Alex Harvey Ex-S Part 1.mov

Part 1 of 2 of the BBC Scotland 'Ex:S' 66th birthday anniversary tribute to Alex Harvey. Apologies for the quality - recovered from an off-air VHS recording which was up in the attic, but may be of interest to some fans who've not seen it before! See also Part 2
Sound sync seems best viewing at 360P
No copyright infringement intended.

[@acemcduff2216]

Cleveland Agora 1974. I was hooked for life

[@laurar9748]

I was there! WMMS best radio station ever!

[@joethelion6016]

The Old Grey Whistle Test recordings of ‘Give My Compliments to the Chef’ and ‘Next’ are beyond belief. Harvey’s performance had me hooked, lined and sinkered at 13 years old ☺️ I’ve loved them ever since

[@rickpohl2939]

This is great for old Alex fans. I heard that Cleveland, OH bought more Alex Harvey albums than any other city? Never forgotten... Thanks you tube/Alex/Friends Rick POHL

[@gordonhume4891]

Having grown up in the same town as Ted and Hugh McKenna (and briefly going out with their cousin as a teenager) , I had the wonderful good fortune of meeting Alex in the Ivanhoe Hotel , after one of his many gigs I went to at The Apollo , Glasgow . He was full of knowledge and advice about the music industry . It was truly a wonderful night . RIP, Alex , Ted , and Hugh 🖤

[@freshpootube]

Wow. As an Aussie - I can see massive influence here for the creation of AC/DC. Bon and the Youngs all being Scottish too.

[@buskingkarma2503]

I discovered Alex Harvey on the internet as a young man. He was performing with his rock band playing a song called I've been Framed at a festival,and it blew me away,big time!!!!😎

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

There could only ever be one....ALEX HARVEY.....

[@trucker287]

What a memory, after SAHB broke up Alex reformed a band, the drummer, Paul, played in a band at my 21st birthday, my best mate at the time, Mick, became tour manager and called me to say: " we need a roadie and minder". So off I went on a tour of Germany, Plus gigs in London and back to Germany to Nurnberg. Great times I'll never forget.

[@Arthur54321]

SAHB -they call Iggy the godfather of Punk. Bollocks Alex Harvey was and well supported by the rest of the boys. RIP Alex and long live SAHB

[@RHR-221b]

Also RIP: Ted and Hugh. Stay free. 🍻😎

[@johnb5057]

i love alex harvey but iggy was first. i think he'll be more appreciated in the future. younger people do some serious deep dives for music.. how do you think i found him?

[@ralphtom3431]

The Ramones invented Punk the pistols in The Clash came after Alex is too classy and talented to be Punk

[@petersokol1603]

No…The Godfather of Punk is Brian Eno.

[@FenceThis]

anyway, there’s nothing punk about this

[@rosenpcj]

I saw them twice and cherish those times and days. Brilliant and unique. A sad evolution but never to be forgotten. Vambo, Faith Healer, Last of the Teenage Idols,Roman wall Blues.........Next live on.

[@DLT100]

Vambo was on my sleeveless denim jacket in studs on m back : )

[@user-nc5tb5go3d]

The first SAHB song I heard was "There's no lights on the Christmas tree mother they;re burning big Louie tonight" after that I was hooked. I had seen Tear Gas several times in Buckhaven Miners Welfare in the late 60's probably and knew that they were a good live band but this took them to a different level. Rip Alex you are sorely missed.

[@danglestankdixon5720]

Alex Harvey & Roky Erickson are the 2 most under-rated rockers of all time. Big up to 'em!

[@joeafish]

Good ones, check out Vic Chesnutt too, I guess he's not a "rocker" ir you wanna get genre specific, more singer / songwriter, but man his band rocked once in a while. the live version of 'Everything I Say' gets really heavy. And 'Flirted with you all my life' is one of the darkest songs I've ever heard. Also he was in a wheelchair, and still rocked as hard as he could.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Amen

[@billyshane3804]

TRUTH

[@bou58man]

This Dutchy saw them in Glasgow, Apollo in the seventies, great, great and great !

[@mchankey0221]

First band I ever saw …live supporting Slade . stoke on trent Victoria hall . My god that was a baptism of fire , then at stoke city ground and trentham gardens …top band

[@vinniestvincent3112]

the more I listen to Alex the more I like

[@noxas777]

CLASSIC! Can't say no more!

[@millercorinna]

i grew up hearing my dad tell me a story how he played alex harvey in a game of pool in a hotel. i love it. cool documentary.

[@robertklebe1419]

wow coould i hear more story of this please

[@julielevinge266]

Sensational just sums this man up♥️👏👏👏♥️

[@alancanham2956]

Pure quitlity and that's just Ted's cool drum skills!!

[@RHR-221b]

RIP Ted, Hugh and Alex. Stay free. 🍻😎

[@maxinemckenzie5765]

Alex was the Real Deal. Vambo Rools Forever!

[@jamiemartinez8674]

Alex Harvey was a true genius rip

[@Hamish_888]

legend just bought the Alex Harvey and his soul band LP

[@gordonhume4891]

Which one ? - There were two .

[@horsemania4356]

the sensational Alex Harvey band Live album was my first intro!

[@lorrainebennett7528]

The Faith Healer is my favourite track ever, RIP Alex

[@zardoz53]

it's a shame he's gone... saw them live in NOLA opening for Jethro Tull. great concert.

[@thomasgrimes6636]

i remember my uncle who was in the alex harvey band showing me a poster from hamburg and it was Alex at the top then gerry and the pacemakers and blah blah and at the bottom were the silver beetles .. ... The beatles to come

[@owenmccall632]

Probably best talent scotland ever had. To Maggie Bell;must have.been traumatizing see that young man lose his life on stage Ive always rated you as a singer,every bit as good as lulu.All the best from portglasgow❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@danielwoodmansolicitors6361]

No shit he had charisma. He was an absolute genius.

[@user-km9ik3qx1q]

I saw SAHB open for Jethro Tull,here in Jackson,MS,in 1975. I had never heard of them. I was so impressed and in awe,that I walked out of the Tull set 3 songs in...SAHB could not be topped in winning the crowd over. Bought the live album he next day.

[@ctfair]

Me too, but saw them with Tull in Mobile. And same here…also had never even heard of them prior. What a great show! Went right out after that and bought the album “Tomorrow Belongs to Me.” I’m about to turn 67 next month, and still have it in my vinyl collection. 😊

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

Talented and braw man; got his good looks from his dad.

[@bcantlon]

Thank you so much for posting these videos. Absolutely loved it!!!

[@bcook6489]

Aurthur5432 is spot on! Stayed true to his Scottish heritage! Great band!!

[@robdavidson1876]

The story of an often unknown performer around since Elvis

[@bigdav47]

Alex was a total one off. I would imagine it was never boring when he was around? RIP legend.

[@joethelion6016]

I’ll never understand why they recorded ‘Delilah’. Their own songs were phenomenal.

[@michaelschmidt9708]

They covered everyone from Tom Jones and Jacques Brel to Alice Cooper. Nothing wrong with that een if your own material is first rate.

[@joethelion6016]

Yes I had no problem with the ‘Next’ cover, it was brilliant. Delilah doesn’t have enough substance as a song to warrant Alex Harvey’s attention. Just my opinion of course.

[@LifesonFan4Life]

THANK YOU ... THANK YOU .. THANK YOU !!!

[@eraffel]

Alex was rocking Hamburg when the Beatles were still going wee-wee in their pants.

[@RHR-221b]

'Don't pish in the water supply' - Alex Harvey. Stay free. 🍻😎

[@loudannymalacts6467]

Wee wee and poo poose. Wee wee on MAMA!!

[@dodibenabba525]

His eyes were mad as!

[@marcstevens1996]

Yes, thanks very much for the upload! It's great!

[@Guitarman3348]

Never had any idea Alex had a soulband in the sixtys and backup band for the beetles thats awesome!

[@PhillRobinson]

Alex was the star, the music was simple and all those got a living off it may not agree.

[@joethelion6016]

The frontman and songwriter is pretty much *always* the ‘star’.

[@alexanderewing3779]

Saw SAHB @ The Apollo 1975, twice. What a band and their xmas shows were phenomenal! Vambo rules. OK!

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

Alex Harvey doesn't need any "Hall of Fame" to justify his fame - anyone who ever saw SAHB knew he was unique and above such trivia! Earl's Court 1973 The Master "supported" Slade. Make no mistake - Slade were a a decent band. But they could never equal SAHB. xxxx

[@robdavidson1876]

My father was from Glasgow and knew Alex Harvey and was a Tommy Steele contest when he won

[@AmIDeadYet]

I remember these EX.S documentaries but i dont recall this one on Alex. Nice one.

[@PlasticGirl65]

Brilliant video

[@DLT100]

that was sensational, loved SAHB still got a bit of the wall he breaks through on the show less the polystyrene : )

[@vespadavidson2315]

" I was framed...... do you believe me...??? It was obligatory to shout NO! Just for his reaction.! Great stuff, great times..... Next...?

[@blooter6360]

Holy shit this is brilliant

[@johnb5057]

zal clemenson without makeup is crazy! hes so normal looking

[@DrTomoculus]

Hmmmm. 5:34 HAIR After an off-Broadway debut on October 17, 1967, at Joseph Papp's Public Theater and a subsequent run at the Cheetah nightclub from December 1967 through January 1968, the show opened on Broadway in April 1968 and ran for 1,750 performances. Simultaneous productions in cities across the United States and Europe followed shortly thereafter, including a successful London production that ran for 1,997 performances. It's odd how they jump from Alex supporting The Beatles in Scotland and then Germany, then suddenly jump to 1967. It's 1960 that he opens up for The Beatles (then known by another name) --- that's a 7 year jump in this biography.

[@thomasgrimes6636]

my uncle jimmy grimes on the left playing base

[@thomasgrimes6636]

He was in the original Alex Harvey Big Soul band

[@rksguit]

Exactly!

[@helenmcintosh9880]

Hi Thomas, my uncle is Andy McMaster from the motors, my mum was best friends with jimmy.. back in the 60s , 70s ., good times ,my mums names is Betty McMaster .

[@bobbybarclay4793]

What a shame. Will be sadly missed.

[@petergarethjones]

Way cool.....thanks..

[@myfairhands]

had no idea he was that much older than me. I would have guessed he was born about 1950. wow

[@gordonhume4891]

1935 actually . He died the day before what would have been his 47th birthday , on 4th February 1982

[@myfairhands]

@@gordonhume4891 I went to see him performing in Manchester - must have been not long before he died. Small venue and not many there. And no-one seemed to much notice when he died

[@gordonhume4891]

@@myfairhands There are many tributes to him in Glasgow , including a large oil painting of him at the side of the stage in the Clutha Bar , a small bust statue , and a memorial bench in The Peoples Palace Museum , and a memorial childrens playground on the site of the house he was born , in Govan. There is also an annual one day festival (SahbRock) , currently in its 14th year , held every October . It's current venue is Ivory Blacks in Glasgow .

[@thegolfer53]

Thanks for this..takes me back!

[@johnnyleaf788]

Nice for sharing this,I do like a bit of SAAB!!! Rock on Alex

[@PAULLONDEN]

This sadly starts with Alex in vaudville mode (Delilah).Which was a harbinger of worse times to come and eventually the breakup of the amazing SAHB...Tomorrow Did Belong to him,but sadly for a short while.Could've used a faith healer.Rip in peace.....

[@oldnetfag]

I care as much about your opinion as you care about mine. So fuck off.

[@oldnetfag]

Stop humping my leg, boy.

[@oldnetfag]

Good.See if you can keep your 14 year old mouth shut long enough to fuck off.

[@PAULLONDEN]

After you Dave

[@nonoiker]

Why did they skip Rock Workshop. That was the band Alex was in before SAHB. They released an good album in 1970.

[@Lengsel7]

8:49 Chris Glen has the Zoolander family hair.

[@PAULLONDEN]

AleX at the top of his game was untouchable.Didn't care much for the fizzled out late 7t's incarnation though.

[@sen5i]

The cosmic rough riders, bless them, they're no SAHB ..they have all the charisma of a wet shoe.

[@eraffel]

There's a reason the Rock Hall is in Cleveland, however, why Alex Harvey is not in the Rock Hall is a disgrace.

[@owlpercent2045]

SP M the rock n roll hall of fame is a joke anyway.

[@jidissafi7413]

"Hea thiss..."

[@robdavidson1876]

I also play Harveys music to.Canadians...only Torontonians were hip.to what I was doing

[@scwottful]

Midnight Moses, how does it feel.

[@babycharliebrown]

Jim Kerr good on your tribute. You couldn’t lace Alex’s shoes though mate.

[@michaelcox9940]

A pal of mine Jim condren played bass a few times ( sadly he died 2 weeks ago in southampton

[@angeliquebouaffou1566]

Alexandre est beau.

[@johnnyleaf788]

Haha yeah you are right.

[@simonludgate721]

I've written a movie based around them.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

No link ? 🚀🏴‍☠️

[@alexcika9906]

What a great BIO here he's so underrated it's not even funny

[@TomFazzini]

top gadgey

[@1e0s]

F*kcin Legend!!!

[@robdavidson1876]

Learn about Alex before punk same time as Elvis toured with Beatles etc!

[@michaelcox9940]

He was great

[@FenceThis]

‘Elvis toured with Beatles’ ….. ahem

[@lorincowell6944]

Martin Kraus, of Krausberry, must certainly have been influenced by Alex Harvey.

[@robdavidson1876]

You can view my orignal music and me playn Harvey you tube my music dif but was born same place as Harvey Scotland..my song first upload called crying to the sun...on you tube

[@stevecolby7348]

We had wmms 100.7 fm cleveland doing alot to give sahb alot of airplay this was before they became the bone buzzards

[@kramkalisthenics]

Danny Wylie singing Action Strasse, completely de-balled Alex's song. Limpy. 😁

[@user-kj1ct5be8r]

Why is Zal never regarded as one of the Uk's guitar heroes ? 🤔 very unappreciated

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Perhaps bc he is scottish ... 🚀🏴‍☠️

[@joethelion6016]

⁠Why would that make a difference?

[@Satire_R_Us-km3rp]

No talent, but used theatrics to get noticed. 🤣