The Best Of Bandstand Volume 5(1960-62)

The Best Of Bandstand the legendary Australian music show is out on DVD and this is volume 5 which has 11 episodes between 1960-62. In this 3 DVD set it has appearances of artists like Col Joye, Judy Stone, the Delltones, The Allen Brothers including Peter, Johnny Rebb, Lonnie Lee, Adam Faith, John Leyton, Bobby Rydell,the Dekroo Brothers, Jimmy Little, Patsy Ann Noble, Ian Turpie, Lucky Starr and many others as well as dance time spots, audience contest and specials like New Faces Special and the Country Style Show. It is SUPERB,BRILLIANT and AWESOME as well as very entertaining and so enjoyable and the footage looks excellent too. It is great to see this legendary Australian music show back on DVD again as the first 4 volumes as well as the Live Specials that were released last year were very successful and I am so glad that it is out again. It is 42 years that Bandstand finished as well as 56 years when it started and it is still fondly remembered to this day by many Australians who watched that show and also it is great to see the footage of the acts who were around at that time in their prime as well as some of the new ones who were starting out like Ian Turpie and also the Peter Paul and Mary special is out at the moment as there will be more Bandstand coming out on DVD in the next few months with the Hollies and Hermans Hermits special from 1970 and 1969, the Cilla Black and the Shadows specials both from 1968 and the Dusty Springfield Special from 1967 as well as volume 6(1963),Volume 7(1964-65), Volume 8(1966) and volume 9 (1967-68)so let's hope for them to be successful as well so we can hope for more Bandstand in the future. I would like to say great job to both Umbrella Entertainment and Channel 9 for putting this show on DVD again and this DVD is a must for any Australian music fan as well as for those who watch Bandstand in the 60's which I'm sure it will bring back memories for them as well as those like myself who was not born in the 60's but has liking for it which I am giving this 5 stars and it's in the shops now so do yourself an favour and BUY IT.

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