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- Ultra-rare promotional films by Peter Whitehead including Stones & Hendrix!
Ultra-rare documentary/concert film of the "Pet Sounds" -era Beach Boys!Sunday July 15, 2007 - 6:00pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood
- POP FILMS
- POP FILMS
- (1967, 70 mins, Contemporary, Directed by Peter Whitehead)
- Director Peter Whitehead was a music video pioneer. Whether filming The Rolling Stones debut in drag or the first promos by Jimi Hendrix and Nico – his work was truly ground-breaking - as seen in this stunning anthology of his iconic promotional films. Whitehead was originally commissioned to shoot a single film for the BBC TV show “Top Of The Pops” of a band that was unable to appear in the studio. Viewer reactions to his witty visual juxtapositions of music and imagery led to the BBC commissioning further works. The pieces de resistance are his sensational Rolling Stones films. Whitehead had already built a rapport with the band with his 1965 documentary “Charlie Is My Darling” – so appearing in drag for the director was not a problem for the Stones! Includes the full version of his classic 1967 “We Love You” film that satirized the scandalous British Establishment persecution of the Stones by casting them as the lead characters in the trial of Oscar Wilde! (Marianne Faithfull - and the infamous Afghan rug that was all she was "wearing" during the Stones drug bust - are introduced into evidence!)
NOT
ON DVD!
NEVER
ON VHS!
NEVER
ON US TV!
Filmmaker Peter Whitehead and Mick Jagger - Director Peter Whitehead was a music video pioneer. Whether filming The Rolling Stones debut in drag or the first promos by Jimi Hendrix and Nico – his work was truly ground-breaking - as seen in this stunning anthology of his iconic promotional films. Whitehead was originally commissioned to shoot a single film for the BBC TV show “Top Of The Pops” of a band that was unable to appear in the studio. Viewer reactions to his witty visual juxtapositions of music and imagery led to the BBC commissioning further works. The pieces de resistance are his sensational Rolling Stones films. Whitehead had already built a rapport with the band with his 1965 documentary “Charlie Is My Darling” – so appearing in drag for the director was not a problem for the Stones! Includes the full version of his classic 1967 “We Love You” film that satirized the scandalous British Establishment persecution of the Stones by casting them as the lead characters in the trial of Oscar Wilde! (Marianne Faithfull - and the infamous Afghan rug that was all she was "wearing" during the Stones drug bust - are introduced into evidence!)
- THE BEACH BOYS LIVE IN LONDON
- (1967, 30 mins, Contemporary, Directed by Peter Whitehead)
- A unique look at the “Pet Sounds”-era Beach Boys as documented by Peter Whitehead. When the Beach Boys completed recording the landmark “Pet Sounds album” in April 1966 – they set off for a tour of England where their evolution from surf band to purveyors of baroque pop was perceived as being a growth parallel to that of the Beatles’ journey from beat group to rock band. The opinion of Paul McCartney typifies the prevalent British perception. He regarded “Pet Sounds” (which Brian Wilson had created in response to the Beatles’ “Rubber Soul”) as the spur that led to the creation of “Sgt. Pepper”. In that climate, the Beach Boys enjoyed a respect in Britain that was eluding them in their homeland. (And to a degree still does.) Whitehead captures this fascinating moment in time.
NOT
ON DVD!NEVER
ON VHS!NEVER
ON US TV! - A unique look at the “Pet Sounds”-era Beach Boys as documented by Peter Whitehead. When the Beach Boys completed recording the landmark “Pet Sounds album” in April 1966 – they set off for a tour of England where their evolution from surf band to purveyors of baroque pop was perceived as being a growth parallel to that of the Beatles’ journey from beat group to rock band. The opinion of Paul McCartney typifies the prevalent British perception. He regarded “Pet Sounds” (which Brian Wilson had created in response to the Beatles’ “Rubber Soul”) as the spur that led to the creation of “Sgt. Pepper”. In that climate, the Beach Boys enjoyed a respect in Britain that was eluding them in their homeland. (And to a degree still does.) Whitehead captures this fascinating moment in time.
Tonight's Stars!
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- Musicians & Composers (seen and/or heard):
The Animals •P.P. Arnold •The Beach Boys •Eric Burdon •Marianne Faithfull •Jimi Hendrix •The Move •Nico •The Rolling Stones •The Shadows •The Small Faces
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