Roy Orbison — The London Palladium Show
Recorded March 20, 1966
London Palladium · London · 
England
Setlist
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Latest album at the timeThe Orbison Way1966The Orbison Way is Roy Orbison's most recent studio album at the time of the recording.“To see Orbison in a Palladium edition recorded in color while British broadcasts were still monochrome.”
Context
On March 20, 1966, British television still broadcasts the Palladium in black and white. Roy Orbison arrives at the London theater for an edition that also experiments with color pictures. His national tour, announced for March 25, is five days away.
On stage, Orbison opens with Oh, Pretty Woman and moves to In Dreams. Twinkle Toes, his new single, comes third, before the closing It's Over. Jimmy Tarbuck hosts the edition, which also features The Seekers and Julie Rogers. These are four songs within a variety show, not a long recital.
After the Palladium, the schedule moves through British theaters with the Walker Brothers and Lulu. The TV recording remains a concentrated pass through that moment, between established hits and a new release being promoted. The color recording survives, and the complete program returns to British television in 2020, preserving an image the original broadcast did not deliver.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- Roy OrbisonVocals and guitar
Trivia
The edition also features The Seekers and Julie Rogers, with Jimmy Tarbuck as host.
The program airs in black and white in the UK, but is also recorded in color.
Twinkle Toes arrives at the Palladium as Orbison's new single.
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