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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Kinks / Kenny Lynch / The Koobas

    • January 7, 1966

    Show #1 (broadcast 7 Jan 1966) 42 minutes --The Kinks - ""A Well Respected Man,"" ""Milk Cow Blues,"" ""Till The End Of The Day,"" ""I'm A Lover Not A Fighter"" and ""You Really Got Me"" (taped 23-Nov-1965, at the Stadthalle (city hall) in Offenbach) --Kenny Lynch - ""I'll Stay By You"" and ""Get Out Of My Way"" --The Koobas - ""Rollin' Stone,"" ""Somewhere In The Night,"" ""Stubborn Kind of Fellow"" and 2 unknown songs (please see Recap). --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Walk On The Wild Side"" and two unknown instrumental songs.

  • S01E02 The Sorrows / The Kentuckies / Casey Jones & the Governors

    Show #2 (1966) 44 minutes --Casey Jones and The Governors - ""Dizzy Miss Lizzy,"" ""Don't Ha Ha,"" ""Yesterday Man"" and ""Don't You Know Yockomo"" --The Sorrows - ""You've Got What I Want,"" ""No, No, No, No,"" ""Take A Heart"" and ""Let Me In"" --The Kentuckies - ""Saturday Night,"" ""Hi-Heel Sneakers"" and ""Uncle Willy""  --Jack Hammer (with Cherry Wainer & Don Storer) - ""Granada"" and ""Go Get Him Girl"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Peter Gunn,"" ""Cleo's Beat"" and ""Back At The Chicken Shack""

  • S01E03 The Rainbows / Gene Williams / Johnny B. Great & The Quotations

    Show #3 (1966) 33 minutes --Johnny B. Great & The Quotations feat. Beryl Marsden - ""Everything's Gonna Be Allright,"" ""In The Midnight Hour,"" ""I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)"" and ""Strong Love"" --The Rainbows - ""Kommando Pimperle,"" ""Louie, Louie,"" ""Bald Headed Woman"" and ""My Baby Baby Balla Balla"" ) --Gene Williams & The Echo Sound - ""What's New Pussycat?"" and ""Under The Boardwalk"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Organ Grinder's Swing/Melody"" and ""Love For Sale""

  • S01E04 The Searchers / Freddie & The Dreamers / Pete Lancaster

    Show #4 (1966) 34 minutes --Sten & Stanley - ""Girl, Those Where The Good Old Days"" (or ""Good Old Days, Girl""), ""Nur der Silbermond"" and ""Wiggy Woggy"" --Tawney Reed (or Tanny Reed) - ""Needle In A Haystack"" and ""I've Got A Feeling"" --Freddie & The Dreamers - ""Run For Your Life,"" ""You Were Made For Me,"" ""I'm Telling You Now"" and ""If You've Got A Minute, Baby"" --Pete Lancaster - 2 songs (please see ""Recap"") --The Searchers - ""Love Potion No. 9,"" ""Sweets For My Sweet,"" ""C.C. Rider"" and ""Jenny Take A Ride""

  • S01E05 Helen Shapiro / Sounds Incorporated / The Rattles / Lee Curtis

    Show #5 (1966) 43 minutes --The Rattles - ""La La La,"" ""Come On And Sing,"" ""(Stopping In) Las Vegas"" and ""Sha-La-La-La-Lee"" --Lee Curtis - ""Nobody But You"" and ""Little Egypt"" --The Sounds Incorporated - ""William Tell Overture"" and 2 other songs. --Helen Shapiro - ""It Might As Well Rain Until September"" and ""My Guy"" --The Overlanders - ""Barbara Ann,"" ""Michelle,"" ""Along Came Jones"" and ""The Girl From New York City""

  • S01E06 Spencer Davis Group / Mindbenders / Dave Dee & Co. / Dave Berry

    Show #6 (May 1966) 50 minutes --Dave Berry - ""Now"" and ""Little Things"" --Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - ""You Make It Move,"" ""Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"" ""Hideaway"" and ""Hold Tight"" --The Mindbenders - ""Land Of 1000 Dances,"" ""In The Midnight Hour,"" ""C.C. Rider,"" ""A Groovy Kind Of Love"" and ""Don't Cry No More"" --The Spencer Davis Group (feat. Steve Winwood) - ""Somebody Help Me,"" ""Sittin' and Thinkin'',"" ""Please Do Something"" (or ""You Gotta Do Something"") and ""Keep On Running"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""A Taste Of Honey,"" ""What Now, My Love?"" and ""Green Onions""

  • S01E07 Peter & Gordon / The Creation / The Shapes / The Koobas

    Show #7 (1966) 51 minutes --The Shapes - ""Where Have All The Good Times Gone?"" and ""Pretty Flamingo"" --The Creation - ""I'm A Man,"" ""That's How Strong My Love Is"" and ""Making Time"" --Adam & Eve - ""Adam & Eve"" and ""They Can Look At Us (And Laugh)"" --Barry Monroe - ""Baby, Think Before You Act"" --Peter & Gordon - ""To Show I Love You,"" ""Homeward Bound"" and ""Woman"" --The Koobas - ""Shake,"" ""Take Me for a Little While,"" ""You'd Better Make Up Your Mind,"" ""You Don't Love Me"" (or ""Baby Don't Leave Me"")

  • S01E08 The Small Faces / Tony Sheridan / The Rangers / The Untamed

    • September 28, 1966

    --The Small Faces - ""Hey Girl,"" ""All Or Nothing,"" ""What'cha Gonna Do About It?"" and ""Sha-La-La-La-Lee"" --Tony Sheridan - ""Shake It Some More"" and ""Just You And Me"" --The Rangers - ""Black Is Black"" and ""Lovers Of The World Unite"" --The Untamed - ""One More Heartache,"" ""I'll Go Crazy"" and ""Daddy Longlegs"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Soul Organ Blues"" and ""What Now, My Love?""

  • S01E09 Manfred Mann / Chris Farlowe / The Monks / Les Knack

    Show #9 (1966) 48 minutes --The Monks - ""Complication,"" ""I Can't Get Over You"" and ""Cuckoo"" --Chris Farlowe - ""Out Of Time"" and ""Ride On Baby"" --Manfred Mann - ""The Nitty Gritty,"" ""You Don't Know Me,"" ""Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James"" and ""Hound Dog"" --Les Knack - ""Serre-Moi La Main"" and ""The Price of Love"" (or ""Power Of Love"") --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Happy Organ"" and ""Love For Sale""

  • S01E10 Herman's Hermits / Neil Christian / The Lords / The Hep Stars

    • December 16, 1966

    Show #10 (1966) 46 minutes --Herman's Hermits - ""No Milk Today,"" ""Dandy,"" ""Jezebel"" and ""My Reservation's Been Confirmed"" --Neil Christian - ""That's Nice"" and ""Two At A Time"" --The Lords - ""Late Last Sunday Evening"" & ""Don't Mince Matter"" --The Hep Stars (feat. Benny Andersson) - ""Sunny Girl,"" ""No Response"" and ""Wedding"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Red River Valley,"" ""Morning"" (or ""Moanin'"") Note: According to a few sources, The Who taped a performance for ""Beat Beat Beat"" on 1 Nov 66. This appears to be an error as the Who do not appear on any BBB transcripts.

  • S01E11 Eric Burdon & The New Animals / The Troggs / Chris Andrews / Graham Bonney

    Show #11 (January 1967) 46 minutes --Eric Burdon & The New Animals - ""Tobacco Road,"" ""Roadrunner"" and ""C.C. Rider"" --Graham Bonney - ""No One Knows (That I'm The Luckiest Boy In Town)"" and ""Super Girl"" --The Troggs - ""With A Girl Like You,"" ""I Can't Control Myself"" and ""You Can't Beat It"" --Chris Andrews - ""You're Gonna Like This"" and ""Yesterday Man"" --The Shamrocks - ""How The Time Flies"" and ""Nobody Cares About Me"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Take Five"" and ""Got My Mojo Working""

  • S01E12 The Hollies / The Easybeats / Paul Jones / Carol Friday

    Show #12 (February 1967) 45 minutes --The Easybeats - ""River Deep, Mountain High,"" ""Made My Bed, Gonna Lie In It,"" ""Lovin' Machine"" and ""Friday On My Mind"" --Paul Jones - ""I've Been A Bad, Bad Boy"" and ""High Time"" --The Hollies - ""Stop, Stop, Stop,"" ""On A Carousel"" and ""Bus Stop"" --The Thoughts - ""If You Don't Come Back"" and ""Until You Love Someone"" --Carol Friday - ""Wasted Days"" and ""I Look Around Me""

  • S01E13 Helen Shapiro / Freddie & The Dreamers / David Garrick

    Show #13 (1967) 45 minutes --Casey Jones and The Governors - ""Come On And Dance,"" ""It's Allright,"" ""Have Mercy Baby"" and ""Hold On I'm Comin'"" (live) --Helen Shapiro - ""Wait A Little Longer"" and ""Make Me Belong To You"" --Freddie & The Dreamers - ""Some Other Guy,"" ""Playboy,"" ""Nashville Cats"" and ""If You've Got A Minute, Baby"" --The Mersey-Counts - ""(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave"" and ""Hooray for Hazel"" --David Garrick - ""I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)"" and ""Dear Mrs. Applebee""

  • S01E14 The Yardbirds / Poor Things / Ebony Keyes / The Tages

    • March 15, 1967

    Show #14 (1967) 43 minutes (March 15, 1967 might be the date the show was taped) --The Yardbirds (feat. Jimmy Page) - ""Shapes Of Things,"" ""Happenings Ten Years Time Ago,"" ""Over Under Sideways Down"" and ""I'm A Man"" (4th song interrupted by host). --Poor Things - ""I'm So Lonesome"" and ""Don't Leave Me Alone"" --Ebony Keyes - ""If You Knew"" and ""Sitting In The Rain"" --The Tages - ""Wanting,"" ""In My Dreams"" and ""Every Raindrop Means A Lot"" (or ""Every Raindrop has A Meaning"") --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Night Train"" and ""Call Me""

Season 2

  • S02E01 Cat Stevens / Georgie Fame / Geno Washington / Joy Fleming

    Show #15 (1967) 45 minutes --Cat Stevens - ""Granny"" and ""Matthew & Son"" --Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - ""Get Away,"" ""Knock On Wood,"" ""Because I Love You"" and ""Sidewinder"" --Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band - ""Michael (The Lover),"" ""You Don't Know (Like I Know)"" and ""Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)"" --Joy Fleming & The Hit Kids - ""Sunshine"" and ""What Can I Do Without You"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Cute"" and ""The Cat""

  • S02E02 The Tremeloes / The Equals / Sue & Sunny / The Fingers

    • May 8, 1967

    Show #16 (1967) 44 minutes --The Tremeloes - ""Loving You (Is Sweeter Than Ever),"" ""Silence Is Golden"" and ""Here Comes My Baby"" --The Equals - ""Baby Come Back,"" ""Hey Baby, It's Time You Got Going,"" ""I Won't Be There"" and ""Hold Me Closer"" --The Fingers - ""What Is The Reason,"" ""Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)"" --Tiffany - ""Baby Don't Look Down"" --Sue & Sunny - ""You Can't By Pass Love"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Winchester Cathedral"" and ""More""

  • S02E03 Jimi Hendrix Experience / Sandie Shaw / Dave Dee & Co.

    • May 29, 1967

    --The Jimi Hendrix Experience - ""Stone Free,"" ""Hey Joe"" and ""Purple Haze"" (taped 18-May-1967) --Sandie Shaw - ""Tell The Boys,"" ""I Had A Dream Last Night"" and ""Puppet On A String"" --Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - ""Watch Your Step,"" ""Touch Me, Touch Me,"" ""Bend It"" and ""Save Me"" --Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - ""I See The Light"" and ""Day Time, Night Time"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer feat. Ernestine Anderson - ""Moanin'"" --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Canadian Sunset""

  • S02E04 P. P. Arnold / The Move / The Creation / Graham Bonney

    • August 28, 1967

    Show #18 (1967) 49 minutes --P. P. Arnold - ""Speak To Me"" and ""The First Cut Is The Deepest"" --Graham Bonney - ""Thank You Baby"" and ""Happy Together"" --The Creation - ""Try And Stop Me,"" ""If I Stay Too Long,"" ""Painter Man"" and ""Tom Tom"" --Don & Dotty (with Cherry Wainer & Don Storer) - ""Summer Wine"" --The Move (with Jeff Lynne of ELO) - ""Walk Upon The Water,"" ""I Can Hear The Grass Grow"" and ""Night Of Fear"" --The Warriors - ""Mr. Nobody Nothing"" and ""Tango"" (live) --Cherry Wainer & Don Storer - ""Lara's Theme""

  • S02E05 Madeline Bell / The Smoke / Whistling Jack Smith

    Show #19 (1967) 46 minutes --The Smoke - ""She Put The Hurt On Me,"" ""High In A Room"" and ""My Friend Jack"" --Madeline Bell - ""Don't Come Running To Me"" and ""Climb Ev'ry Mountain"" --Whistling Jack Smith - ""I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman"" --Episode Six (feat. Ian Gillan & Roger Glover) - ""Morning Dew"" and ""I Hear Trumpets Blow"" --Emma Rede (aka Jackie Lee) - ""Just Like A Man"" --Knut Kiesewetter - ""Stop! Stop! Stop! (Or Honey I'll Be Gone)"" and ""You Were Born For Me"" --The Red Squares - ""All My Crying"" and ""I Get Around""

  • S02E06 Dave Davies / The Alan Price Set / David Garrick

    Show #20 (1967) 45 minutes --Dave Davies (of the Kinks) - ""Death Of A Clown"" --The Alan Price Set - ""Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo,"" ""Don't Do That Again,"" ""The House That Jack Built"" and ""Rip It Up"" --David Garrick - ""Don't Go Out Into The Rain (You're Gonna Melt)"" and ""Unchained Melody"" --The Regines - ""I Take What I Want"" and ""Down In The Valley"" --The Karlins - ""Take The Water Or The Wine"" --The Rokes (Italian pop band) - ""Sha-La-La"" (cover of Manfred Mann song) and 1 more song possibly ""Let's Live For Today (aka Piangi Con Me)"" or ""Che Mondo Strano""

  • S02E07 Sam & Dave / Linda Carr / Arthur Conley / Lee Dorsey

    Show #21 (1967) 55 minutes (all songs performed live): --Sam & Dave and Orchestra - ""You Don't Know (Like I Know),"" ""Soul Man,"" ""When Something Is Wrong With My Baby""and ""Hold On I'm Comin'"" --The Sam & Dave Orchestra - ""(I'm A) Road Runner"" (with Sam Baker?), ""Secret Agent Man"" and ""If You Give Up What You Got (See What You Lost)"" Other performers (all backed up by the Sam & Dave Orchestra): --Sam Baker - ""I Believe In You"" --Linda Carr - ""You Can't Hurry Love"" and ""You Send Me"" --Lee Dorsey - ""Get Out Of My Life, Woman"" and ""Ride Your Pony"" --Arthur Conley - ""A Whole Lotta Woman"" and ""Sweet Soul Music""

Season 3

  • S03E01 Tom Jones & The Squires / Joy Fleming & The Hit Kids

    Show #22 (1968) 32 minutes --Tom Jones & the Squires - ""Not Responsible,"" ""Green, Green Grass Of Home,"" ""Shake,"" ""I'm Coming Home"" and ""It's Not Unusual"" --Pans People (dance troupe) dance to ""The Lonely One"" performed by The Squires (band not seen during this song) --Joy Fleming & The Hit Kids - ""Soul Finger,"" ""Sunday,"" ""Respect"" and ""Garlic Salt""

  • S03E02 Nino Ferrer / Soul Sisters / Lisbeth List / Sound Constellation

    Show #23 (1968) 51 minutes --Nino Ferrer - ""Mao Et Moa,"" ""Je Voudrais Être Noir (I Want To Be Black),"" ""Le Téléphone"" and ""Les Cornichons (Big Nick)"" --The Sound Constellation - ""B. M. Blue Flower"" and ""Little Pear"" (or ""Little Pair"") --Lisbeth List - ""Autant Que Moi"" (or ""Entends Que Moi"") and ""A Taste of Honey"" --The Soul Sisters - ""Baby I Love You"" and ""Cold Sweat"" --Pan's People (three go-go dancers) - dance to ""Now That You've Gone,"" ""Waiting for You"" and 1 other song.

  • S03E03 Vanity Fair / The Showstoppers / Julie Felix / Vic Dana

    Show #24 (1968) 41 minutes --Vanity Fare - ""I Live For The Sun"" --Vic Dana - ""Little Arrows"" and ""The Name Of The Game Is Love"" --The Showstoppers - ""Ain't Nothin' But A House Party"" and ""Eeny Meeny"" (or ""Eeny Meeny Mieny Mo"") --Julie Felix - ""Dirty Old Town,"" ""The Lost Children"" and ""Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye"" --Jacques Dutronc - ""Le Plus Difficile"" and ""Il Est Cinq Heures, Paris S'éveille"" --The Flirtations - ""Someone Out There"" (or ""Somewhere Out There"") and ""How Can You Tell Me""

Season 4

  • S04E01 The Foundations / Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger Trinity / P.J. Proby

    Show #25 (1969) 57 minutes Guests include: --The Foundations - ""Baby, Now That I've Found You,"" ""Tomorrow"" and ""Build Me Up Buttercup"" --P. J. Proby -"" You Can't Come Home Again (If You Leave Me Now)"" and ""What's Wrong With My World"" --Brian Auger Trinity - ""Black Cat"" --Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger Trinity - ""Save Me,"" ""Why (Am I Treated So Bad)"" and ""Road To Cairo""

  • S04E02 Barry Ryan / Antoine / Simon Dupree & The Big Sound

    Show #26 (1969) 52 minutes --Barry Ryan - ""Love I Almost Found You"" and ""Eloise"" --Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - ""Wild Daffodil"" and ""I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"" --Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - ""Kites"" and ""Reservation(s)"" and ""Thinking About My Life"" --Lena Junoff - ""Good Kind Of Hurt"" --Molly Molloy Dancers - dance to ""Happening"" --Antoine - 5 songs (please see Recap for song titles)