Then the 21-disc DVD set came out in the UK and what purported to be ‘better’ colour versions were included, but still, ‘Colorization’ wasn’t for me. I was buying them out of curiosity and, I suppose, loyalty. When the ‘colour’ Virgin videos were released, I like many, was in the queue on release day with many around me extolling the virtues of the ‘new’ films. Perhaps they were just ‘in the zone’ at the time, but I mean, reflections in the mirrors in Mickey Finn’s palace were still black and white! What was that about? But I also recall being a little underwhelmed, the expectations of a ‘colour’ film I had in my mind had not quite been met, but many around me were blown away, so I thought it must just have been me.
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There’s no better way to enjoy the boys’ antics as you know, and as usual I loved the movie and laughed harder than usual.
Well, I do remember thoroughly enjoying being in a crowd of like-minded ‘Sons’ to watch Laurel and Hardy on the big screen.
Just how good would this be? Would the images be sharp and well defined? How many colours would be used? Would ‘Colorization’ open up a new market of younger fans? The list of questions was endless and I do recall being somewhat nervous as the lights went down. The ‘Colorized’ FilmsĪnyway, that opportunity came just over a year later at the UK Laurel and Hardy Convention in Blackpool over the May Bank Holiday weekend in 1986 when well over a hundred of us sat down in the ‘cinema’ in Pontins eagerly anticipating the first dawn of this new world. Read on, there are many more of these splendid images below…. SNOOP DOGG FEAT.A ‘coloured’ still from Way Out West. DOMINOĬLIFF RICHARD/CLIFF RICHARD WITH BRIAN MAY & BRIAN BENNETT 100 solid gold tunes from the Official Chart's lifetime, all of them pipped to the post. See you there!Īnd in the meantime, here's a sample playlist to get you warmed up.
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Pop Injustice: 70 years of iconic Number 2s sees OCC link-up with Mighty Hoopla and DJs of pop club night Push The Button to play you all the tracks you wouldn't believe never hit Number 1.Ĭheck out the full list below, and be sure to come party with us at The Grand’s Pleasure Palace stage, 1.30pm, Saturday 4 June in London’s Brockwell Park. Using our data, we've collected below every single song to peak at Number 2 on the Official Singles Chart - from the first (Guy Mitchell's Feet Up in 1952 if you wondered) all the way to Sam Ryder's recent Eurovision mega-hit SPACE MAN in 2022.Īnd if all this wasn't enough, the Official Charts Company is teaming up with Mighty Hoopla for our first-ever festival slot - dedicated to celebrating the iconic Number 2s of the Official Singles Chart. Getting a Number 1 on the UK's Official Charts is, for many acts both at home and around the globe, a massive achievement - and as the Official Charts Company begins to celebrate our 70th anniversary year in 2022, we're also taking a look back at the biggest tracks that just missed out on the top spot. Sometimes it's just as impressive to nearly get a Number 1 in the UK, as the tracks that only ever peaked at Number 2 on the Official Singles Chart prove.
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