Various Artists 1970-06-01
Anatomy of POP - TV Pilot for BBC, Studio & Concert Footage, Various

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This is a raw footage work print of an unsold TV pilot made for British TV in 1970 or 1971.
It is hosted by Michael Parkinson and being a work print it has many stops and starts, some retakes, false starts, etc? and a few brief segments are repeated as well. It's a look at the current state of the music industry. Among those featured in this footage are Soft Machine, Alexis Korner, Frank Zappa, Marmalade, Fairport Convention, Free, Legendary DJ John Peel, and many more
After a brief introduction, the show starts with an acoustic piece by Alexis Korner followed by an interview and another song, "Rock Me?", Then a Dave Swarbrick interview with some live footage of Fairport Convention, Madeline Bell talks about Gospel Music, Marmalade perform "Can You Help Me" and
one other song in studio and interview segments are cut into the song, brief Frank Zappa interview, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Mike Ratledge, and Robert Wyatt
interviews are interspersed with a Soft Machine performance, Marmalade is shown recording at Decca Recording Studios, Comments On the recording industry by Frank Zappa, John Peel, and others. Songwriter Tony MacCaulay talks about songs he's had hits with such as "Love Grows" and "Smile A Little Smile". A Look at
BBC Radio producers and playlists, Free in the studio performing "All Right Now" interspersed with interviews, Frank Zappa talks about publicity, Joe
Cocker is shown performing "Something", A Look at the sales charts and "song pluggers". Footage from Woodstock, talking with fans about how they listen,
music festivals, and more 90 minutes (Timing Strip On Screen)

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Approximately 90 minutes
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Standalone Authored


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Created At
Wed Jul 20 2005 21:32:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Updated At
Wed Jul 20 2005 21:32:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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