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The London Rock And Roll Show
1972
A number of top rock 'n roll stars perform at Wembley Stadium in 1972. Bill Haley - 'Shake Rattle And Roll', Little Richard - 'Rip It Up', Chuck Berry - 'Sweet Little Sixteen', Jerry Lee Lewis - 'High School Confidential', Bo Diddley - 'Road Runner' and Heinz - 'C'mon Everybody'. Read more
| Starring | Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Bill Haley |
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| Director | Gerry Harrison |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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The London Rock And Roll Show
A number of top rock 'n roll stars perform at Wembley Stadium in 1972. Bill Haley - 'Shake Rattle And Roll', Little Richard - 'Rip It Up', Chuck Berry - 'Sweet Little Sixteen', Jerry Lee Lewis - 'High School Confidential', Bo Diddley - 'Road Runner' and Heinz - 'C'mon Everybody'.
| Starring | Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Bill Haley, Bo Diddley |
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| Director | Gerry Harrison |
| Studio | SYNERGIE LOGISTICS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 13 Dec 2003 Production year: 1972 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews
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A spotty record of the 1973 Wembley concert, this is finally worth it for the performances. The twitchy style is of the... read more on Time Out
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Not Expected
Sorry not what I expected. More a story of the event rather than the actual music.
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Most recent members' review
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LESS ROCK, LESS ROLL, MORE CHAT.
As I attended this show, with my then girlfriend, I've waited quite a long time to see the film of the event.
I wish I hadn't bothered as I'd hoped that the 100 minutes might have been a better overview of the day.
The ARK Great London Rock 'n' Festival in August, 1972, was so much better than this film suggests, even if it was quite hard to see and hear everything that happened on the day.
It was celebration of rock 'n' roll from both sides of the Atlantic, even if the UK bands were a bit obscure and weedy, in comparison with their US counterparts and, I really think this film could have better portrayed this and featured more of the music.
Instead and, if you don't mind performances that are interrupted by interviews with the performers or observations by some of the stars in attendance on the day, then this is for you.
What music there is to be heard is fairly poorly recorded and, when you do get an up close view of the performances, you realise why it was so hard to see or hear anything on the day.
The stage is tiny, the PA system virtually non-existent and the stage cluttered with hangers-on, some of whom look like they'd rather be somewhere else, instead of on a stage at Wembley Stadium.
I'm afraid that once watched, this film is very easily forgotten. I can only hope that, in an editing suite somewhere in Filmland, there's all the out-takes and discarded film just waiting to be made ito the real deal with decent sound and the interviews at either end of the film.
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The London Rock And Roll Show
A number of top rock 'n roll stars perform at Wembley Stadium in 1972. Bill Haley - 'Shake Rattle And Roll', Little Richard - 'Rip It Up', Chuck Berry - 'Sweet Little Sixteen', Jerry Lee Lewis - 'High School Confidential', Bo Diddley - 'Road Runner' and Heinz - 'C'mon Everybody'....
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