1965-04-11
Empire Pool, Wembley
London, UK
Soundboard Recording
224 kbps
CD 1:
01. Introduction By Derek Johnson And Jimmy Saville
The Moddy Blues
02. Bo Diddley
03. Go Now
Freddie & The Dreamers
04. Little Bitty Pretty One
05. A Little You
Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
06. Yeh Yeh
07. Walking The Dog
The Seekers
08. I’ll Never Find Another You
09. A World Of Our Own
Herman's Hermits
10. Wonderful World
11. Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter
The Ivy League & Division Two
12. Funny How Love Can Be - The Ivy League And Division
13. Sweet And Tender Romance
Track 114. That’s Why I’m Crying
Sounds Incorporated
15. Time For You
16. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
17. Game Of Love
18. Just A Little Bit Too Late
The Rolling Stones
19. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
20. Pain In My Heart
21. Around And Around
22. The Last Time
Cilla Black with Sounds Incorporated
23. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
24. Going Out Of My Head
CD 2:
Donovan
01. You’re Gonna Need Sombondy On Your Bond
02. Catch The Wind
Them
03. Here Comes The Night
04. Turn On Your Love Light
The Searchers
05. Bumble Bee
06. Let The Good Times Roll
Dusty Springfield with The Echoes
07. Dancing In The Street
08. Mockingbird
09. I Can’t Hear You
The Animals
10. Boom Boom
11. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
12. Talkin’ ’bout You
The Kinks
13. You Really Got Me
14. Tired Of Waiting For You
The Beatles
15. I Feel Fine
16. She’s A Woman
17. Baby’s In Black
18. Ticket To Ride
19. Long Tall Sally
This is a high quality Vigotone two-CD set taken from the soundtrack of a 1965 TV broadcast of this all-star concert. Enjoy the fine music by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Moody Blues, The Animals, Herman’s Hermits and more.
According to the sleeve notes:
The New Musical Express, the British music weekly with the largest circulation, staged a series of concerts in the ’60s featuring artists who topped their popularity polls. The concerts, known as The Poll Winners’ Concerts, were all held in Wembley. This two CD-set documents the second to last Poll Winner Concert held on April 11, 1965 at Wembley Stadium. An edited version of this concert was
screened on ABC TV and networked throughout the UK on April 18 of that year. This set was compiled from the soundtrack of the unedited master.
Music is a great leveller and it’s great to find the likes of The Moody Blues, the R&B of Georgie Fame; the folk of The Seekers; the showtune/ballad of Cilla Black; The Rolling Stones; the sultry Dusty Springfield; more folk from Donovan and The Beatles all at the same show - no airs, just great fun and smashing three-minute pop. And, surprisingly or not, all quite innocent… really.
As someone who shared this on the net once quipped: “This one-day rock festival is a snapshot of rock the moment before it became rebellious. Bob Dylan hadn’t given The Beatles their first joint yet (that’s another story!), The Stones were mop tops and The Who
weren’t yet at My Generation.” And one might even add, before The Seekers’ I’ll Never Find Another You was hijacked by church choirs.
Ah… those were the days.
Disc 1: Total Time: 73:39
Track 101. Introduction By Derek Johnson And Jimmy Saville
Track 102. Bo Diddley - The Moody Blues
Track 103. Go Now - The Moody Blues Track 101. Introduction By Derek Johnson And Jimmy Saville
Track 102. Bo Diddley - The Moody Blues
Track 103. Go Now - The Moody Blues
Track 104. Little Bitty Pretty One - Freedie And The Dreamers
Track 105. A Little You - Freedie And The Dreamers
Track 106. Yeh Yeh - Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames
Track 107. Walking The Dog - Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames
Track 108. I’ll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
Track 109. A World Of Our Own - The Seekers
Track 110. Wonderful World - Herman’s Hermits
Track 111. Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman’s Hermits
Track 112. Funny How Love Can Be - The Ivy League And Division Two
Track 113. Sweet And Tender Romance - The Ivy League And Division Two
Track 114. That’s Why I’m Crying - The Ivy League And Division Two
Track 115. Time For You - Sounds Incorporated
Track 116. In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Sounds Incorporated
Track 117. Game Of Love - Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders
Track 118. Just A Little Bit Too Late - Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders
Track 119. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - The Rolling Stones
Track 120. Pain In My Heart - The Rolling Stones
Track 121. Around And Around - The Rolling Stones
Track 122. The Last Time - The Rolling Stones
Track 123. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Cilla Black with Sounds Incorporated
Track 124. Going Out Of My Head - Cilla Black with Sounds Incorporated
Disc 2: Total Time: 73:36
Track 201. You’re Gonna Need Sombondy On Your Bond - Donovan
Track 202. Catch The Wind - Donovan
Track 203. Here Comes The Night - Them
Track 204. Turn On Your Love Light - Them
Track 205. Bumble Bee - The Searchers
Track 206. Let The Good Times Roll - The Searchers
Track 207. Dancing In The Street - Dusty Springfield with The Echoes
Track 208. Mockingbird - Dusty Springfield with The Echoes
Track 209. I Can’t Hear You - Dusty Springfield with The Echoes
Track 210. Boom Boom - The Animals
Track 211. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
Track 212. Talkin’ ’bout You - The Animals
Track 213. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Track 214. Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks
Track 215. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
Track 216. She’s A Woman - The Beatles
Track 217. Baby’s In Black - The Beatles
Track 218. Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
Track 219. Long Tall Sally - The Beatles
