That was a rare performance. Frida's dancing is charmingly reminiscent of the Wizard Of Oz.
Posted on 12/05/2016 6:40:18 PM PST by Jyotishi
ONE OF A KIND - FIRST GENERATION AUDIO. This is the concert segment IN TRUE STEREO from the 1978 special "Olivia!" Just prior to shooting this segment with a live orchestra, the audio guy asked if I would like a stereo feed of the sound. Of course I said yes and fed two three-quarter inch VCRs with the special feed. Stereo TV was not available widely until the mid-1980s. After completion of the special, I manually synced the 2" master of the show to my 3/4" master and, viola, a stereo version of the concert with Andy Gibb, ABBA, and Olivia! Shot just days before it aired, the ABC-TV special "Olivia!" was the marathon of all television specials I edited while in Hollywood. For 36 nonstop hours, director Steve Binder (my all time favorite) and the post-production crew dashed toward an unbelievable deadline and beat it. This is the entire concert segment. The air version begins at 3:01 and ends prior to "Thank you for the Music" (which was used for closing credits). Please select 480p and full screen (and don't forget headphones!); the quality is matchless!
I was obsessed with the score to Xanadu.. .could easily be again in a minute if I started listening to it. Almost every song.
Yep, I bet Frida was a real firecracker back then.
That was a rare performance. Frida's dancing is charmingly reminiscent of the Wizard Of Oz.
I actually saw that movie in the theater, it was the summer of 1980, a couple months before I went overseas the first time.
Great stuff. But I wish they put it out on DVD, remastered. The company that puts them out doesn’t include these gems. The “Love For Sale” is a improvisational scat-singing masterpiece.
This is a great find!
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