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Bannister's
Bath.
"Just Broken Even'
At long last Bath promoter Freddie Bannister has put together a limited edition boxed set to celebrate the early part of his career , the period during which he promoted many gigs in the Bath area, the smaller 1969 festival and finally the giant 1970 festival. The Limited Edition features a 190 page book, as well as a generous swag of photos, flyers ,CD's and replica memorabilia, which you can buy on line while the stocks last . The limited edition is 1000 copies only.
The set now includes the following:
The programmes, flyers and tickets from the following festivals
- 1969 Bath Festival
- 1970 Bath Festival
- 1971 Lincoln Festival
- A photo album of 28 photos mainly backstage at Bath.
- A hardbacked book on the problems promoting the festivals.
- 5 CDs, which are a bonus gift with the set, and includes the following:
3 x 74 mins CD set live from the 1970 Bath Festival :Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, Santana, The Byrds, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Donovan, Hot Tuna, Country Joe,- 1 x 74 mins CD of Johnny Winter or Pink Floyd's performance at the 1970 Bath Festival
- 1CD from 1971 Lincoln Festival a CD of The Byrds ,James Tayler and Sandy Denny
- A DVD of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, performing in the back of their limo on the way to the 1971 Lincoln festival and various BBC interviews from the Lincoln Festival.
The cost of the set is £59.99 plus postage.However, it may be bought on instalments.
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The book itself is an invaluable insight into the career of one of the most innovative and important promoters of 60s and 70s Britain ( Bannister went on to promote the Knebworth concerts from 1974 to 79) it is a must read for all festival aficionados . Copies of the package can be bought from Music Memorabilia Com . Suite 72 Parkers House . Regent Street .Cambridge CB2 1FD. UK or online here NB : We have provided this promotional material for information . so fans may know what material was available on the festival. We have no commercial ties with this company and this product may no longer be available in this format .
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| 8 mm Film Archive Ross Mortimore's streaming Quicktime movie of the crowd features clear images of the stage PA , Colosseum onstage and bikers with Canned Heat at Bath as a soundtrack provided courtesy of Bob C . Bandwidth and copyright restrictions mean we cant host audio/video so you will have to do with stills at the moment until we can do an alternative stream elsewhere. Please don't bug us to add it , we will do it when we have the time.
External Links to Bath related merchandise ( with which we have NO commerical links whatsoever ) To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1970 Bath Festival we have brought out a special commemorative set. Anyone interested can view it on http://www.rockmusic-offer.co.uk/ A
limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters
and Freddie Bannisters books on the Bath ,Lincoln 71 and Knebworth festivals
can be bought online from
the link below : Led Zeppelin at Bath photogallery Visit the 1969 Bath Festival pages. |