The Worst Episodes of Beat! Beat! Beat!

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   #1 - The Kinks / Kenny Lynch / The Koobas

   S1:E11/7/1966

   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.

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   #2 - The Sorrows / The Kentuckies / Casey Jones & the Governors

   S1:E22/4/1966

   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""

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   #3 - The Rainbows / Gene Williams / Johnny B. Great & The Quotations

   S1:E33/18/1966

   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""

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   #4 - The Searchers / Freddie & The Dreamers / Pete Lancaster

   S1:E45/6/1966

   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""

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   #5 - Helen Shapiro / Sounds Incorporated / The Rattles / Lee Curtis

   S1:E56/3/1966

   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""

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   #6 - Spencer Davis Group / Mindbenders / Dave Dee & Co. / Dave Berry

   S1:E67/1/1966

   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""

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   #7 - Peter & Gordon / The Creation / The Shapes / The Koobas

   S1:E79/23/1966

   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"")

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   #8 - The Small Faces / Tony Sheridan / The Rangers / The Untamed

   S1:E810/21/1966

   --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?""

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   #9 - Manfred Mann / Chris Farlowe / The Monks / Les Knack

   S1:E911/18/1966

   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""

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    #10 - Herman's Hermits / Neil Christian / The Lords / The Hep Stars

    S1:E1012/16/1966

    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.

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    #11 - Eric Burdon & The New Animals / The Troggs / Chris Andrews / Graham Bonney

    S1:E111/20/1967

    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""

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    #12 - The Hollies / The Easybeats / Paul Jones / Carol Friday

    S1:E122/10/1967

    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""

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    #13 - Helen Shapiro / Freddie & The Dreamers / David Garrick

    S1:E133/3/1967

    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""

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    #14 - The Yardbirds / Poor Things / Ebony Keyes / The Tages

    S1:E143/31/1967

    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""

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    #15 - Episode 15

    S1:E154/17/1967

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    #16 - Episode 16

    S1:E165/8/1967

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    #17 - Episode 17

    S1:E175/29/1967

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    #18 - Episode 18

    S1:E186/26/1967

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    #19 - Episode 19

    S1:E199/18/1967

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    #20 - Episode 20

    S1:E2010/16/1967

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    #21 - Episode 21

    S1:E2111/13/1967

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    #22 - Episode 22

    S1:E222/16/1968

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    #23 - Episode 23

    S1:E2311/7/1968

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    #24 - Episode 24

    S1:E241/24/1969

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    #25 - Episode 25

    S1:E252/7/1969

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