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Post by mga707 on Apr 2, 2022 16:43:03 GMT -5
I prefer to hear the early 70's countdowns on terrestrial radio because they'll play the "AT40 Specials". Listening to it this morning, I was pleasantly surprised that four of the five original extras remained. The only one omitted was Janis Joplin's "Move Over", from the #1 LP of the week. Using Pete's book for reference here. |
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Post by mrjukebox on Apr 2, 2022 16:48:38 GMT -5
Music clearance rights were the reason that "WKRP In Cincinnati" & "The Wonder Years" took a while to get released to the general public.
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Post by skuncle on Apr 2, 2022 17:37:52 GMT -5
A mini-LP gatefold CD issue from 2015 Culture Factory WAS officially released, but the title is currently out of print again on CD. From Wikipedia, "The film has never been officially released on home video or DVD, but bootleg copies of the film are available from several collector-to-collector resources." Maybe music clearance rights are preventing "All This And World War II" from being released on home video or DVD or Blu-Ray? It’s most likely never been released on DVD because it was such a major flop. Most of the footage I would imagine at this point is public domain and the music might be a hurdle. But the hurdle for using music in films is different than using it on TV shows. It was mentioned that getting some shows on DVD took a while because of the music rights. That’s true, but in the 70’s and 80’s most shows licensed the songs for broadcast use only. Movies are a different story I believe. Nonetheless I think the fact that this particular movie was such a huge disaster that no one has ever looked to putting it out there again. The soundtrack is the draw anyhow. |
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Post by dth1971 on Apr 2, 2022 17:48:57 GMT -5
Let's hope in the next few weeks there's a 1976 AT40: The 70's show that could include for an OPTIONAL EXTRA C.W. Macall's "Convoy" to honor that singer/songwriter (real name of Bill Fries, who also created the 1970's "Old Home Fill 'Em Up and Keep On a Truckin' Cafe" TV commercials aired in the Midwest/Great Plains states, the same campaign was also used in the Southern states for Kern's bread) since C.W. McCall just passed away at age 93. It's too bad last week's 1973 AT40: The 70's B show of 3/24/1973 didn't slate in an OPTIONAL EXTRA of "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas since Timmy Thomas died a few weeks ago at the age of 72 or 73 (I guess the next AT40: The 70's A show could be 4/21/1973 last played in 1988 in a few weeks, maybe that time the Timmy Thomas "Why Can't We Live Togehter" OPTIONAL EXTRA might fit in that week).
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Post by kenmartin on Apr 2, 2022 18:09:43 GMT -5
Maybe music clearance rights are preventing "All This And World War II" from being released on home video or DVD or Blu-Ray? It’s most likely never been released on DVD because it was such a major flop. Most of the footage I would imagine at this point is public domain and the music might be a hurdle. But the hurdle for using music in films is different than using it on TV shows. It was mentioned that getting some shows on DVD took a while because of the music rights. That’s true, but in the 70’s and 80’s most shows licensed the songs for broadcast use only. Movies are a different story I believe. Nonetheless I think the fact that this particular movie was such a huge disaster that no one has ever looked to putting it out there again. The soundtrack is the draw anyhow. If you do a Google search there is a YouTube video of the movie online. It has Spanish subtitles and the color is terrible but it is there. I watched it this afternoon and I must say that it's just as bad as everyone says it is. Insane that it got the green light. |
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Post by at40nut on Apr 2, 2022 18:14:47 GMT -5
Let's hope in the next few weeks there's a 1976 AT40: The 70's show that could include for an OPTIONAL EXTRA C.W. Macall's "Convoy" to honor that singer/songwriter (real name of Bill Fries, who also created the 1970's "Old Home Fill 'Em Up and Keep On a Truckin' Cafe" TV commercials aired in the Midwest/Great Plains states, the same campaign was also used in the Southern states for Kern's bread) since C.W. McCall just passed away at age 93. It's too bad last week's 1973 AT40: The 70's B show of 3/24/1973 didn't slate in an OPTIONAL EXTRA of "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas since Timmy Thomas died a few weeks ago at the age of 72 or 73 (I guess the next AT40: The 70's A show could be 4/21/1973 last played in 1988 in a few weeks, maybe that time the Timmy Thomas "Why Can't We Live Togehter" OPTIONAL EXTRA might fit in that week). It's a bit too late to hear "Wolf Creek Pass" which had it's lone week at # 40 on 3-22-75, so I think "Convoy" would be far more recognizable. I don't think Premier will do this. (They couldn't do it even for Meat Loaf  ) C.W. McCall and Timmy T are the only two artists off the top of my head the each had just two Top 40 hits peaking at the opposite ends of the Top 40. |
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Post by dth1971 on Apr 2, 2022 18:28:15 GMT -5
Let's hope in the next few weeks there's a 1976 AT40: The 70's show that could include for an OPTIONAL EXTRA C.W. Macall's "Convoy" to honor that singer/songwriter (real name of Bill Fries, who also created the 1970's "Old Home Fill 'Em Up and Keep On a Truckin' Cafe" TV commercials aired in the Midwest/Great Plains states, the same campaign was also used in the Southern states for Kern's bread) since C.W. McCall just passed away at age 93. It's too bad last week's 1973 AT40: The 70's B show of 3/24/1973 didn't slate in an OPTIONAL EXTRA of "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas since Timmy Thomas died a few weeks ago at the age of 72 or 73 (I guess the next AT40: The 70's A show could be 4/21/1973 last played in 1988 in a few weeks, maybe that time the Timmy Thomas "Why Can't We Live Togehter" OPTIONAL EXTRA might fit in that week). It's a bit too late to hear "Wolf Creek Pass" which had it's lone week at # 40 on 3-22-75, so I think "Convoy" would be far more recognizable. I don't think Premier will do this. (They couldn't do it even for Meat Loaf  ) C.W. McCall and Timmy T are the only two artists off the top of my head the each had just two Top 40 hits peaking at the opposite ends of the Top 40. Wrong Timmy T, at40nut! I was talking about 1970's soul singer Timmy Thomas! "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas peaked at #3 in early 1973! |
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Post by at40nut on Apr 2, 2022 18:37:50 GMT -5
It's a bit too late to hear "Wolf Creek Pass" which had it's lone week at # 40 on 3-22-75, so I think "Convoy" would be far more recognizable. I don't think Premier will do this. (They couldn't do it even for Meat Loaf ) C.W. McCall and Timmy T are the only two artists off the top of my head the each had just two Top 40 hits peaking at the opposite ends of the Top 40. Wrong Timmy T, at40nut! I was talking about 1970's soul singer Timmy Thomas! "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas peaked at #3! Timmy T from the 90's !!!!!!! "Time After Time" #40 in 1990, "One More Try" #1 from 1991. C_W. McCall- "Wolf Creek Pass" #40 in 1975, "Convoy" #1 in 1976. That's what I meant |
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Post by dth1971 on Apr 2, 2022 19:17:23 GMT -5
Wrong Timmy T, at40nut! I was talking about 1970's soul singer Timmy Thomas! "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas peaked at #3! Timmy T from the 90's !!!!!!! "Time After Time" #40 in 1990, "One More Try" #1 from 1991. C_W. McCall- "Wolf Creek Pass" #40 in 1975, "Convoy" #1 in 1976. That's what I meant Timmy T of "One More Try" and "Time After Time" fame in 1990-1991 is still alive, Timmy "Why Can't We Live Together" Thomas isn't. |
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Post by mkarns on Apr 3, 2022 0:37:01 GMT -5
Maybe music clearance rights are preventing "All This And World War II" from being released on home video or DVD or Blu-Ray? It’s most likely never been released on DVD because it was such a major flop. Most of the footage I would imagine at this point is public domain and the music might be a hurdle. But the hurdle for using music in films is different than using it on TV shows. It was mentioned that getting some shows on DVD took a while because of the music rights. That’s true, but in the 70’s and 80’s most shows licensed the songs for broadcast use only. Movies are a different story I believe. Nonetheless I think the fact that this particular movie was such a huge disaster that no one has ever looked to putting it out there again. The soundtrack is the draw anyhow. "All This and World War II" is one of two films I can think of from the late 1970s that were based around re-recordings of Beatles songs with disastrous results, the other of course being "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". But the Sgt. Pepper's film at least seems to have some currency as camp entertainment, while almost nobody seems to know or remember the WW2 film. Listening to Casey's story describing how it came from a dream Russ Regan had, all I could think of was how nice it must be to have access to the kind of money needed to turn such half-baked ideas into reality. More recently (2007) there was "Across the Universe" also based around Beatles interpretations, which while not a great box office performer at least got better reviews, and seems to have developed enough of a following that a sequel is being developed or at least discussed. |
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Post by chrislc on Apr 3, 2022 0:52:40 GMT -5
It’s most likely never been released on DVD because it was such a major flop. Most of the footage I would imagine at this point is public domain and the music might be a hurdle. But the hurdle for using music in films is different than using it on TV shows. It was mentioned that getting some shows on DVD took a while because of the music rights. That’s true, but in the 70’s and 80’s most shows licensed the songs for broadcast use only. Movies are a different story I believe. Nonetheless I think the fact that this particular movie was such a huge disaster that no one has ever looked to putting it out there again. The soundtrack is the draw anyhow. "All This and World War II" is one of two films I can think of from the late 1970s that were based around re-recordings of Beatles songs with disastrous results, the other of course being "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". But the Sgt. Pepper's film at least seems to have some currency as camp entertainment, while almost nobody seems to know or remember the WW2 film. Listening to Casey's story describing how it came from a dream Russ Regan had, all I could think of was how nice it must be to have access to the kind of money needed to turn such half-baked ideas into reality. More recently (2007) there was "Across the Universe" also based around Beatles interpretations, which while not a great box office performer at least got better reviews, and seems to have developed enough of a following that a sequel is being developed or at least discussed. Also in the 1970s, the Rutles. Maybe 2/3 baked at best. What a sad trio of movies. I blame drugs. |
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Post by dth1971 on Apr 3, 2022 6:34:34 GMT -5
It’s most likely never been released on DVD because it was such a major flop. Most of the footage I would imagine at this point is public domain and the music might be a hurdle. But the hurdle for using music in films is different than using it on TV shows. It was mentioned that getting some shows on DVD took a while because of the music rights. That’s true, but in the 70’s and 80’s most shows licensed the songs for broadcast use only. Movies are a different story I believe. Nonetheless I think the fact that this particular movie was such a huge disaster that no one has ever looked to putting it out there again. The soundtrack is the draw anyhow. "All This and World War II" is one of two films I can think of from the late 1970s that were based around re-recordings of Beatles songs with disastrous results, the other of course being "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". But the Sgt. Pepper's film at least seems to have some currency as camp entertainment, while almost nobody seems to know or remember the WW2 film. Listening to Casey's story describing how it came from a dream Russ Regan had, all I could think of was how nice it must be to have access to the kind of money needed to turn such half-baked ideas into reality. More recently (2007) there was "Across the Universe" also based around Beatles interpretations, which while not a great box office performer at least got better reviews, and seems to have developed enough of a following that a sequel is being developed or at least discussed. And in recent years there were 2 Beatles biopics: "Eight Days a Week" and "Get Back". |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Apr 3, 2022 6:48:15 GMT -5
"All This and World War II" is one of two films I can think of from the late 1970s that were based around re-recordings of Beatles songs with disastrous results, the other of course being "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". But the Sgt. Pepper's film at least seems to have some currency as camp entertainment, while almost nobody seems to know or remember the WW2 film. Listening to Casey's story describing how it came from a dream Russ Regan had, all I could think of was how nice it must be to have access to the kind of money needed to turn such half-baked ideas into reality. More recently (2007) there was "Across the Universe" also based around Beatles interpretations, which while not a great box office performer at least got better reviews, and seems to have developed enough of a following that a sequel is being developed or at least discussed. And in recent years there were 2 Beatles biopics: "Eight Days a Week" and "Get Back". What about 'Yesterday'--a 2019 film--never saw it but just got a recommendation of it on youtube. |
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Post by skuncle on Apr 3, 2022 7:19:33 GMT -5
I don’t think the Beatles songs were the problem with All This And World War II, I think the juxtaposition of the war footage and the songs was the problem. There is no direct link between the two. My guess would be some guy was sitting around one night, high as can be, someone was spinning the Beatles in one room, and this guy was watching The Longest Day or something and went “Whoah, this is so cool!” You know kind of like Pink Floyd and The Wizard Of Oz.
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Post by martythehef on Apr 3, 2022 11:49:43 GMT -5
The 4/2/77 show is currently being played on the Iheart Classic American Top 40 station without commercials twice each day. www.iheart.com/live/classic-american-top-40-6545/4/3....approx. 7:35pm edt 4/4....approx. 6:35am edt 4/4....approx. 5:35pm edt 4/5....approx. 4:35am edt 4/5....approx. 3:35pm edt Somehow when they added some new shows on April 1st, the station has been looping the same 4 shows over and over one of them being this show. Iheart never tells anyone what they are doing so no telling how long this will continue. |
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) C.W. McCall and Timmy T are the only two artists off the top of my head the each had just two Top 40 hits peaking at the opposite ends of the Top 40.
) C.W. McCall and Timmy T are the only two artists off the top of my head the each had just two Top 40 hits peaking at the opposite ends of the Top 40.