Yesterday Once More

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:34 am

Be sure to take the time to read Roy Clough's "Yesterday Once More" article reviewing the NME Poll Winners show from 1964. The Searchers were there. How did they fair? Should you have missed the first show, see the results here almost 40 years later.

For other great reads penned by Roy, visit Clough Links.

Thanks Roy.

budrocket · Post by **budrocket** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:29 am

Yes, well not at all surprised Curtis was off-key...I can tell you from experience that falsetto parts are notoriously hard to do under the best of circumstances, I can't imagine trying to sing 'em *while playing drums* with your arms & chest bouncing up & down -- & -- most importantly: no fold-back monitors. To say nothing of the screaming!! If you've ever seen any early Beach Boys clips like the TAMI show, Brian is all over the place on the high notes, & he was no slouch as a singer. The Beatles '66 Japan video is simply appalling.

It's hard now, even with the finest in-ear monitoring system & a fairly competent geezer running sound, let alone what we get at clubs. You can't imagine how primitive the equipment was back then. It was like the Bronze Age or something, in terms of available technology, especially in the sticks or the ghetto, small towns, industry suburbs, etc. Amazing any of 'em sounded good, ever.

God love 'em, they worked their hineys off. All of those early cats were real troupers & have my respect.

bw

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rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 3:08 pm

Not that I consider myself to be an "early Cat" which would be a compliment to me but I remember those days with no monitors, and shocks left and right from polarity switches that were set wrong, and no electronic tuners at all, you tuned by ear always. I don't miss those days at all. (Although I do believe that a little bit of charactor has been lost through the use of tuners), but the rest of it: good riddance! I love good monitors, although I still prefer floor monitors to those hearing aids everyone wears nowadays. And I love nice three prong grounded amps and PA's. In Lima it's all 220 with no grounds, so I'm back to what they call here: pica (shocks)

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:25 am

Roy: Your article is certainly "A Blast from the Past." It is, as you mention, hard to believe that so many big name groups could be on the same bill. The now syndicated Ed Sullivan Show music reruns pale by comparison to this awards show. The NME Poll Winners footage captured all this great talent in but a couple of days of real time in the spring of 1964. Truly amazing and a feat not to be replicated, to my knowledge, until perhaps Woodstock.

Another interesting point that you make, is the relatively short lived timeframe in which most of these groups captured the attention of the world. But that impact was surely significant and permanently stored within the limbic recesses of our musical cortex. I found myself humming the hits of each act throughout your review, which continues as I write these comments.

That "The Searchers" were second to the Beatles in Liverpool (sorry Gerry), is yet again reinforced by the outcome of this show. The fact that they were not a particularly tightly knit group is perhaps hinted by this show, with Chris Curtis arriving a tad late for the award. Who, based on this performance, would have thought that Tony Jackson would be the odd man out

I especially like the way in which your article chronicles the hits of the day, complete with the names of band members.

The early 1960s was a very exciting time on the music scene and truly a renaissance that, in retrospect, was but a flicker of a candle lighting the history of rock 'n' roll.

Again, very nice job Roy.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:05 am

Thank You Peter but credit to you for the presentation, as a matter of interest these shows were repeated in 63 and possibly 65 but I have only found the 64 show so far. I agree with you your astute comment that at the time of the broadcast you could not have thought that Tony Jackson was literally weeks away from leaving, also again your observation on the short timeframe of succes for most of these groups, the fact that nearly 40 years later the vast majority are still performing highlights to me what a influential time for music the mid sixties was

tim · Post by **tim** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 9:09 am

The 1965 show exists and features The Searchers, now with Frank Allen in the line-up. "Bumble Bee" is one of the songs featured.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 12:51 pm

Have you got it Tim if so do a follow up, be interesting to know what acts were on the 65 one.

Of course assuming same time April/May Searchers were still a force Goodbye My Love had been a no 4 in March 65 but that was to prove to be the bands last top ten entry.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:54 pm

Yes Tim, please do give us the details. Also, should you have the video, would you kindly let us know whether Pender is playing a 12 string on this number and what make?

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 3:24 pm

Peter and Roy, you reinforced in me a feeling and a point I try to make to others: in roughly the time it takes a major band today to issue two releases, the British Invasion came and went. It was intense and action packed. Probably the last time there were more people putting on a show than running the show.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:54 am

Well said Jerry

budrocket · Post by **budrocket** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:34 pm

I can't IMAGINE putting out three albums (can I still say that?) a year, + a single every three months...holy cow!

bw
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