I must admit I must have a foggy memory. It was over 30 years ago that I saw the TV special for Beat Of The Brass. I finally acquired a cheap copy of it a couple of months ago.
All I can say is, "interesting artifact." It's interesting to see all of the Brass, and I do remember a couple of the skits very vaguely (like "Talk To The Animals"). But at this late date, I can fully understand why a lot of this footage never has (and likely never will) see the light of day on modern video. There really isn't much appeal for this type of video to any but the most rabid of Alpert admirers (that's us ), watching Herb and the band pose, mug and lip synch for the TV audience. It's definitely cornball, in a quaint 60's sort of way (not to mention slightly embarassing in a couple of moments). A nice hour-long video of highlights from these 60's shows would be more than enough for me...or as part of something like a two-hour career retrospective video.
Yes, these are of interest to some TV watchers, but if you haven't seen this video yet, you're not missing much. :| If you can get it at a fire sale price, go for it...just don't hock the farm for it.
-= N =-
All I can say is, "interesting artifact." It's interesting to see all of the Brass, and I do remember a couple of the skits very vaguely (like "Talk To The Animals"). But at this late date, I can fully understand why a lot of this footage never has (and likely never will) see the light of day on modern video. There really isn't much appeal for this type of video to any but the most rabid of Alpert admirers (that's us ), watching Herb and the band pose, mug and lip synch for the TV audience. It's definitely cornball, in a quaint 60's sort of way (not to mention slightly embarassing in a couple of moments). A nice hour-long video of highlights from these 60's shows would be more than enough for me...or as part of something like a two-hour career retrospective video.
Yes, these are of interest to some TV watchers, but if you haven't seen this video yet, you're not missing much. :| If you can get it at a fire sale price, go for it...just don't hock the farm for it.
-= N =-