The Best of Bandstand Volume 1

1960-1962 (3 Disc Set)
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"The early years of Bandstand now on DVD!"
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This 3-DVD set contains selected episodes (or what still exists) from the early years of Brian Henderson's Ban­dstand. We get to see such Australian artists as The Delltones, Col Joye & The Joy Boys, Judy Stone and Peter Allen (as The Allen Bros.). Kiwi artists such as Red Hewitt, Johnny & Rod Devlin also appear along with a couple of American acts of the day like Bobby Rydell and Bobby Vee.

Each show is compered by New Zealand born Australian News Reader Brian Henderson and features a mix of live performances, lip-sync's and the Audience dancing to overseas records.

This is only just Volume 1 of the DVD series, there are 4 more volumes after this covering the rest of the decade and they just get better as they go own. I would recommend this DVD for the more hardcore fan of early Popular music from Down Under. For more general audiences I would suggest getting the subsequent volumes which contain acts such as The Bee Gees, Jacki Weaver, Johnny O'Keefe and The Easybeats.

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It was a golden age of music, when rock n roll and pop was on the rise and local audiences were hungry for more. With TV in its infancy, 1958 heralded the beginning of the much-loved national television triumph Bandstand.

Created by TCN-9 executive Bruce Gyngell, overseen by Warwick Freeman and modelled on the successful American musical /variety show of the same name, Bandstand was hosted by the ever-charming Brian Henderson – setting the standard for 14 entertaining years and presenting an astonishing 1500 local and international acts during its illustrious reign.

Celebrating the best in Aussie popular music of the times and backed up by the dynamic Shirley Regan Dancers, The Bandstand Family featured the likes of Col Joye, Lucky Starr, Robyn Alvarez, Sandy Scott, The Bee Gees, The Allen Brothers (featuring Peter Allen), Peter Brandon, Judy Stone, Laurel Lea, The De Kroo Brothers, Jerry J. Wilder, Patsy Anne Noble, Noelene Batley, Warren Williams, The Delltones and Pam Liversidge.

BEST OF BANDSTAND VOLUME 1 digs deep into the 60's songbook and delivers a treasure trove of hits and highlights – loaded with groovy dancing, including Chubby Checker Twist and Pony lessons, live sponsor spots for Kriesler transistors, Coca Cola, Clearasil and Vaseline as well as celebrating the 1961 Bandstand Awards.

Vol 1, 1960–62 3 disc set – over 6 hours of content.

Release date Australia
October 9th, 2013
Movie Format
DVD Region
  • Region 4
Brand
Aspect Ratio
  • 1.33 : 1
Language
English
Length (Minutes)
388
Supported Audio
  • Dolby Digital Surround 2.0
Number of Discs
3
Country of Production
  • Australia
Original Release Year
1960
Box Dimensions (mm)
135x190x10
UPC
9344256008443
Product ID
21625627

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