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Title: April 21, 1963 Post by: DSalter on August 18, 2022, 07:38:49 PM Elora’s YouTube channel has uploaded a fascinating, rare clip – one I’ve never before seen.
According to Jim Murphy’s great book, “Becoming the Beach Boys 1961-1963”, it was shot on April 21, 1963. https://youtu.be/PObRjMmD7mY (https://youtu.be/PObRjMmD7mY) Title: Re: April 21, 1963 Post by: Rocker on August 19, 2022, 02:08:21 AM Fantastic! Never saw that before. I wonder how much more TV footage there is that hasn't been rereleased yet.
Title: Re: April 21, 1963 Post by: Ian on August 20, 2022, 01:36:56 PM It’s from the same Red Skelton show that we’ve known about for years but no one ever bothered to watch the full preserved hour long broadcast-with that small extra bit. Still pretty cool! By the way-Jim’s book is beyond awesome but my book with Jon is the first one to mention that date-as I uncovered the info when the paperwork (once owned by Dave M) came up for auction years ago
Title: Re: April 21, 1963 Post by: DSalter on August 20, 2022, 08:49:47 PM Ian – please accept my apology for not mentioning your incredible book as a date source as well.
It resides on my Beach Boys bookshelf right next to Jim’s. I can’t recommend it enough – a must have for every fan. I do hope you're working on a 2nd edition, as you can count on an order from me! Title: Re: April 21, 1963 Post by: DSalter on August 20, 2022, 08:52:44 PM Here is the full episode that Ian is referring to:
https://youtu.be/oAWzmZDit2c (https://youtu.be/oAWzmZDit2c) Title: Re: April 21, 1963 Post by: juggler on August 21, 2022, 01:03:01 AM It's interesting to me that a Beach Boys LP cost $2.50 in 1963. Doesn't sound like much now, but considering what other things cost during the period, well, records were actually pretty damned expensive. When a typical new car cost around $2,500, an LP was 1/1000th of that. With new vehicles in 2022 averaging around $40K, 1/1000th would be $40. No wonder the Boys were buying houses in Beverly Hills at age 23.
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