I'm certain without looking this has been posted before. However this time, we have a better quality video some one has put up on Youtube. In addition, there is a short interview segment at the beginning between Hef and Roger. Enjoy.
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:45 pm
by longhouse
What a surreal collision of images and sounds -but all of them great! Hugh!!!! Roger and the Byrds!!!!!! Oh, and late sixties bunnies!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice clip overall. It's amazing how very derivative so much of today's alt. country and roots rock sounds when you listen to the era Byrds music. Yes, I'm talking to you, Jeff Tweedy and Ryan Adams.
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:16 pm
by libratune
Omigod, that is so hilarious. The first 50 seconds or so, when Hef and Roger are having a sophisticated chat -- I couldn't stop laughing! I had to pause it to regain my composure. The music was great -- it really did seem live, excellent CW guitar work and vocals -- but get a load of those dance moves! Outta sight! I don't recognize those life forms. Where did this species evolve to?
PS Thanks for sharing, Jim. That was a blast from the past!
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:08 pm
by kvalois
Yes, I remember watching this show in 1969!!!!! Funny, there is no mention of the new Byrds!!!
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:25 pm
by Janglyman
A surreal collision of images and sounds, indeed! Another one is Hef interviewing Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly about the same time. The conversation about hot rodded Vox Super Beatles is priceless.
On this vid, damn...Those guys play good.
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:17 pm
by rick36
Note to younger forumites: Roger grabs his Ric, leaning on its strings on his Super Reverb: This the Pre-Guitar stand era!
I love this video but, hey, what happened to "This Wheel's on Fire"???
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:20 pm
by jimk
rick36 wrote:... hey, what happened to "This Wheel's on Fire"???
Here ya go: Sound quality and video quality aren't as good, however.
JimK
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:42 am
by 37012player
Thank you for posting this JIm K. How cool is JM in the last remnants of the last of the frail image of the original The Byrds!
The last TRUE Byrds appearance on film before it became a shambles of a Country/Soft and NO IDEA band.
McGuinn was a super cool prince of the young generation still, before so so many clouded his judgement.
The Byrds should have gone on to be a Super Group of the 60/70's, .......they just lost the plot.....damnedest of shames in rock! In hindsight they were/ARE one of THE most influential of ALL time. Wish they could have reunited in every few years of the last decades. Damned shame.
My two bob's worth....only...
Si........
Re: Playboy After Dark
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:41 pm
by rick36
A lot of luck and timing (good and bad) was involved with The Byrds. By mid 1968, Roger had become the manager of the group. He had an answering service - that's all (I still have the article documenting this somewhere).
Imagine if The Byrds had played the Woodstock Festival? What a difference that exposure might have made to Roger & Band! But, with no management - who knew???
