Beatles/Australia 1964 Early & Late Show

This is the second Melbourne performance following the release 10 years ago, but it is an upgraded version of The Beatles’ Melbourne performance with an overwhelming volume, footage unearthed afterwards, and amazing colorized footage. There is no title that can surpass this Melbourne performance. The fact that The Beatles’ concert, which is already more than half a century old, is still alive as a legend in Australia as well as in Japan, and this is the perfect set to relive it. As mentioned above, the Melbourne performance on June 17, 1964 was also recorded as a video in addition to the radio broadcast. At the time, a program called “SING FOR SHELL” was produced for television broadcast, and it is a record of the concert including not only The Beatles but also the opening act. Of course, the main focus was The Beatles, and although it is black and white footage, it is very valuable in that it is clear and captures almost the entire concert. The opening act may be boring for Beatles fans, but it is interesting in that it gives a sense of the era and gives an understanding of the situation surrounding show business at the time. Unlike the actual order of appearance on the day, the third-placed Sounds Incorporated appeared at the opening of the program, and the two Australian local singers were arbitrarily rearranged to pass the stage baton to the Beatles. This was probably intended to appeal to Australian audiences. Incidentally, this “SING FOR SHELL” was aired on Australian CHANNEL 9 in July 1964, the month after the concert. Although it is a familiar image, it is recorded in the highest quality possible today. If you look at the shades of black and white, you can see that the image quality of this work is even higher than the previous ones. Originally it was a black and white film from the shooting stage, but the existing boards were mostly like “RGB color black and white”. Therefore, even though it was black and white, it was somewhat greenish. In that respect, this work has a screen that feels like “grayscale black and white”, and the black and white image is clear from the outline to the shadows. And the biggest attraction of this work is the colorized image recorded on DVD disc 2. Although it is only the Beatles’ parts, the original black and white footage, as recorded on Disc 1, has been colorized using AI technology. This is different from the “BRAVO BEATLES BLITZTOURNEE” (3CD+2DVD), a color recording of the German concert on the same label, in that it is not colorized by hand, but is the first attempt to colorize using AI. Simply put, it is a technique in which an artificial intelligence learns the colors and automatically judges and colors them. Since it is an artificial intelligence, it accumulates experience with repeated recordings and becomes more accurate. Considering these characteristics, it is undeniable that the color footage of this work is different from the original color film. However, when you see the color footage in this way, the color of the guitar, the skin color, the hair color, and especially the frontal image of Paul and George sharing one microphone, I’m sorry to say that I will never be able to go back to black and white again. I am even moved by the fact that the typical Beatles in suits from 1964 that we see in color photos are actually moving and performing. When Ultra Q was colorized and released on Blu-ray a few years ago, longtime fans were critical of it, saying that it was like cutting into a ball, but when you actually see the colorization, it has an impact that makes it hard to go back to black and white. In the same way, the Melbourne performance in color recorded in this work is simply amazing. I would like you to see the effect of the Melbourne performance, which cannot be imitated anywhere else. The second half of disc 2 contains a documentary that was broadcast locally. In Japan, documentaries are often made on occasions such as the 50th anniversary of a visit to Japan, including interviews with people involved at the time and footage from the time, but in Australia, the visit of the Beatles was probably a historic event. This work contains a documentary made in 1984, the 20th anniversary, and a documentary called “DOWN UNDER” made in 1989. Of course, it is entirely in English, but you should be able to enjoy the atmosphere. It was a delight to see the excitement of fans at the news that The Beatles were coming, the media frenzy, and the natural reaction of people in Japan and Australia, despite being in different countries, being the same. DISC ONE MELBOURNE FESTIVAL HALL June 17, 1964 Early & Late Show GTV VIDEO MASTER SOUNDS INCORPORATED 01. Instrumental 02. Fingertips 03. Brontosaurus Stomp 04. The Spartans 05. Drums Solo 06. Maria 07. William Tell Overture JOHNNY DEVLIN with THE PHANTOMS 08. C’mon Everybody 09. What’d I Say 10. Jailhouse Rock JOHNNY CHESTER with THE PHANTOMS 11. (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care 12. Miss Ann 13. Fever 14. Let’s Have A Party THE BEATLES 15. I Saw Her Standing There 16. You Can’t Do That 17. All My Loving 18. She Loves You 19. Till There Was You 20. Roll Over Beethoven 21. Can’t Buy Me Love 22. Twist And Shout 23. Long Tall Sally DVD DISC TWO MELBOURNE FESTIVAL HALL June 17, 1964 Late Show GTV MASTER on COLOR 01. I Saw Her Standing There 02. You Can’t Do That 03. All My Loving 04. She Loves You 05. Till There Was You 06. Roll Over Beethoven 07. Can’t Buy Me Love 08. Twist And Shout 09. Long Tall Sally MELBOURNE FESTIVAL HALL 10. Private 8 mm films TOUR DOCUMENT PROGRAM 11. 20th. Anniversary TV Program #1, 1984 12. 20th. Anniversary TV Program #2, 1984 13. “Down Under”, 1989 #1 14. “Down Under”, 1989 #2 15. “Down Under”, 1989 #3 16. “Down Under”, 1989 #4 17. “Down Under”, 1989 #5 18. “Down Under”, 1989 #6 19. Movie Tone News 1964