Simon & Garfunkel/UK 1967 TV Broadcast

This is an excavated video that will shock those who love music from the 1960s. The TV live performance that Simon & Garfunkel performed during their short-term UK tour in 1967 has been released on DVD with the highest picture and sound quality! It’s really surprising that S&G’s unreleased live footage has been discovered during this period. The contents are extremely valuable, but first of all, the 1967 short-term UK tour was held on the following dates.・March 18th: Royal Albert Hall ・March 19th: Birmingham Theater ・March 20th: Free Trade Hall, Manchester As you can see, it’s three nights in a row, and the tour schedule before and after is in the home country of the United States. The schedule is packed to the brim, which is typical of the period after the show’s popularity exploded. Not only has the popularity skyrocketed to such an extent that not only tickets but also tour brochures with yellow covers have been made for these three UK performances, but the existence of these goods is the basis for the fact that the three consecutive nights of performances were actually held. . Under these circumstances, two types of sound sources that were said to be recordings from the 1967 British tour were on the market. They are the Albert Hall’s touch with Manchester. Both originally had sound quality that seemed to be sound board recordings, but even though it was obvious that the broadcast at that time was air checked, the sound quality was exposed to intense hiss noise, which was at a poor level. There are probably many enthusiasts who remember hearing about these sound sources as they have been included in CD-R items in recent years, but in the end, they only left the impression that they were “valuable but poor-sounding sound sources.” That’s probably true. However, it was recently discovered that both of these sound sources were recorded from the same live performance. Some enthusiasts may have felt strangely at home when listening to the Albert Hall, where the recording time was particularly long, and it was hard to believe that it was the same venue. In fact, both sound sources were studio live at Granada TV in Manchester, which appeared on the side of the UK tour. In 2015, the television footage, whose existence had been forgotten for a long time, was suddenly rebroadcast, revealing that the poor sound quality of the UK tour recordings from the past had been air-checked. It has been done. The fact that it has never been rebroadcast is evidenced by the fact that there were no online CDs, videos, or even DVDs from the original broadcast in the 1990s and 2000s. The existence of this video was probably hinted at when it was included in the S&G version of the music video created to play off the Bangles’ hit revival of “A Hazy Shade of Winter.” Until then, it was not known that there was a video of S&G playing the same song in the 1960s, so enthusiasts wondered about the source of this video. It’s strange that it hasn’t become a hot topic since it was broadcast four years ago, but considering it’s been broadcast in recent years, the picture quality is excellent. The most comprehensive live footage of S&G in the 1960s is from Haarlem TV in the Netherlands in 1966. There, they were forced to sing looking at the camera every time the left and right cameras switched, which made them feel embarrassed, but here it was much more natural, and the duo looked extremely relaxed on stage. . In fact, there was even a small audience watching the two performers while smoking cigarettes. What a generous time it was! And above all, it is amazing that the recording time is much longer than Harlem TV, and even the Monterey Pop Festival (which had a short appearance time in the first place). As enthusiasts know, this time of year is blessed with sound sources such as the official “LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY” held at Lincoln Center in January, and the underground soundboard recording of Tufts University held a week before the UK tour. However, although it has the same volume as those, the video that captures the live performance is too vivid. This broadcast is a monaural soundboard recording that boasts a perfect balance of not only image quality but also sound quality, and it is on a completely different level from the past “misplaced air check sound source”. It is a live video that all fans will enjoy just by itself, but the content is too valuable. The way the two of them sing together in such a friendly manner, while still retaining their innocence, was truly endearing, and it’s no wonder that they were seen as idols in the folk rock world. The show will be broadcast in two parts, and the nearly hour-long stage will be filled with famous songs. If you think “Homeward Bound” was played in a higher key than usual, “I Am A Rock” is interesting. Furthermore, the jaw-dropping play on “Anji”, which was probably played by all the guitar boys who admired Paul Simon and picked up an acoustic guitar, is captured from a wonderful angle (KRAFT MUSIC HALL in 1968) ”TV was a performance with his younger brother Ed, but here Paul was alone). Finally, we get to see “A Hazy Shade of Winter” performed live by the two from the 1960s. However, the best part is “7 O’Clock News / Silent Night”, which has never been performed on a live stage, and was specially performed because it was a TV studio! What’s more, the news played in the background of the two singing is not the American news of the album version, but an elaborate production in which someone from Granada TV reads out the latest British news. This is an extremely valuable video that is sure to delight enthusiasts just from the scene of this one song. By the way, the past two types of air check sound sources were in a state of conviction, with the two important songs “A Hazy ~” and “7 O’Clock ~” not included. This is how the unexpected 1967 television broadcast appeared. As I mentioned earlier, there has never been a 60’s S&G live video that boasts this much volume. All I can say is that I’m really surprised that the day will come when I can enjoy it with such quality and content. This is the best live video of 60’s folk rock that I would like to recommend not only to S&G enthusiasts but to all music fans! Live at Granada Studios, Manchester, UK March 1967 PRO-SHOT Broadcast Date: 2nd May 1967 (56:29) Part One 1. Intro 2. He Was My Brother 3. Leaves That Are Green 4. A Most Peculiar Man 5. Homeward Bound 6. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her 7. The Dangling Conversation 8. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 9. Richard Cory 10. 7 O’Clock News / Silent Night Part Two 11. Intro 12. A Hazy Shade Of Winter 13. At The Zoo 14. Cloudy 15. Benedictus 16. Blessed 17. A Poem On The Underground Wall 18. I Am A Rock 19. Anji 20. The Sounds Of Silence PRO-SHOT B&W NTSC Approx.56min.