume this is an Australian/NZ only release...? I was thinking this could possibly be the coveted 'Don't Get Sunburnt' but I could easily be very wrong...!! Maybe some of the Aussie fans here have seen this around and can attest to exactly what it is - or perhaps can scout down a copy of it so we can find out what this is once and for all...! Here's an image of the cover I found - sorry it's pretty small, but hopefully still readable. ![]()  |
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Post by sandy on Jul 5, 2020 19:03:23 GMT
I was searching on eBay just to see what's new, and came across a strange listing from Australia - called "Bandstand Live in Australia", featuring two acts on the cover - listed as 'The Hollies & Special Guests 1970' (incidentally, with an early Nash-era photo to represent them) and then 'Herman's Hermits 1969'. The name of the company who put this out is Umbrella Entertainment, and I presume this is an Australian/NZ only release...? I was thinking this could possibly be the coveted 'Don't Get Sunburnt' but I could easily be very wrong...!! Maybe some of the Aussie fans here have seen this around and can attest to exactly what it is - or perhaps can scout down a copy of it so we can find out what this is once and for all...! Here's an image of the cover I found - sorry it's pretty small, but hopefully still readable. [img src="" alt="" style="max-width:100%;"] View AttachmentThink it's a different appearance. Excerpt on YouTube. with listing of tracks |
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Jul 5, 2020 20:21:31 GMT
Sorry no, this is not the much coveted 'Don't get sunburnt'
this treasure is still in the hands of the guy that owns the 'look through any window' dvd set, he won't let this go for love or money...
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Jul 5, 2020 20:56:38 GMT
Sorry no, this is not the much coveted 'Don't get sunburnt' this treasure is still in the hands of the guy that owns the 'look through any window' dvd set, he won't let this go for love or money... And Don't Get Sunburnt was from 1971, right? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 21:19:49 GMT
I was searching on eBay just to see what's new, and came across a strange listing from Australia - called "Bandstand Live in Australia", featuring two acts on the cover - listed as 'The Hollies & Special Guests 1970' (incidentally, with an early Nash-era photo to represent them) and then 'Herman's Hermits 1969'. The name of the company who put this out is Umbrella Entertainment, and I presume this is an Australian/NZ only release...? I was thinking this could possibly be the coveted 'Don't Get Sunburnt' but I could easily be very wrong...!! Maybe some of the Aussie fans here have seen this around and can attest to exactly what it is - or perhaps can scout down a copy of it so we can find out what this is once and for all...! Here's an image of the cover I found - sorry it's pretty small, but hopefully still readable. ![]() 'Bandstand' was Australia's biggest music TV show during the '60s. Herman's Hermits appeared on 2nd July 1969 and The Hollies on 7th February 1970. |
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Jul 5, 2020 22:48:52 GMT
Sorry no, this is not the much coveted 'Don't get sunburnt' this treasure is still in the hands of the guy that owns the 'look through any window' dvd set, he won't let this go for love or money... Indeed, I had extreme doubt that it could be that special set, though I presumed perhaps the Hollies didn't do a whole lot of televised appearances in Australia between 1970-1971 - but I guess I was wrong on that front...! Two appearances that we know of existing is more than just the one I assumed before  |
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Jul 5, 2020 22:53:30 GMT
I was searching on eBay just to see what's new, and came across a strange listing from Australia - called "Bandstand Live in Australia", featuring two acts on the cover - listed as 'The Hollies & Special Guests 1970' (incidentally, with an early Nash-era photo to represent them) and then 'Herman's Hermits 1969'. The name of the company who put this out is Umbrella Entertainment, and I presume this is an Australian/NZ only release...? I was thinking this could possibly be the coveted 'Don't Get Sunburnt' but I could easily be very wrong...!! Maybe some of the Aussie fans here have seen this around and can attest to exactly what it is - or perhaps can scout down a copy of it so we can find out what this is once and for all...! Here's an image of the cover I found - sorry it's pretty small, but hopefully still readable. ![]() 'Bandstand' was Australia's biggest music TV show during the '60s. Herman's Hermits appeared on 2nd July 1969 and The Hollies on 7th February 1970. I must admit, I totally forgot that show existed...! Haven't thought about it in a long time. That makes a lot more sense. I'm surprised this is suddenly around on DVD though - and especially just two acts' performances rather than a collection of many with one or two songs each as these shows are usually repackaged...! There's only one purchase link for this release that I can find and it claims that it is region free, so I might have to pick this up and endure the wait as I'd be very interested in having and seeing both the Hollies and Hermits do what they do best - especially in the strange points of '69 and '70, not exactly commercial heights for either of them...! |
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Jul 5, 2020 23:35:06 GMT
'Bandstand' was Australia's biggest music TV show during the '60s. Herman's Hermits appeared on 2nd July 1969 and The Hollies on 7th February 1970. I must admit, I totally forgot that show existed...! Haven't thought about it in a long time. That makes a lot more sense. I'm surprised this is suddenly around on DVD though - and especially just two acts' performances rather than a collection of many with one or two songs each as these shows are usually repackaged...! There's only one purchase link for this release that I can find and it claims that it is region free, so I might have to pick this up and endure the wait as I'd be very interested in having and seeing both the Hollies and Hermits do what they do best - especially in the strange points of '69 and '70, not exactly commercial heights for either of them...! Um, "He Ain't Heavy?" "Sorry Suzanne?" "Gasoline Alley Bred?" "I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top?" 69-70 looks like a pretty good year to me... |
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Post by eric on Jul 6, 2020 0:27:19 GMT
This DVD includes two episodes of Australian Bandstand, one which features The Hollies and the other Herman’s Hermits. In both episodes the UK bands are joined by local Aussie artists. As Peter noted, the show was recorded in February 1970 whilst The Hollies were on their first tour of Australia (their 1967 tour was cancelled due to Bobby’s illness at that time). On this show they sang live to backing tapes and performed the following songs: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - Carrie Anne - Just Like A Woman - Medley of hits (Bus Stop - Just One Look - I’m Alive) - Sorry Suzanne - Stop Stop Stop - A Taste Of Honey - Blowin’ In The Wind Brian Henderson, the host of the show, at one point remarked that although the band had great success over many years little was known of them individually! With regard to Australian Bandstand, Umbrella has released a series DVD’s of Bandstand shows from the 60’s to 1970. The DVD’s include the following international artists: Roy Orbison - Everly Brothers (live 1968) – Shadows – Cilla Black – Olivia Newton-John - Dusty Springfield - Dionne Warwick - Jerry Lee Lewis - Little Richard - Helen Reddy - Peter, Paul and Mary (live) Most of the Aussie acts accompanying the above “stars” are “middle of the road” types. The progressive Aussie acts of the day were usually found on other television shows such as the Go!! Show and GTK amongst others. Having said that, Bandstand did record a special on The Easybeats prior to their departure to England in 1966. Here is a link to the Umbrella website: www.umbrellaent.com.au/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=Bandstand&submit_search= |
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Jul 6, 2020 1:29:30 GMT
I must admit, I totally forgot that show existed...! Haven't thought about it in a long time. That makes a lot more sense. I'm surprised this is suddenly around on DVD though - and especially just two acts' performances rather than a collection of many with one or two songs each as these shows are usually repackaged...! There's only one purchase link for this release that I can find and it claims that it is region free, so I might have to pick this up and endure the wait as I'd be very interested in having and seeing both the Hollies and Hermits do what they do best - especially in the strange points of '69 and '70, not exactly commercial heights for either of them...! Um, "He Ain't Heavy?" "Sorry Suzanne?" "Gasoline Alley Bred?" "I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top?" 69-70 looks like a pretty good year to me... Certainly don't disagree from that standpoint - all fantastic songs and singles! Though for the Hollies being on this program in February 1970, neither 'Can't Tell The Bottom...' nor Gasoline Alley Bred were released by then ('Bottom' in May I believe and 'Gasoline' in August) - and no 'Confessions' album of course either, so their most recent release would have been the 'Hollies Sing Hollies' album, which didn't even chart in the UK, so I'm presuming it wasn't much of an Aussie hit either...! That probably leaves 'He Ain't Heavy' as their most recent release of major success, which came out in September '69 - so I can't imagine that a full 5 months later by this performance, they were seen as on top of the pop world down under...! Not that they didn't deserve it of course, but that's for another conversation, haha! |
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Post by eric on Jul 6, 2020 2:09:25 GMT
The Hollies first visit to Australia in early 1970 came on the back of at least 15 top 40 hits in the Aussie charts, of which most were Top 10 hits, so there was huge interest in the band at that time, particularly so given the cancellation of their 1967 tour.
In OZ, singles and albums were usually released 4 to 6 weeks after their release in the UK, so “He Ain’t Heavy” entered the charts here at the end of October 1969. In Sydney it was on the chart for 23 weeks! So this hit was still going strong when they toured here.
The band played to large audiences in music halls and outdoor arenas. In my city of Adelaide, they played outdoors to a 5,000 strong audience on a beautiful warm night. They only performed one song from the Hollies Sing Hollies LP, being “Reflections of a Long Time Past” (with accompaniment from a local orchestra). They also played a stunning version of “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” which would have been a worthy inclusion on the Hollies Sing Dylan LP.
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Jul 6, 2020 3:06:38 GMT
The Hollies first visit to Australia in early 1970 came on the back of at least 15 top 40 hits in the Aussie charts, of which most were Top 10 hits, so there was huge interest in the band at that time, particularly so given the cancellation of their 1967 tour. In OZ, singles and albums were usually released 4 to 6 weeks after their release in the UK, so “He Ain’t Heavy” entered the charts here at the end of October 1969. In Sydney it was on the chart for 23 weeks! So this hit was still going strong when they toured here. The band played to large audiences in music halls and outdoor arenas. In my city of Adelaide, they played outdoors to a 5,000 strong audience on a beautiful warm night. They only performed one song from the Hollies Sing Hollies LP, being “Reflections of a Long Time Past” (with accompaniment from a local orchestra). They also played a stunning version of “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” which would have been a worthy inclusion on the Hollies Sing Dylan LP. Wow, that's all really neat to know. Glad there's this much insight from someone who was there...! What I would do to hear a recording of 'Reflections' live - and you're right, "You Ain't Going Nowhere" really would have been great on the LP...! |
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Post by dirtyfaz on Jul 6, 2020 4:10:04 GMT
They played Chequers night club on that tour as well. I saw them twice there. Got to hang around after the show and catch up with some of the guys later at the bar. I got them to sign my UK issue of Hollies sing Hollies that had been released a little earlier. Oh those days were so different to now with no internet. I used to buy the UK mags/Newspapers ie NME and a couple of others. Used the mail and overseas money orders to purchase from the store advertising in those magazines. I do remember them playing A Taste Of Honey the first time I saw them but they had dropped it for the next night. I wish I was a bit more anal about taking down what songs etc were played as I now don't have a clue. Thank goodness Eric did this. We get to know what I may have heard but don't remember.
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Post by dirtyfaz on Jul 6, 2020 4:14:08 GMT
That Bandstand DVD has been around for a little while. If my memory serves me correct (Haven't watched it recently) there was a mixture of live and lip sync stuff.
This may have been talked about on an earlier topic.
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Post by eric on Jul 6, 2020 5:48:10 GMT
They played Chequers night club on that tour as well. I saw them twice there. Got to hang around after the show and catch up with some of the guys later at the bar. I got them to sign my UK issue of Hollies sing Hollies that had been released a little earlier. Oh those days were so different to now with no internet. I used to buy the UK mags/Newspapers ie NME and a couple of others. Used the mail and overseas money orders to purchase from the store advertising in those magazines. I do remember them playing A Taste Of Honey the first time I saw them but they had dropped it for the next night. I wish I was a bit more anal about taking down what songs etc were played as I now don't have a clue. Thank goodness Eric did this. We get to know what I may have heard but don't remember. Dirtyfaz, thanks for reminding me of those earlier days. NME was my favourite UK music paper followed by Melody Maker. It was a slow process indeed building up one's knowledge of music and artists in those (very) pre-internet days! The Hollies played A Taste of Honey in Adelaide. It was the first time I had heard them play this song and it was amazing to hear. The harmonies and Bobby's bass drum were incredible. It took quite a few years before the 1966 studio version was released on vinyl in OZ, on another compilation, surprise, surprise! Their full setlist that night was: Carrie Anne - Medley (Bus Stop / I’m Alive / Just One Look) - Just Like A Woman - You Ain’t Going Nowhere - I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight - Stewball - Sorry Suzanne - Reflections Of A Long Time Past - He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - A Taste Of Honey - Blowin’ In The Wind |
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Post by eric on Jul 6, 2020 5:55:31 GMT
That Bandstand DVD has been around for a little while. If my memory serves me correct (Haven't watched it recently) there was a mixture of live and lip sync stuff. This may have been talked about on an earlier topic. Dirtyfaz, you are quite right. There is some lip syncing, certainly on Just Like A Woman. The live vocals are excellent and Allan introduces the songs in the Medley. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2020 7:11:53 GMT
This DVD includes two episodes of Australian Bandstand, one which features The Hollies and the other Herman’s Hermits. In both episodes the UK bands are joined by local Aussie artists. As Peter noted, the show was recorded in February 1970 whilst The Hollies were on their first tour of Australia (their 1967 tour was cancelled due to Bobby’s illness at that time). On this show they sang live to backing tapes and performed the following songs: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - Carrie Anne - Just Like A Woman - Medley of hits (Bus Stop - Just One Look - I’m Alive) - Sorry Suzanne - Stop Stop Stop - A Taste Of Honey - Blowin’ In The Wind Brian Henderson, the host of the show, at one point remarked that although the band had great success over many years little was known of them individually! With regard to Australian Bandstand, Umbrella has released a series DVD’s of Bandstand shows from the 60’s to 1970. The DVD’s include the following international artists: Roy Orbison - Everly Brothers (live 1968) – Shadows – Cilla Black – Olivia Newton-John - Dusty Springfield - Dionne Warwick - Jerry Lee Lewis - Little Richard - Helen Reddy - Peter, Paul and Mary (live) Most of the Aussie acts accompanying the above “stars” are “middle of the road” types. The progressive Aussie acts of the day were usually found on other television shows such as the Go!! Show and GTK amongst others. Having said that, Bandstand did record a special on The Easybeats prior to their departure to England in 1966. Here is a link to the Umbrella website: www.umbrellaent.com.au/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=Bandstand&submit_search=Some of these acts such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Roy Orbison didn't exactly appear on the show - 'Bandstand' simply rebroadcast UK TV footage. My favourite performance from these DVDs is a 1966 live Melbourne performance featuring P.J. Proby, Wayne Fontana and Eden Kane, absolutely essential viewing! Here's the P.J. Proby segment: |
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Post by Malc on Jul 6, 2020 7:50:04 GMT
They played Chequers night club on that tour as well. I saw them twice there. Got to hang around after the show and catch up with some of the guys later at the bar. I got them to sign my UK issue of Hollies sing Hollies that had been released a little earlier. Oh those days were so different to now with no internet. I used to buy the UK mags/Newspapers ie NME and a couple of others. Used the mail and overseas money orders to purchase from the store advertising in those magazines. I do remember them playing A Taste Of Honey the first time I saw them but they had dropped it for the next night. I wish I was a bit more anal about taking down what songs etc were played as I now don't have a clue. Thank goodness Eric did this. We get to know what I may have heard but don't remember. Their full setlist that night was: Carrie Anne - Medley (Bus Stop / I’m Alive / Just One Look) - Just Like A Woman - You Ain’t Going Nowhere - I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight - Stewball - Sorry Suzanne - Reflections Of A Long Time Past - He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - A Taste Of Honey - Blowin’ In The Wind Interesting to see 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere' in the set. Another Dylan tune the Byrds covered but that didn't make the final selections of the HSD album... |
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Post by thejanitor on Jul 6, 2020 9:58:22 GMT
Yes, I too am surprised they did that song! 😀
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Jul 6, 2020 14:30:16 GMT
In OZ, singles and albums were usually released 4 to 6 weeks after their release in the UK, so “He Ain’t Heavy” entered the charts here at the end of October 1969. In Sydney it was on the chart for 23 weeks! So this hit was still going strong when they toured here. In Canada, "He Ain't Heavy" entered the Toronto CHUM and national RPM charts on 27 December 1969. Went immediately to #1 on the CHUM chart, but dropped out of the RPM charts at #73, only to re-enter in January 1970, then peaking at #10. |
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Jul 6, 2020 14:33:54 GMT
Um, "He Ain't Heavy?" "Sorry Suzanne?" "Gasoline Alley Bred?" "I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top?" 69-70 looks like a pretty good year to me... Certainly don't disagree from that standpoint - all fantastic songs and singles! Though for the Hollies being on this program in February 1970, neither 'Can't Tell The Bottom...' nor Gasoline Alley Bred were released by then ('Bottom' in May I believe and 'Gasoline' in August) - and no 'Confessions' album of course either, so their most recent release would have been the 'Hollies Sing Hollies' album, which didn't even chart in the UK, so I'm presuming it wasn't much of an Aussie hit either...! That probably leaves 'He Ain't Heavy' as their most recent release of major success, which came out in September '69 - so I can't imagine that a full 5 months later by this performance, they were seen as on top of the pop world down under...! Not that they didn't deserve it of course, but that's for another conversation, haha! Funny how I don't distinguish between countries anymore; a Hollies hit is a Hollies hit to me. I guess the curse of living in three countries, all of which had different hit songs and chart rankings, I can't keep up. In Canada, I only ever heard "He Ain't Heavy" and "Sorry Suzanne"! |
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