| THE MERSEY SOUND (aka LIVERPOOL - HOME OF THE MERSEY SOUND) An item about youth culture in Liverpool, including a look at new bands performing in The Cavern. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6094 |
| Catalog #: | 36813 | |
| Clip Number: | 36813-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 495 | |
| Timecode: | 01:04:01 - 01:07:45 | |
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside. | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/TEENAGERS: Recreation ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Rock & Roll FADS AND TRENDS: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Merseyside, Liverpool | |
| Description: | Various shots of Manchester group, the Ko-Dells (Cordells) performing in the "New Sound of 64" contest finals at the Cavern. Singing. 'I've got my Mojo working for me' Lots of great shots of teenagers listening to the music and dancing. Cut away of audience watching. LS Group. Camera zooms into MS of girls on stage. Cut away of crowd watching. MS Girls on stage. Cut away of dancers. MS Girls on stage. Cut away of crowd watching. MS Girls on stage. Camera zooms out to show group in LS CS. Dancers. LS Group and end of music. MLS Section of crowd applauding. Various shots of The Jinks (Jinx) from Berkhamsted (the eventual winners) performing 'How could you do it'. MS Side angle group starts to sing. LS Zoom in front angle to MS Side angle of group. MCS. Legs of group. Cutaway of dancers. MS Singer in group we pan over to other man laying harmonica. Cutaway of crowd watching. MLS group. Cutaway of dancers. MS Harmonica player. Camera zooms into LS of them as they finish music. MS Crowd applauding. Various shots of The Drovers from Sidcup performing, 'Put on your high heel sneakers'. MLS Backs of group as they sing. MS Side angle of group. MS Guitar and singer. Camera zooms out into LS MS Side angle of group. LS Group as singer beats hands frantically. MLS Group. LS Zooms into MS Group. This continues with various shots of group until music stops. MS Section of crowd applauding. Various shots of The Mersey Beats performing. MS Two Mersey beat group playing guitars. Cutaway of dancers. MS Harmonica player. Cutaway of dancers. MS Mersey beat group. MCS. Hand of person in audience tapping knee. LS Dancers. MCS. Mersey beat playing guitar. Cutaway of dancers. CS. Guitar being played. Camera zooms into LS To show Mersey beat group. Point of view shot inside a car going through the Mersey Tunnel. More general shots of Liverpool streets. LS Traffic moving past building with pillars. LS People walking past flowers buildings in b.g. Low angle shot of a statue of a man on a horse. L/S of the Liver Building from the back of the Mersey Ferry. LS Taken from boat as it pulls away from dock showing buildings etc. The narrator ends with the thought: "But is this the Mersey music that will live on?" | |
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