A&M Records 1967-12-12
The Hollywood Palace, Hollywood, CA

Set 1
--Opening credits
--Commercials: (1) Pruf spray starch; (2) Ultra-Brite toothpaste ad with couple flirting on airplane. (jingle: "Ultra-Brite gives your mouth...sex appeal").
--Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - "With A Little Help from My Friends" (instrumental)
--Herb Alpert (host) talks about his band, the Tijuana Brass, and their record company, A&M records. (All guests on this show are record with A&M Records.)
--Liza Minnelli - "Happy Time" and "Mammy"
--Herb Alpert congratulates Liza on her recent marriage to Peter Allen.
Commercial: Pepto-Bismol tablets
--Herb Albert introduces the Baja Marimba Band, who perform an instrumental song.
--Baja Marimba Band - 2nd song: "Fiddler on the Roof" theme
--Wes Montgomery (jazz guitarist) - "Wendy" (instrumental)
Commercial: Gulf gasoline service stations (promising fast service)
--Herb asks Sergio Mendez how he got his start.
--Sergio Mendez and Brasil '66 (with female singers) - "Going Out of My Head"
ABC station ID break
Commercial: Pall-Mall cigarettes ("extra-long at both ends")
--Herb introduces Burt Bacharach.
--Burt Bacharach sings "What the World Needs Now," "What's New, Pussycat?" and "Alfie"

Medley of Bacharach songs:
Brasil '66 - "The Look of Love"
Wes Montgomery - possibly "Music to Watch Girls By"
Liza Minnelli - "I Say A Little Prayer for You"
Baja Marimba Band - "Walk on By"

Liza Minnelli and Wes Montgomery - "Trains And Boats And Planes" VERY COOL!!

Herb Alpert - "Casino Royale" (with Bacharach playing piano)
Commercials: Fleischmann's Margarine; Royal Shake-A-Puddin' dessert mix.
--Boyce & Hart - medley ("I Wanna Be Free" & "Last Train To Clarksville") and "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"
Commercial: Hamilton-Beach electric carving knives and Cook-Book blender
--Herb Alpert - instrumental song
--Herb notices a man sleeping in audience. He wonders what the man is dreaming about. This is followed by a dream sequence with Herb Alpert's songs.
"The Lonely Bull" (man dreams of being a bullfighter);
"Tijuana Taxi"
"Never on Sunday"
"Zorba the Greek"
--Herb Alpert - instrumental song
Commercial: Tareyton 100 cigarettes
Closing credits


Set 2


Set 3


Comment
"The A&M Records Artists 1967 TV Special"

Originally aired: December 12, 1967 on ABC
Show Stars: Dick Tufeld (Announcer (1964-1970))
Mike Post (Orchestra Leader (1969-1970))
Raquel Welch (billboard girl (1st season))
Bing Crosby (Host (1964-1970))
Ernie Anderson (Himself/Substitute Announcer (1968)),
Les Brown (Orchestra Leader (1964)), Mitchell Ayres (Orchestra Leader (1964-1969))
Recurring Role: Herb Alpert (Himself), Liza Minnelli (Herself)
Guest Stars: Tommy Boyce (Himself) , Bobby Hart (Himself) , Burt Bacharach (Himself)
Sergio Mendes (Himself) , Brasil '66 (Themselves)
Wes Montgomery (Himself) , The Baja Marimba Band (Themselves)
Production Code: 34-HP-67


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