[QuadList] Fwd: Re: The Beatles, Washington D.C. 1964

[David Crosthwait]

Steve,

Thanks for telling us about your experience. Do you recall who the D.C. director was? 

Several months ago, we all tried to guess the remote truck that did the show. The thread eventually died and no further discussion continued. However I received a private photo of the concert not too long ago but I've been unable to post it due to possible copyright infringement (I'm working on that issue). The cameras in use were from Tele-Tape and were Marconi's, very similar to or the exact ones as viewed here in other Tele-Tape photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyalexander/3966892126/in/photostream/. I believe this company went on to become Reeves-Teletape (perhaps). 

I was told that the D.C. concert was not recorded in color due to a "shortage of portable color cameras", presuming to mean RCA TK 41's as nothing else really existed (perhaps GE PE 25's?). The NBC Burbank sections of the closed circuit feed of Leslie Gore and The Beach Boys could have been color but instead were black & white to match the D.C recording.  

For photos, Mike Mitchell recently made a ton of $ on his shots at that concert: http://www.christies.com/features/auctions/0711/beatles-illuminated/

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On Apr 29, 2012, at 8:20 PM, Steve White wrote:

> Gentlemen,
> 
> It brings back great memories to wander through your thread...
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> We couldn't hear the director over the crowd.  We couldn't hear the Beatles.
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> I was part of the crew, hauling cable and setting up camera positions, but primarily setting up microphones and audio cables.  You're right.  It was put together quickly and felt more like a wrestling remote.  That may even be me on the floor to the right of the camera in this shot of the ring/stage.  Notice the cameraman is trying to press the headset to his ears to block out some of the crowd noise.  And, yes, many wore jacket and tie.
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> Any chance you can point me to someone with stills from that night, especially of the crew and facilities?  We were pick up crew.  I was at WTTG at the time and some of the guys were from WTOP, I think.  I had also worked at WTOP as "director trainee" for awhile when I first got out of college.  I cannot remember the name of the production company that hired us, but suspect they're long gone.  I don't remember whose truck it was.  I don't think it was TTG's.  It may have been TOP's.
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> I did find the video and did see the camera being pulled back through a shot near the end.  That may have been the one I was tethered to as floor guy.  Do you think it was an RCA?  I'm not sure.
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> I'm looking forward to watching the documentary on May 22nd at the Strand Theater in nearby Rockland, Maine.
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> Thanks,
> Steve White
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