"Surprise Partie" was a French T.V. special, recorded on New Years Eve 1968 in Paris. The full line up was as follows...Davy Jones, Marie Laforet, The Troggs, Jacques Dutronc, Joe Cocker, Françoise Hardy, Aphrodite's Child, Antoine, Johnny Hallyday, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Hugues Auffray, The Small Faces, Herbert Leonard, P.P. Arnold, Booker T & The MGs, Eric Charden, Freddy, Nicoletta, The Irresistibles, The Equals, and Les Variations. Quite a surprise party indeed. Hopefully it's available out there on DVD somewhere...Below are some of the clips available on YouTube, but there may be more out there.
The Who – "I Can See For Miles"
Fleetwood Mac – "Homework"
Fleetwood Mac – "Dust My Broom"
Joe Cocker and The Grease Band – "I shall Be Released" & "With a Little Help From My Friends".
The Small Faces – "Song of a Baker"
The Equals – "Equality"
P.P. Arnold – "If You Think You're Groovy"
Hugues Auffray – "Et si moi je ne veux pas"
It seems that Fleetwood Mac, The Equals (featuring a very young Eddie Grant, complete with dyed blonde hair!), Joe Cocker & The Grease Band and Hugues Auffray were the only performers that played live (it's hard to tell as it's all a bit chaotic), the rest either lip synched (The Small Faces barely!) or like P.P. Arnold, sang over a backing tape.
I'm not sure why the Joe Cocker clips are in a different room, but as far as I can tell they were recorded on the same night, at the same event, but maybe not. Still I thought it worth including for the intimate and powerful rendition of "With a Little Help From My Friends".
Hugues Auffray does well to tame a very merry Keith Moon and Pete Towhshend who also pop up as last minute roadies for the slightly worse for wear Stevie Marriott.
The footage is a great document of the times...and what a backstage party there must've been afterward, and what a start to 1969!! Enjoy responsibly.
The Who – "I Can See For Miles"
Fleetwood Mac – "Homework"
Fleetwood Mac – "Dust My Broom"
Joe Cocker and The Grease Band – "I shall Be Released" & "With a Little Help From My Friends".
The Small Faces – "Song of a Baker"
The Equals – "Equality"
P.P. Arnold – "If You Think You're Groovy"
Hugues Auffray – "Et si moi je ne veux pas"
I'm not sure why the Joe Cocker clips are in a different room, but as far as I can tell they were recorded on the same night, at the same event, but maybe not. Still I thought it worth including for the intimate and powerful rendition of "With a Little Help From My Friends".
Hugues Auffray does well to tame a very merry Keith Moon and Pete Towhshend who also pop up as last minute roadies for the slightly worse for wear Stevie Marriott.
The footage is a great document of the times...and what a backstage party there must've been afterward, and what a start to 1969!! Enjoy responsibly.
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