by Gary B » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:39 pm
Hi John,
What I meant was that if the group did the song somewhere and it was filmed, that may have been the clip used on Bandstand. OR if they made a promo film for the song, it may have been used. I have several Bandstand shows from the late 60s where the act wasn't on the show "in person" but on film. One show has The Rascals and the group People on it. Neither act was actually on the show. What was shown were two "videos" or film clips for the groups. The Rascals did a promo for a 2 or 3 song medley and People had a promo for their hit song of "I Love You". I have another show where The Rose Garden was on the show and did two songs and The Who were the other group who performed, but it was also a clip for "I Can See For Miles". Until the Mamas & Papas Bandstand show pops up, we may never know if they were actually on, or if it was a clip of them. Also on the same show were The Supremes doing "Reflections", but again..was it them or a clip? Hopefully "the vaults" will open in the future.
UPDATE.....I just looked over my Bandstand listings again.......on the shows where the acts were shown from film, it was noted as such (Bee Gees "film" NY Mining Disaster......The Who "film" I Can See For Miles.....Beatles "film" Hello Goodbye, etc.) It does NOT say "film" for the Mamas & Papas on this episode, so right now we can assume they did appear in studio for the show!!