Comments on: Don’t ill-treat me pet dingo, Ringo

By: Francis Xavier Holden

Francis Xavier Holden — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:41:54 +0000

The Rolf and Beatles is on The Complete BBC Sessions Disk 06 It was recorded on 18 Dec 1963 and broadcast on 26 Dec 1963 on the program "From Us to You". The Beatles often did recordings, such as xmas ones, for fans and radio. The Complete BBC Sessions is a bootleg 9 CD box set from Great Dane Records, Italy. Total running time is approximately 10 hrs. 16 min. It is comprised of all the available recordings (from private collectors) of The Beatles appearences on BBC radio from March '62 to June '65. (All of these recordings couldn't have been recorded off the air because a couple from '64 are clearly the working recording sessions.) There were a total of 52 known appearences (not counting interviews), of which this collection has 44 (complete and partial). This collection also has some of the last known recordings of Pete Best playing with the Beatles. You could listen and watch an animated version in here on youtube

By: Club Troppo » Beatles and Rolf Harris bleg

Club Troppo » Beatles and Rolf Harris bleg — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:12:48 +0000

[...] loyal Troppodillians might recall a post of mine from the dim dark past celebrating my having downloaded a great track which was the Beatles singing ‘Tie me kangaroo [...]

By: Tim Coles

Tim Coles — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:59:54 +0000

Hi,
Would you mind sending the Rolf/beatles file.
Several us got talking and remeniscing about Rolf Harris at work today. He also did a public information film in the eighties about teaching your kids to swim, the last shot of which is his toe as he jumps backward into the water.
Thanks

By: Cameron Reilly

Cameron Reilly — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:24:08 +0000

truly a masterpiece, thanks for exposing this piece to the sunlight!

By: Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:07:08 +0000

I remember the verse well. I guess you don’t know Ken. Why would he want to edit truthful reporting of a fact?

By: whyisitso

whyisitso — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:37:59 +0000

Great stuff, Nicholas. I remember when the original version of this song came out in 1960. It contained a verse that goes:

Let me abos go loose, Lew
Let me abos go loose
They’re of no further use, Lew
So let me abos go loose
Altogether now!

This was expurgated from later versions and only us oldies remember it. Can you imagine what a ruckus that would cause these days if it were sung? In fact it wouldn’t surprise me greatly if Ken expurgated this comment!

By: spog

spog — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:02:38 +0000

I liked Macca’s bass line.

By: Rafe

Rafe — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:08:54 +0000

You really had to be there!