This makes me happy, sad and nostalgic all at the same time. Such great memories and music that will live on forever. RIP Les, alan and ian. Hope you are making music in heaven together 💕
I remember when I was 13 years old, my mom took me and my little sister to see Bay City Rollers at the CNE stadium, it was so exciting for me. After the show we went down to look for the limo to come out and I remember me running over and then being trampled by the crowds, I remember jumping on top of the limo. My mom and sister we back there watching helplessly as I was lost in the crowd. LMFAO I remember after the ordeal was over I went to find my mom only to find her in destress holding my sweater because she thought something bad happened lol. Those were the day
OMG after all these years l finally found a video of this day, I'm at 00.20 to 00.21 on the left hand side of the car, the redhead , l near got pushed into the car by the surge of fans and touched Woody. I got winded and fought my way out of there and went to the Southern Cross Hotel toilets to be sick,... Apparently there was a good pic in TV WEEK but l never got to see it..Thank you for posting this. I have been getting a little bit excited rewatching it.
Well they were absolutely huge though you gotta admit. Teeny bopperish and poppy songs and all, but they were huge in their heyday. More popular than the Beatles and the Stones during that time. With girls for sure. They were a very cute/good looking band. Granted we`re not talking about song writing artistry here. Hec the Monkees gave the Beatles a run for popularity back in the day.
When I first started liking the Rollers, I was for Derek, and then Woody, both very sweet but finally ended up on Les--he was pure sex! Poor things. They were definitely victims of fame.
I totally agree, I also read somewhere Queen had sold over 300m worldwide, which I doubt very much as well, The Bay City Rollers sold MAYBE 3-5 Million in the US. AT MOST lol, Queen is some where at the 50-60 Million Mark in the US im pretty sure.
The Bay City Rollers were a very popular and commercially successful group in their day (the mid-1970's), but there is no way that they sold 300 million records during the course of their career. A much more realistic estimate would be 100/110 million. That figure is still very respectable, of course.
get it right koshie it was 1975. alan, eric and woody came for a short promo tour mid year and the band returned in late nov/ early dec to tour then returning exactly a year later for the 2nd tour...
there was a documentary movie made in 2004 'Who Got the Bay City Rollers' Millions?' which is all about that, Someone uploaded it to youtube but it got deleted so try somewhere else i guess.
Derek was proved innocent in a court of law after a thorough investigation by the police. Derek's roadie uploaded pictures onto Derek's laptop computer & Derek never knew because his roadie always carried Derek's laptop. The press made a huge story over it when Derek was arrested & interview but his roadie eventually came clean & told the police it wasn't Derek but him, but it wasn't a big enough story for the gutter press to publish, so this untrue story of Derek is still in circulation today.
He wasn't proved innocent at all. He was only given 300 hours community service. Why did an "innocent" man pleads guilty to the charge? Because he was.
Derek was trying to stop what he called a " media circus " and pled guilty to having the material. His son Jorge said Derek didn't know how to use a computer very well and further more why did law enforcement even know he had the material if he wasn't set up by someone. I believe Derek is innocent and I took the time to find all the court documents and read them over thoroughly. Derek fought to get those charges removed and he went after the nurses register to get his job back as well. Guilty people don't do that. Derek made a mistake trusting the wrong people it seems. We've all done this. The 300 hours of community service was for having the material and nothing more . Oh and by All Accounts, Derek was a damn good nurse who helped many people and taught his fellow nurses how to be better. He's not here to defend himself against your hearsay so we'll let the courts final decision of innocence in Derek's name stand as proof . He's a good man and he's a wonderful drummer and nurse . I wouldn't hesitate to let him care for myself or my family.
300 million is a rather inflated number, I think they'd be lucky to have sold 30 million. The reality is they played smaller concert halls, not arenas and stadiums. The size of their market was just too small to realistically support sales of 300 million records.
Yep, me for one I am 53 and nearly a granny!! I like their music and orginality but I wasn't crazy over them! They were the One Direction of my day ! Nice memories though!
Harriette Johnson Me also, I'm from Wyke. Mentalist place. We had barkin Jehadist's before you could say you had them, with out them going off. Actually I dont know if Cameron has worked out how truly terrifying these people will be. Good luck.
"and to think all those women jumping up and down screaming are now 50 years old and older.." Well, some Bay City Rollers fans are still only 49 actually!
These sort of bands owe their fortunes to young emotional teen girls that ate off their rockers. Good luck to them but as a young male teen I couldn't stand them.
Sir: Allow me to inform you that none of the members of The Bay City Rollers ever made a fortune. Although the group sold something in the region of 100,000,000 records, on a worldwide scale, between 1971 and the end of 1979, the fact of the matter is that they never received a fair or just proportion of the enormous sum of money that their record sales generated. Mr Leslie McKeown, Mr Eric Faulkner, Mr Alan Longmuir, Mr Derek Longmuir and Mr Stuart Wood were ripped off, big time, by their record company [Arista] and, in all probability, by their manager (the late Mr Tam Paton) and by their lawyers, too. It is a fact that most ex-pop/rock stars - at any rate, most of those who attained genuine 'A'-List celebrity status during their careers, and whose records sold over 100 million copies on a worldwide scale - are multi-millionaires, living lives of luxury and decadence. But the guys who were members of the Bay City Rollers 40 years ago (Mr McKeown, Mr Faulkner, Mr Wood, Mr D Longmuir and Mr E Longmuir) are certainly not millionaires - let alone MULTI-millionaires. In fact, they are not even moderately rich. Regardless of whether or not one likes the music that the BCRs made, back in the 1970s, one has to admit that the way the members of the group were treated (by their record company and by certain other people who were involved with them, on a professional level, during - and indeed since - their years of superstardom) left a great deal to be desired. In fact, it was (and is) a f*****g disgrace.
William Kinch, did you not listen to what they said ( twice ) at the introduction and during the interview with Les McKeown? The Bay City Rollers sold over 300 million records world wide, not 100 million as you have said? So I agree, it's a fucking disgrace three times over ....
I love the Rollers - but..... 300 million records is not accurate -and comparing them to the Beatles is ...well also taking things a bit far ....thats like saying The Osmonds were like the Rolling Stones
This makes me happy, sad and nostalgic all at the same time. Such great memories and music that will live on forever. RIP Les, alan and ian. Hope you are making music in heaven together 💕
Such sad losses
In Arica.. Chile... You just got to know this.. They were so popular and loved.. their music did put us all to dance!! What a memories of my youth!
I remember when I was 13 years old, my mom took me and my little sister to see Bay City Rollers at the CNE stadium, it was so exciting for me. After the show we went down to look for the limo to come out and I remember me running over and then being trampled by the crowds, I remember jumping on top of the limo. My mom and sister we back there watching helplessly as I was lost in the crowd. LMFAO I remember after the ordeal was over I went to find my mom only to find her in destress holding my sweater because she thought something bad happened lol. Those were the day
Les.. Please don't joke about coming back here to australia! Please tour! Please please please!
thank you les for all the wonderful music!
OMG after all these years l finally found a video of this day, I'm at 00.20 to 00.21 on the left hand side of the car, the redhead , l near got pushed into the car by the surge of fans and touched Woody. I got winded and fought my way out of there and went to the Southern Cross Hotel toilets to be sick,... Apparently there was a good pic in TV WEEK but l never got to see it..Thank you for posting this. I have been getting a little bit excited rewatching it.
Love this interview....
Betty my wife loves these guys.
this happened all over the world the mania.
awesome mwah mwah to all-peace
they wer great in the 70s jane
oMG LES
Well they were absolutely huge though you gotta admit. Teeny bopperish and poppy songs and all, but they were huge in their heyday. More popular than the Beatles and the Stones during that time. With girls for sure. They were a very cute/good looking band. Granted we`re not talking about song writing artistry here. Hec the Monkees gave the Beatles a run for popularity back in the day.
When I first started liking the Rollers, I was for Derek, and then Woody, both very sweet but finally ended up on Les--he was pure sex! Poor things. They were definitely victims of fame.
- DESDE PERU ,YO VICTOR DE SAN JUAN DE MIRAFLORES- TE AMO ANNIE------------
god their reunion was so mishandled it couldve been a huge come back if it was done right
I totally agree, I also read somewhere Queen had sold over 300m worldwide, which I doubt very much as well, The Bay City Rollers sold MAYBE 3-5 Million in the US. AT MOST lol, Queen is some where at the 50-60 Million Mark in the US im pretty sure.
The Bay City Rollers were a very popular and commercially successful group in their day (the mid-1970's), but there is no way that they sold 300 million records during the course of their career. A much more realistic estimate would be 100/110 million. That figure is still very respectable, of course.
get it right koshie it was 1975. alan, eric and woody came for a short promo tour mid year and the band returned in late nov/ early dec to tour then returning exactly a year later for the 2nd tour...
Back to OZ PLZ Les !
So sad RIP
there was a documentary movie made in 2004 'Who Got the Bay City Rollers' Millions?' which is all about that, Someone uploaded it to youtube but it got deleted so try somewhere else i guess.
That's really mean!!!!
300m records sold??? Yeah right that would've made em just as big as ABBA
Derek was proved innocent in a court of law after a thorough investigation by the police. Derek's roadie uploaded pictures onto Derek's laptop computer
& Derek never knew because his roadie always carried Derek's laptop.
The press made a huge story over it when Derek was arrested & interview but his roadie eventually came clean & told the police it wasn't Derek but him, but it wasn't a big enough story for the gutter press to publish, so this untrue story of Derek is still in circulation today.
He wasn't proved innocent at all. He was only given 300 hours community service. Why did an "innocent" man pleads guilty to the charge? Because he was.
Derek Longmuir WAS convicted at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and got community service so wasn't proved innocent at all.
Derek was trying to stop what he called a " media circus " and pled guilty to having the material. His son Jorge said Derek didn't know how to use a computer very well and further more why did law enforcement even know he had the material if he wasn't set up by someone. I believe Derek is innocent and I took the time to find all the court documents and read them over thoroughly. Derek fought to get those charges removed and he went after the nurses register to get his job back as well. Guilty people don't do that. Derek made a mistake trusting the wrong people it seems. We've all done this. The 300 hours of community service was for having the material and nothing more . Oh and by All Accounts, Derek was a damn good nurse who helped many people and taught his fellow nurses how to be better. He's not here to defend himself against your hearsay so we'll let the courts final decision of innocence in Derek's name stand as proof . He's a good man and he's a wonderful drummer and nurse . I wouldn't hesitate to let him care for myself or my family.
The host's they look like brother& sister
300 million is a rather inflated number, I think they'd be lucky to have sold 30 million. The reality is they played smaller concert halls, not arenas and stadiums. The size of their market was just too small to realistically support sales of 300 million records.
they did sell over 300 million they were big in the uk and australia and japan then they did america
and to think all those women jumping up and down screaming are now 50 years old and older..
Yep, me for one I am 53 and nearly a granny!! I like their music and orginality but I wasn't crazy over them! They were the One Direction of my day ! Nice memories though!
Harriette Johnson Me also, I'm from Wyke. Mentalist place. We had barkin Jehadist's before you could say you had them, with out them going off. Actually I dont know if Cameron has worked out how truly terrifying these people will be. Good luck.
To say the least! Danger is all around! The US had a hand in the creation of them. P.S where is Wyke? Must look it up on Google Earth! Cheers!
"and to think all those women jumping up and down screaming are now 50 years old and older.."
Well, some Bay City Rollers fans are still only 49 actually!
+william kinch i think we got over the jumping, im on fb as kathy sandine, i survived, still like these guys.
Record sales of over 300m?? Hmmm are you sure????
hes a 'gay' caberet act in LONDON! Jan 2012.
now a drag queen in London
Bi-city Rollers...
These sort of bands owe their fortunes to young emotional teen girls that ate off their rockers. Good luck to them but as a young male teen I couldn't stand them.
Sir: Allow me to inform you that none of the members of The Bay City Rollers ever made a fortune. Although the group sold something in the region of 100,000,000 records, on a worldwide scale, between 1971 and the end of 1979, the fact of the matter is that they never received a fair or just proportion of the enormous sum of money that their record sales generated. Mr Leslie McKeown, Mr Eric Faulkner, Mr Alan Longmuir, Mr Derek Longmuir and Mr Stuart Wood were ripped off, big time, by their record company [Arista] and, in all probability, by their manager (the late Mr Tam Paton) and by their lawyers, too.
It is a fact that most ex-pop/rock stars - at any rate, most of those who attained genuine 'A'-List celebrity status during their careers, and whose records sold over 100 million copies on a worldwide scale - are multi-millionaires, living lives of luxury and decadence. But the guys who were members of the Bay City Rollers 40 years ago (Mr McKeown, Mr Faulkner, Mr Wood, Mr D Longmuir and Mr E Longmuir) are certainly not millionaires - let alone MULTI-millionaires. In fact, they are not even moderately rich.
Regardless of whether or not one likes the music that the BCRs made, back in the 1970s, one has to admit that the way the members of the group were treated (by their record company and by certain other people who were involved with them, on a professional level, during - and indeed since - their years of superstardom) left a great deal to be desired. In fact, it was (and is) a f*****g disgrace.
+william kinch when i paid for my ticket to see them, it nevered dawned on me that they were about to be poor as me loke in 10 yrs and i was 12.
William Kinch, did you not listen to what they said ( twice ) at the introduction and during the interview with Les McKeown? The Bay City Rollers sold over 300 million records world wide, not 100 million as you have said? So I agree, it's a fucking disgrace three times over ....
I love the Rollers - but..... 300 million records is not accurate -and comparing them to the Beatles is ...well also taking things a bit far ....thats like saying The Osmonds were like the Rolling Stones