The Bacharach Sound: 1965 TV Special

[pljms]

Videos taken from the 1965 TV special 'The Bacharach Sound' featuring guests Dusty Springfield, Chuck Jackson, The Searchers, The Merseybeats and Dionne Warwick have been posted on here before, but not the complete show. Made in the UK by Granada Television the special's opening sequence of Bacharach driving around central London in an open top car to a soundtrack of some of his early hits is pretty memorable, as is the brief chat with Hal David that precedes 'Trains And Boats And Planes'. The whole thing is in glorious black and white and lasts just under forty minutes.

[blueonblue]

Paul,
Thanks for posting. That show was my first introduction way back in 1965 to the wonderful musical world of Burt Bacharach....absolutely priceless !

'blue'

[Sara D]

Burt wasn't joking when he stated on the show that London had become a second home to him in 1965 because apart from filming that special he also recorded his 'Hitmaker!' album here that year and then wrote and recorded the soundtrack to 'What's New Pussycat', all in between walking around Hyde Park and visiting The Grenadier pub.

[pljms]

Burt wasn't joking when he stated on the show that London had become a second home for him in 1965 because apart from filming that special he also recorded his 'Hitmaker!' album here that year and then wrote and recorded the soundtrack to 'What's New Pussycat', all in between walking around Hyde Park and visiting The Grenadier pub.

If someone was to organise a 'Bacharach's London' tour it would start in Wilton Row just off Belgravia Square where he rented a property, then it would take in the three or four minute stroll to The Grenadier pub for a quick drink, before the five minute walk to Hyde Park. I think that an hour in the park taking in most if not all of the public walkways and trying to identify the bench where he was photographed reading a newspaper would suffice before a return to The Grenadier for a meal and more drinks.