Altec Sighting in Vintage Video

**bowtie427ss** · January 27th, 2012, 09:41 PM

@ 2:03 is that an A7-500, or an A5w/311-90 behind Moony?

I think perhaps the first time i've seen a VOT used for a drum monitor, i bet it worked.

The WHO - I Can See For Miles (1968) - YouTube

**cradeldorf** · January 27th, 2012, 11:18 PM

Good eye bowtie.... Moony?? LOL

**mah** · January 27th, 2012, 11:28 PM

Very observent. Great clip, and colour to boot!

A lingering look at 1:48 in this one - The WHO - I'm A Boy (1968) - YouTube from the same gig.

If you are a Keith Moon fan start watching him closely at about 2:03, here - The WHO - Magic Bus (1968) - YouTube .

**Panomaniac** · January 28th, 2012, 12:31 AM

Good catch! And thanks for the nice clip. I'd say A-7 500. Looks like the pair I got from Old Guy. I see fins in the horn (I think) so a 511.

**A7fan** · January 28th, 2012, 12:53 AM

I think 511 also. Interesting clip. No one in the audience is even looking at the band! I would have to say everyone of those folks remembers the sixties in detail.

**VolvoHeretic** · January 28th, 2012, 01:12 AM

Was the crowd just that stoned or were they really that sad? I didn't see one person smiling, that was the tiredest group of kids I have ever seen in my life at a live concert.

**mah** · January 28th, 2012, 01:53 AM

They were just being "cool". Man, those chicks have more 'style' and sex appeal than more recent generations. Pity they are all grandmothers now.

**tomt** · January 28th, 2012, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by A7fan

No one in the audience is even looking at the band!
I would have to say everyone of those folks remembers the sixties in detail.

Originally Posted by VolvoHeretic

Was the crowd just that stoned or were they really that sad?
I didn't see one person smiling, that was the tiredest group of kids I have ever seen in my life at a live concert.

Originally Posted by mah

They were just being "cool". Man, those chicks have more 'style' and sex appeal than more recent generations.

a cultural artifact from 'back in the day'.

almost any and all public appearance was considered a formal event in 'wasp' america.

everyone for the most part was on their best behavior.

nobody wanted to look stupid or uncouth.

the first time i can remember going to an indoor theater, was to see My Fair Lady.

i wore a suit and tie, my sister a dress.

and of course, my parents likewise.

**Nipper** · January 28th, 2012, 10:03 AM

Damn, kinda looks like a scene from "The Walking Dead".

**voice of the theater** · January 28th, 2012, 10:05 AM

Great clips--thanks for sharing! Cool to see that two of my favorite bands (The Who, The Beatles) used the classic Altecs we all know and love. I wonder if the lack of audience enthusiasm (besides all of the good points listed above) also has something to do with the fact that the band are lip syncing and "miming" to the studio recording of these songs--the audio is clearly the studio recording and not live audio. Lip syncing/miming to the original studio recording wasn't an uncommon practice on these types of shows in the 60's. I have DVD's of other 60's bands (like the Moody Blues for example) on shows like this one lip syncing/miming to studio recordings in front of a live audience. BTW, this isn't always the case when you see a live clip with studio audio. Sometimes the live audio recording (sound quality) was so poor that whoever posted the clip replaced the original clip's live audio with the studio recording of the same song and synced them up with a computer program that constantly speeds up and or slows down the video footage to keep it more or less in sync with the studio audio version that was used to replace the original live audio......

By the way, I love the Who album/compilation "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" that contains the studio version of all three of these songs and lots more great stuff--highly recommended......