Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

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Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

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I've never seen this one before ?



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Brand new to me. Classic footage of either a rehearsal or a sound check.
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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!!
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Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

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I wonder if this video was done to promote Burt's "Reach Out" album ?
Does anyone know the venue ?

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Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

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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!

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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?

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Djalma and Martyn you're very welcome and thank you for the info.

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blueonblue wrote:Djalma and Martyn you're very welcome and thank you for the info.

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Re: Rare Bacharach promo video (1967)

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I believe the venue is the Greek Theater in LA.

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Thank you Martyn.

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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/#
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