by UlrichS » 25 Sep 2019, 12:49
The "Holiday Carnival" programme by Cliff & The Shadows opened the New ABC Theatre in Blackpool which replaced the 1962 demolished Hippodrome Cinema.
The season ran from Friday, 31. May until Saturday, 21. September 1963 with two shows each day (18.15 and 20.45) but no shows on Sundays.
As place for the recordings in question usually the Jubilee Theatre is cited, which was part of the Co-op Emporium (demolished in 1988).
Am I right in presuming that there were no 'proper' recording possibilities at the ABC Theatre? They must have been available at the Jubilee Theatre as the BBC radio broadcasted several programmes from there (Morecambe & Wise, Blackpool Night).
The 4. August and 1. September 1963 were both Sundays, so there were no performances in Blackpool on these days and it is thinkable that they were in London for the recordings on these two days.
Just my thoughts.
Ulrich