TAPE_NUMBER: EN9917/A IN_TIME: 11:42:16 LENGTH: 03:20 SOURCES: APTN/ EMI INTERNATIONAL RESTRICTIONS: MUSIC/PERFORMANCE RIGHTS MUST BE CLEARED FEED: SCRIPT: xfa PARIS, RECENT SUPERTRAMP BACK WITH NEW LIVE ALBUM Seventies super group SUPERTRAMP are hoping to emulate the success of their platinum selling albums 'BREAKFAST IN AMERICA' and 'PARIS' with a new live double CD set. Recorded during a sellout run at London's Albert Hall 'IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES' is the culmination of a year's worth of touring, which took in an astonishing 102 shows throughout Europe, Canada and the US. - With a history that spans three decades and the departure of original members, their durability is not in question. NICK DAVIES supertramp's founder, and producer of their latest album thinks that their secret is in their touring " Nothing can replace playing every night, that's the problem." JOHN HELLIWELL continues "The songs come alive on stage. To play in front of people, that's what music is all about". - Best remembered for songs like 'THE LOGICAL SONG', 'BREAKFAST IN AMERICA' and 'TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME' their record sales are currently in excess of fifty million worldwide. However they were tempted back out onto the road by French promoter who assured them that their fan base was still there. - 'IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES' is a combination of new material and old classics which they hope are infused with the new interpretation of their current touring band. Having already released a live double live album 'PARIS' in the eighties and 'THE VERY BEST OF SUPERTRAMP' in the early nineties, some might say that you would have to be a very devoted fan to buy their new release. - However with a new studio album deal and the possibility of touring that material once it's finished, its seems that the music industry's most industrious vagrants could be set to work long into the next millennium. SHOTLIST: SHOWS: FOOTAGE EPK SUPERTRAMP 'CONCERT AT BERCY';SOT RICK DAVIES; FOOTAGE EPK SUPERTRAMP 'CONCERT AT BERCY' (JOHN HELLIWELL INTRODUCING PERFORMANCE); SOT JOHN HELLIWELL; GV'S BACKSTAGE AT BERCY; SOT JOHN HELLIWELL; FOOTAGE EPK SUPERTRAMP 'CONCERT AT BERCY'; SOT RICK DAVIES; FOOTAGE EPK SUPERTRAMP 'CONCERT AT BERCY';SOT RICK DAVIES; FOOTAGE EPK SUPERTRAMP 'CONCERT AT BERCY'.?

SUPERTRAMP - BABAJI

Crazy

Rick Davies replaces Supertramp founder Roger Hodgson on keyboards, guitar and vocals. Footage includes clips from a music video and an interview with Davies. PLEASE NOTE News anchor and reporter image and audio, along with any commercial production excerpts, are for reference purposes only and are not clearable and cannot be used within your project.

TAPE: EF01/0724 IN_TIME: 21:22:02 DURATION: 3:41 SOURCES: APTN/Virgin/Lennono RESTRICTIONS: music video/performance rights must be cleared DATELINE: London. November 26, 2001 SHOTLIST 1. Ext Sticky Fingers restaurant 2. MS Bill Wyman, Mick Fleetwood & Ted Owen 3. VS Beatles photos 4. MS to CU signed Beatle merchandising guitar 5. John Lennon memo 6. SOT Ted Owen - "This is the second all Beatle sale that Mick and I have put together and we are here in Bill's restaurant which we thought was an ideal place to hold this event." 7. Pan across memorabilia 8. SOT Mick Fleetwood - on the Beatles collectibility - "The Beatles.... you can't get a better story because they are the most collectable, for good reason, it's what they represent, it's what their music has done for all of us. These things sometimes fetch crazy prices." 9. VS photo of The Quarrymen 10. Exit sign from church hall where The Quarrymen performed 11. SOT Mick Fleetwood - "The stage for instance is obviously going way back and it's a miracle that the thing has survived all these years. It's been tucked away up north and that is from a bygone era, it's from when the guys played as the Quarrymen." 12. Music clip - 'Imagine' by John Lennon 13. SOT Mick Fleetwood - "There is simply no doubt that the Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Stones, all these bands, they socially affected the planet, there is no doubt about it. They may not have meant to do it but it did happen. So all of these things become historical." 14. SOT Bill Wyman - on his Rolling Stone memorabilia collection: "I started it as a hobby for getting a few things together for my son when he grew up. So he knew that I was once in a band that was on television once and made two records or something. That's as far as we saw in those days. I just kept collecting once I started." 15. B-roll launch of Mick Jagger's new album LA 16. SOT Bill Wyman - on Mick Jagger's new album: "I haven't heard it yet, he hasn't sent me a copy, I saw his documentary, I thought it was quite good. I just heard a few things that were on there but I haven't listened to the whole album and so I can't really comment on it." 17: Music clip - Mick Jagger, (new single, God Gave Me Everything) LENNON STAGE UNDER THE HAMMER IN BEATLES AUCTON The wooden stage where John Lennon made his debut performance went up for auction today (Tuesday 27th November), as part of a London sale of Beatles memorablia. The stage comes from St Peter's Church Hall in Woolton, the venue where Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time on Saturday 6 July 1957 - the day of the Woolton Parish garden fete, Lennon was on the bill as part of the event's evening entertainment, performing with his skiffle group The Quarrymen, while McCartney was brought along by a mutual friend. The stage survived a fire in the church hall two months ago, and is being sold as part of the building's refurbishment. The stage still has its original features, including the same floor and stage steps and was expected to fetch as much as $50,000 (sterling). Fans can also bid for the door that led from the hall to the cloakroom and toilets which is expected to fetch £800. An exit sign is on offer and could fetch as much as £600, while light fittings are expected to go for up to £500. The rest of the sale includes Beatles instruments, limited edition photographs and official merchandise. The auction was due to begin at noon at Bill Wyman's Sticky Fingers Restaurant, organised by fellow musician Mick Fleetwood through his Fleetwood Owen music memorabilia auction company. The former Fleetwood Mac drummer explains why fans are always hoping to collect more Beatles rarities: "It's what they represent, it's what their music has done for all of us. These things sometimes fetch crazy prices." Last year, John Lennon's 'Imagine' Steinway piano was auctioned for a huge £1.45 million (sterling) - this time, two pianos are going under the hammer. One, a Bechstein Grand from London's Trident Studios, was used to record 'Hey Jude', as well as most of the tracks on the White Album. Other artists have also used the instrument, including David Bowie, Queen, Elton John and Supertramp. George Harrison used it on 'All Things Must Pass'. It is expected to fetch £140,000 to £160,000 (sterling). The other piano is a 1929 Baldwin satin ebony Baldwin Grand, a present from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their close friend Sam Green. Green helped the couple buy art for their private collection, and was chosen to be executor of Lennon's will. It is expected to sell for up to £350,000 (sterling). George Harrison's first guitar is also included in the sale. George once described it as 'a real cheapo, a horrible little guitar, but it was OK at the time'. Harrison learned to play on the instrument, taught by a friend of his father's, Len Houghton, in weekly lessons. Harrison unscrewed the neckpiece out of curiosity, damage later repaired by his brother. Auctioneers expect it to tempt bids of £30,000 to £50,000 (sterling). Other items going under the hammer include some of the few photographs of John and Yoko taken at a session where most prints were destroyed. Lennon had decided the white leather trousers he was wearing were inappropriate in the light of their newly adopted macrobiotic vegetarian diet. Memorabilia from the Beatle's early days in Hamburg include black and white photographs taken by Astrid Kircherr (girlfriend of Stuart Sutcliffe, "the fifth Beatle") and Jurgen Volmar. Costumes from the 1994 movie 'Backbeat' are also being included in the auction. Animation cells from 'Yellow Submarine', Lennon's handwritten lyrics, rare early footage of the band on stage and unpublished photographs of the Magical Mystery Tour are also all up for sale. The Rolling Stones may once have been The Beatles' main chart rivals, but today both groups are recognised for their influence. Speaking the day before the sale, the venue's host Bill Wyman reminicsed about the significance of his own collection of Rolling Stones memorabilia, including a guitar he made himself: "I started it as a hobby for getting a few things together for my son when he grew up. So he knew that I was once in a band that was on television once and made two records or something. That's as far as we saw in those days. I just kept collecting once I started." But he sidestepped the opportunity to comment on Mick Jagger's new album 'Goddess in the Doorway', saying the singer hasn't sent him a copy yet: "I saw his documentary, I thought it was quite good. I just heard a few things that were on there but I haven't listened to the whole album and so I can't really comment on it." MUSIC CLEARANCE DETAILS TITLE: Imagine ARTIST: John Lennon WRITER: Lennon PUBLISHER: Lennono LABEL: EMI TITLE: God Gave Me Everything ARTIST: Mick Jagger WRITER: Jagger/Kravitz PUBLISHER: EMI LABEL: Virgin

SUPERTRAMP - CANNONBALL

Dreamer

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Dreamer

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Interview

Interview

SUPERTRAMP - MY KIND OF LADY

Interview

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STUDENT FILM SET TO THE MUSIC OF SUPERTRAMP (1980)

Rudy