1962 – 64 The Spotnicks BBC radio sessions
En engelsmännen vid namn Ashley Wood kontaktade mig. Han forskade på BBC:s popradiosessioner från 1958 till 1967 för en bok och hade lite intressant information om The Spotnicks sessioner.
An Englishman namned Ashley Wood contacted me. He was researching BBC pop radio sessions from 1958 to 1967 for a book and had some interesting information about The Spotnicks’ sessions.
Parade Of The Pops
Den 29 augusti 1962 – 29th August 1962
Showen var en direkt sändning (sändningstid 12.31). Inga inspelningar finns bevarade.
The show was a live broadcast (broadcast time 12.31). No recordings survive.
1. Orange Blossom Special (2:30)
2. The Rocket Man (1:50)
Bo Winberg (lead), Bob Lander (rhythm), Björn Thelin (bass), Ove Johansson (drums).
Saturday Club
Detta program spelades in den 28 augusti och sändes den 1 september
The studio recording was made on August 28 and broadcasted on September 1
1. Orange Blossom Special
2. My Old Kentucky Home
3. Happy Henric’s Polka
4. I Can’t Stop Loving You
5. The Rocket Man
6. Hey Good Looking
Låten I’m Going Home blev struken av teknikerna. Den spelades troligen in men kom inte emed i sändning.
The song I’m Going Home became crossed out by engineer. It was probably recorded but not broadcasted.
Bo Winberg (lead), Bob Lander (rhythm), Björn Thelin (bass), Ove Johansson (drums).
Saturday Club (billed as The Spotnicks with Bob Lander)
Detta program spelades in den 4 februari och sändes den 9 februari
This program was recorded on February 4 and was broadcasted on February 9
1. Midnight Special
2. Highflying Scotsman
3. The Rocket Man
4. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
5. My Bonny
6. Havah Nagila
7. Happy Henric’s Polka
8. Moonshot
Bo Winberg (lead), Bob Lander (rhythm), Björn Thelin (bass), Ove Johansson (drums).
17th February 1963, Easy Beat
Recorded on February 13 – No recordings survive.
1. High Flyin’ Scotsman
2. Hava Nagila
Bo Winberg (lead), Bob Lander (rhythm), Björn Thelin (bass), Ove Johansson (drums)
2nd March 1963, Saturday Club (billed as The Spotnicks with Bob Lander)
Recordede on February 25 – No recordings survive.
1. The Spotnicks Theme – Bo Winberg (0:40)
2. Say Mama (Hey Momma) (1:55)
3. Hey Good Looking (2:10)
4. Havah Nagila (2:10)
5. Hang On (2:15)
6. Night Cap (1:55)
7. Pancake Polka (Plättlaggen) (1:15)
Bo Winberg (lead), Bob Lander (rhythm), Björn Thelin (bass), Ove Johansson (drums)
5th December 1964, Saturday Club
Recorded December 1 – No recordings survive.
1. Dr Feelgood
2. Havah Nagila
3. Papa Oom Mow Mow
4. Shamus O’toole
5. All Right
Bo Winberg (lead), Bob Lander (rhythm), Björn Thelin (bass), Derek Skinner (drums)
Saturday Club var (vanligtvis) förinspelade avsnitt som presenterades av Brian Matthew.
Easy Beat sändes på söndagar men förinspelades framför en live publik vanligtvis föregående onsdag och presenterades av Brian Matthew.
Parade Of The Pops sändes vanligtvis live inför publik och presenterades av Denny Piercy.
På Saturday Club spelade banden vanligtvis upp till sex låtar.
På Parade Of The Pops eller Easy Beat spelade banden vanligtvis fyra eller färre låtar på dessa program.
Aashley Wood gav mig också lite information på UK TV och den oberoende tv-serien Thank Your Lucky Stars som sändes av ABC TV. The Spotnicks medverkade i den här showen den 6 oktober 1962, 9 februari 1963 och eventuellt också den 7 december 1963. Det sista datumet är obekräftat.
Thank Your Lucky Stars var en mycket betydelsfull pop-tv-show i Storbritannien från 1961 till 1966. De första åren programmen presenterade av Brian Matthew som också presenterade BBC-radioprogram som Saturday Club.
Banden skulle i allmänhet mima en eller ibland två låtar – vanligtvis från deras senaste skiva.
Tyvärr har bara tre avsnitt av Thank Your Lucky Stars överlevt och inget med The Spotnicks.
Saturday Club was (usually) pre-recorded sessions introduced by Brian Matthew.
Easy Beat was broadcast on Sundays but pre-recorded in front of a live audience usually the previous Wednesday and introduced by Brian Matthew.
Parade Of The Pops was generally broadcast live in front of an audience and introduced by Denny Piercy.
At Saturday Club bands generally played 6 or less songs.
At Parade Of The Pops or Easy Beat bands usually played 4 or less songs on those shows.
Aashley Wood also gave me some information on UK TV and the independent television show Thank Your Lucky Stars which was broadcasted by ABC TV. The Spotnicks appeared on this show on 6th October 1962, 9th February 1963 and possibly 7th December 1963. The last date is unconfirmed.
Thank Your Lucky Stars was a very important pop tv show in the UK from 1961 to 1966. For the first few years it was hosted by Brian Matthew who also presented BBC radio shows such as Saturday Club.
Bands would generally mime one or sometimes two songs – usually from their new record.
Sadly only 3 episodes of Thank Your Lucky Stars have survived and none of them feature The Spotnicks.