The Seekers' 1968 Farewell BBC Television Performance

The Seekers' 1968 Farewell BBC Television Performance was a live album credited to Judith Durham and The Seekers. The album is a recording of their final performance together recorded and televised by the BBC. The track list and show is largely the same as the 1968 release Live at the Talk of the Town recorded a week earlier¹. Richie Unterberger, in his review for AllMusic, wrote that while the 18-song television special was well filmed and well performed, it might be a bit of a letdown for Seekers fans who value the group for the pop-folk style for which they were most famous. For it is presented as something of a variety show in which the quartet sing tunes in several styles, including traditional Australian folk, jazz, rock & roll and even a ragtime piano solo spot for Judith Durham ("Maple Leaf Rag"). You'll also have to put up with some obviously carefully scripted and rehearsed between-song comedy routines that are somewhat amusing, but pretty corny. On the other hand, this does have quality non-mimed performances in the closely harmonized pop-folk vein that was their forte¹. Source: Conversation with Bing, 09/01/2024 (1) 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_BB.... (2) The Seekers - 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular Album Reviews ... - AllMusic. https://www.allmusic.com/album/1968-b.... (3) Farewell the Seekers (1968) - Farewell the Seekers (1968) - User ... - IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229380/....