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- 1964
- 45m
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A series of four shows recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London with everyone playing live. Hosted by Alan Freeman, Jimmy Saville and broadcast on the fledgling channel BBC2. They were interspersed throughout the year with the first one going out on the 27th of April 1964, then 25th May, 11th of November with the final show on Wednesday 9th December.it featured many of the biggest acts of the day The Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers, The Hollies, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas, Dusty Springfield, Yardbirds, Wayne Fontana among others. Sadly only audio fragments seem to remain.
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- Runtime45 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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