Amazing to see this again 48 years after I saw it 1976 as a young 17 yr old… had the privilege to see the opening night just last week in 2024…fabulous evening but so different to back then

My grand uncle was a Rock Ape and joined the regiment 1st January 1942, he was in RAF armoud car in middle east the to RAF Manston 1940 just before Battle of British

I have never seen Irish dancing in kilts before.

Stange no Anthems.

When we had an Air Force.

0:59 - Fanfare Trumpeters of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Mostly the 5(V) DG letters were surmounted by a crown, and not by the castle keep we see. Whole bands on the ramparts that we never even get a proper look at (probably 1st Bn the Kings Regiment and 1st Bn the Royal Regiment of Wales). In the (admittedly crazy) days when every Batallion had bands. Now whole Corps don't have bands. The Iniskillings lasted until 1993. Apart from the Household Cavalry, the idea of the British Army having Cavalry Bands disappeared finally a couple of years ago, when most of us were trying not to die of COVID. Wikipedia bats not eyelid as it tells the following story: As part of the 2019-20 reorganisation of the then Corps of Army Music, the band of the Royal Armoured Corps joined the Band of the King's Division and Band of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to form the new larger British Army Band Catterick. However, the bands still maintain their individual traditions, while their uniforms have become standardised. So basically the last Cavalry band was shoved together with an infantry band and a Corps band to form one of the "British Army Bands" (of which there are just 4), with a standardised (not-too-inspiring) uniform, even as the regimental traditions are maintained ... NOT. The bands are good and acquited themselves very well indeed at Her Late Majesty's funeral and the Coronation... But the powers that be did not bother to save any Artillery Band in the professional arrmy (there are Reserve military bands). When I was a kid, the Royal Artillery alone still had 3 bands, and large ones too! Well, I really don't hanker for the past, and nostalgia is abolished in me. But somehow the truth about what happened was never really presented to us ... one day we just realised that bands we had taken for granted (say of the Paras, Engineers, Army Air Corps, or you name it) were no longer there ... AT ALL.

Well Done the Rocks!!!! Per Ardua!!!!!

Fantastic to see the old Regimental Bands in full kit on parade.

Thanks for posting that, I just caught a Glimpse of my Late Father in there!!!

8 miles of death

I was a Rock Ape 1959 to 1963.

Well done

Even then, it was a great show!

Oh dear,,, and then the RAF went woke. The Air Staff instead of being leaders ,, became sheep 🐑,,, and pandered to lefty political ideals.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I

PER ARDUA

Why was there a Pongo sauntering along behind the Queen's Inspection party

Outstanding drill performance. Great occasion. Thanks for posting.

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Wow I’m impressed it’s great to see the what it was like back then I wonder whoever was participating so they remember taking part also in the background was that a goat

When it was a proper military tattoo

Senior drum major royal Scots royal highland regiment 💂‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I was a Rockape 1980 -1986 QCS mostly

Massed bands pipes and drums British armed forces

1974 & 1986 Canadian Argylls

Pipes and drums Scottish regiments with one Irish regiment

Great job by the RAF boys.

Do you by any chance have any of the remembrance parades from 2010-2014?

This is so much more professionally done than today's tattoos. What's gone wrong in the intervening years to make it so limp nowadays?

We all miss Tom Flemming

For a free and independent Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I’ve been looking for this episode for probably about 20 years!!! I thought it included a Section about the 1997 M42 pile up.

Thank you for sharing this spectacle of old-school military music and 1970s facial hair!

Does anyone know what the second tune is in the medley played for the march off? The first one is 'Loch Lomond' but I'm not sure about the second tune which starts at 13:18 :)))

2:46 "Le rêve passe" !?! A very French (anti Prussian) and nostalgic of Napoleon song!!!

Napoleon's eagle on the bass drums!?! As far as I know, today, The Republican Guard doesn't dare to carry it...

I'm one of the Cavalry Trumpeters of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards on here. 2 Weeks rehearsals, 4 Weeks performances. Long job. Lost a few pounds.

11:13 oops

wow the french Guard dared to perform "La marche des Soldats de Robert Bruce", it was a song unifying France and Scotland in the Auld Alliance, in front of THAT crowd !

Chez, very interested to know if there are other full length videos of the Tattoo from around 1965 to 1980. I know BBC did annual productions of all these years and wonder if anyone like yourself has access. These were the golden years of the Tattoo for sure.

taped this off the TV on new years day 1978 . must have played that audio cassette 200 times in the day. good to see it again @@ the glory days of the tattoo long gone .

I had the Massed Pipes and Drums set on a cassette when I was wee, it's great to actually SEE it! With an extra four tunes too!! :D thanks for sharing this Chez! Quality

there is no comparison with todays military tattoo I am afraid. I have been watching the EMT since the early 1970,s and really lost interest in the late 1990,s . today I don't even bother with it . tnx for the post !!!

My dad was a rockape and proud of it

The Tattoo finale was so much less rushed and dignified than today. Please post others years if you have any.

Thank y ou so much for posting the 1977 Tattoo. A real treat and a sad example of how the show has changed so much from today. If you have other years please post.

Great to see this vintage year. I have only heard this on my LP for this year. Wonderful to see entire show. Format was so much better. It was a real Tattoo in those days. All those old regimental bands which are no more now. Great and poigant to see there here. Please share any other years you have. I can post them on my military music appreciation page on FB. Many thanks

Chez you have put the wrong year can you edit the title I will try and splice them together absolutely brilliant

Chez I remember that as if it was yesterday brought a tear to my eye and a lump to my throat even managed to spot myself and all my brothers pity it cut of before the final when we formed EIIR in honour of HM The Queen PER ARDUA

Superb Drill Lads..Shame the Standard Bearer let you down..Get a grip man !! I Refer to the Old Colour Bearer