Blog: Bedazzled!

Read the whole The What's New story here .

from left: Jay Huling, Colin Scot, Kevin Shipman and Carl Berg The What's New have always fascinated record collectors: a group mistakenly listed as a Florida band, they released two EPs in France but nothing in the U.S. Their story starts with the Yachtsmen, a folk group founded by students at Long Beach City College in 1959. They became regulars at Disneyland in Anaheim, releasing an LP on Disney's Buena Vista label (BV-3310), "High and Dry with The Yachtsmen" in 1961. On the LP [...]

I'm very excited to announce our newest guest blogger, Chas Kit of the awesome Garage Hangover blog. I contacted Chas about some videos I found by a group called The What's New, I couldn't find much info on them, and what I did find turned out to be incorrect. But, of course, Chas has the scoop on them. Check out his post (with videos uploaded by Bedazzled.tv) coming up in a few minutes.

A short video by Martin Kinch featuring paintings of Roy Wood by the artist Debra Dee, The paintings are featured in an exhibition at St Pauls Gallery in Birmingham untill the 23rd Feb - I also had a short chat with Roy about the paintings via britrockaholic.tumblr.com

Nice little psych number. (Special Londres 5.24.69)

via theworldsamess.blogspot.com

"Joe Tex and James Brown were bitter rivals. The beef started over a controversy about stage moves. JT thought JB swiped his trademark microphone kicking tricks. JB claimed JT stole them from him. This led to an escalating series of thefts and public jabs that stands up to any modern day hip-hop feud. After all, Joe Tex was the original rapper." via wfmuichiban.blogspot.com It's Joe Tex Month @ wfmuichiban.blogspot.com by the way

"First aired August 15th, 2011 "Come To The Sunshine" show 72 Moves to the sound of Roy Wood, Carl Wayne, Trevor Burton, Bev Bevan, Ace Kefford, Rick Price and Jeff Lynne. Yes, its THE MOVE!" "This spectacular spotlight features two hours of rare radio recordings, vintage vinyl and astounding covers from Birmingham's finest, The Move. Host Andrew Sandoval also spins Move related recordings and covers from Idle Race, Lemon Tree, Sheridan/Rick Price, Acid Gallery, The Casuals, Equipe 84 & Tom Northcott." via cometothesunshine.podomatic.co m

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Is that Les 5 Gentlemen? All the shots of them and the audience are very similar to their Scopitone of "Cara-Lin" . It's definitely the same club.

Some nice color footage of Andy and some unidentified vapid "Superstar".

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Reg Presley, lead singer of the British '60s hitmakers the Troggs, has announced a retirement from music due to his being diagnosed with cancer. In a statement issued on the Troggs' official website , Reg said "As you all know I was taken ill whilst doing a gig in Germany in December. During my stay in hospital tests showed that in fact I have lung cancer. I am receiving chemotherapy treatment and at the moment not feeling too bad." He has previously suffered two strokes; one in 2010 and another just last year. via britrockaholic.tumblr.com

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Documentary footage from France. Featuring an Ultra-Cool French Pop-Psych/Freakbeat band called "Les Something", who I don't think made any records. I couldn't find any info on them, anyway. Lots of great shots of cool 60's French dancing teens. It was labeled "Magasins Des Jeunes Mini Jupes et Cheveux Longs" which Google Translate tells me means "Mini-skirts, Kids, Stores and Long Hair". Not sure if that's an actual title or just something somebody made up. No idea when this was broadcast or on what show.

Some newsreel type footage of the Beatles in Las Vegas

Silent Footage of The Beatles arriving at the London premiere of Yellow Submarine.

Silent footage of some sort of opening party or other event at the Apple Boutique in London.

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Cliff Richard & The Shadows meet Princess Margaret.