Earliest known footage of famous rock acts

January 1984: The Beastie Boys (and girl)

 

10cc Mark 1, Hotlegs, in 1970 (you can probably find footage of each member in their earlier seperate groups elsewhere though)

 

Not that famous, but I like em.. The Dickies debut on CPO Sharkey in early 1978.

 

Earliest footage of Mott The Hoople... German television March 28, 1970... Beat Club was the predecessor of Musikladen.

 

The other clip of Mott from that same broadcast... 'At The Crossroads'

 

Jagger on a TV show with his dad, 1957...

 

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel... original line-up... first TV appearance on Old Grey Whistle Test in 1974.

Title says '73... album was released in '73... but credits at end of clip say BBC-1974 (?)

 

Really good thing (for them) they switched to rap music...

 

Haven't followed the whole thread, so forgive me if this has been posted already.

This documentary segment about the BBC show Coronation Street features footage of a very young Davy Jones and Peter Noone who both got their early show biz start on this show.

 

These are the original Monkees screen tests from 1965, which also featured other actors who were among the final eight up for consideration for the parts, among them longtime Monkees pal and songwriter Bill Chadwick who bears a slight resemblance to Micky Dolenz in both voice and facial features.

 

would love to see some footage of the golliwogs wearing those white afro wigs---anyone?

 

...wow...

 

There is an impressive amount of early 'Enz on YouTube. Great stuff!

 

And some years later they asked why he became an alcoholic that showed his genitals in public...

 

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails covering a solo Ric Ocasek song, "Something to Grab For" with his band, Option 30.

 

...and Joe Jackson's "Look Sharp!"

 

I posted a video of CCR i thought was from 1968 but was from Woodstock. I couldn't find any CCR before that much less the Golliwogs in white afro wigs! I tried to find anything from Jethro Tull with Mick Abrahams too.

 

This is also footage on Youtube of Roger McGuinn playing with the Chad Mitchell Trio back in 1962, but the quality is pretty poor.

 

I know, right? I think the only other known footage of him in the 60s is the Ice Lolly advert and his cameo in the Virgin Soldiers movie, both of which are literally blink - and - you'll miss em.

 

Bowie in Virgin Soldiers:

 

Bowie Ice Lolly advert (I can't actually see him in this, apparently he's in there somewhere)

 

Thanks to forum member R.Totale, I've found the 1966 Captain Beefheart clip I was looking for earlier:

 

No wonder this guy is a star.........not sure if this is the earliest...... but it's 'Keith Urban' at a very young age.......

He's worked his butt off to get where he is at...

RickB

 

wow! and just found this, a bit earlier again!



RickB

 

Dunno if there's something earlier on film or tape, but The Cramps playing at a mental institution in California has to be the most perfect match of band and audience ever: