NEW RELEASE: Cliff Richard Live On Air 1966-1970

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Re: NEW RELEASE SOON: Cliff Richard Live On Air 1966-1970

Postby alewis41 » Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:58 am

"What's the name of the new show?"

"Top of the Pops"

"Won't that be confusing? I mean there's already a show called..."

"Nah. It'll be fine".
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Re: NEW RELEASE SOON: Cliff Richard Live On Air 1966-1970

Postby Iain Purdon » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:30 pm

Iain Purdon wrote:Sounds very interesting for the Shadows era material.

My copy has arrived and indeed the Shadows put in a great performance backing Cliff. Not the same as the records with some appealing variations.
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Re: NEW RELEASE SOON: Cliff Richard Live On Air 1966-1970

Postby drakula63 » Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:02 pm

I enjoyed most of it. Some very variable quality here and there, but some of it is as good as you could hope for. Not too impressed with the booklet and I was surprised to see that there were NO song writing credits anywhere!

I was particularly intrigued to learn that they (Cliff and the Shads) were planning on making a film version of their panto Aladdin. Never heard this before. It might have been good. Shame it never happened. Maybe. Also, in 1967, they were planning on making a 'serious' or more 'dramatic' film... according to Cliff anyway. And I have to wonder who they got to play the harmonica on this version of Time Drags By. Did they drag Jimmy Page into the studio, I wonder...?
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Re: NEW RELEASE: Cliff Richard Live On Air 1966-1970

Postby Iain Purdon » Sat Jul 03, 2021 12:11 am

Arpeggio wrote:I am puzzled by this release. Christopher Chen, on Facebook, has announced that most of the tracks are taken from TV shows and have been mixed into true stereo.


I don't know Christopher Chen or why he thinks this. Listening to the CDs I'd say they are mono. Also, the CD cover says they are taken from radio broadcasts, which indeed is what they seem to be. No TV stuff.
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Re: NEW RELEASE SOON: Cliff Richard Live On Air 1966-1970

Postby Pgoodw2 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:15 pm

drakula63 wrote:
I was particularly intrigued to learn that they (Cliff and the Shads) were planning on making a film version of their panto Aladdin. Never heard this before. It might have been good. Shame it never happened.
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This was made and appeared on TV on Christmas Day 1967. An audio version exists on bootleg
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Re: NEW RELEASE SOON: Cliff Richard Live On Air 1966-1970

Postby GoldenStreet » Fri Nov 26, 2021 1:32 am

Pgoodw2 wrote:
drakula63 wrote:
I was particularly intrigued to learn that they (Cliff and the Shads) were planning on making a film version of their panto Aladdin. Never heard this before. It might have been good. Shame it never happened.
:D

This was made and appeared on TV on Christmas Day 1967. An audio version exists on bootleg

This Was My Special Day, sung by Vanessa Howard from the Rediffusion TV production on Christmas Day, 1967.



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