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Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:59 pm
by blueonblue
I've never seen this one before ?



"blue"

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:49 pm
by Blair N. Cummings
Brand new to me. Classic footage of either a rehearsal or a sound check.

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 6:32 pm
by An Enormous BB Fan
Classic Burt Bacharach. Gotta love it! As for me, Burt Bacharach didn't just write songs and he didn't just compose music. The man wrote the soundtrack to my life!!

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:03 am
by blueonblue
I wonder if this video was done to promote Burt's "Reach Out" album ?
Does anyone know the venue ?

"blue"

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 2:09 am
by Djalma Junior
Mr. Blue,

This arrangement is almost the same album "Reach Out", track 7. A House Is Not A Home.

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Excellent find!

Thank you for reporting!
Djalma Jr

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 5:50 am
by Martyn
This is a gem! Thanks blueonblue for posting it!

I think the backing singer far right is Marilyn Jackson, who was Burt's vocal director for many years and, I'm told, was part of the backing vocals team on most of his solo albums.

I don't recognise the other singers though - perhaps someone else might know?

Martyn

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 4:23 pm
by blueonblue
Djalma and Martyn you're very welcome and thank you for the info.

"blue"

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 12:55 am
by Djalma Junior
blueonblue wrote:Djalma and Martyn you're very welcome and thank you for the info.

"blue"
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Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 6:33 pm
by Martyn
I believe the venue is the Greek Theater in LA.

Martyn

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 5:03 am
by blueonblue
Thank you Martyn.

"blue"

Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 6:35 am
by Martin Johnson
Judging by Burt's hair length and his choice of clothes I'd say the film was from around 1970 - that was his 'look' around 70-72 - and was also when he started going out on the road as a performer in his own right.

Below is an obit from 1999 for the session singer Marilyn Jackson, who worked with BB from 1970 and who apparently was one of the four backing vocalists featured on the film:

http://variety.com/1999/scene/people-ne ... 117882952/#