Supershow was a music

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 documentary film

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 made in 1969, which was directed by John Crome and produced by Tom Parkinson.

This film was intended to be Britain

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's first music 'super session', with several famous blues, jazz and rock artists of the time coming together to be filmed whilst performing. The project was instigated by the Colour Tel film company, the recent credits of which included The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

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' Rock 'N' Roll Circus and Jimi Hendrix at Royal Albert Hall.

Filming took place over a two day period in March 1969 in a disused linoleum

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 factory at Staines

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, England

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. Artists who were filmed on March 25 included Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

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, Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

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, Jack Bruce

Jack Bruce

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, Buddy Miles

Buddy Miles

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, Dick Heckstall-Smith

Dick Heckstall-Smith

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 and Chris Mercer. Those filmed on March 26 included Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

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, Colloseum

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, Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

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, Roland Kirk and Stephen Stills

Stephen Stills

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. Allegedly Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

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 was due to appear but missed the plane from New York

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The whole project was planned with great secrecy and filming went ahead at a reputed cost of £100 per minute.

The film received a limited run in London

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, premiering at the Lyceum Theatre in November 1969. It later emerged as an official video release by Virgin Vision in 1986.

Footage of Led Zeppelin's performance of the song "Dazed and Confused" which was originally filmed for Supershow later appeared on the Led Zeppelin DVD (2003).

Image: 1969 Supershow.

Track listing

1. Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
2. Love Potions
3. Under The Jasmine Tree
4. Mary Had A Little Lamb
5. Primitive Ohio
6. Dazed and Confused
7. Checking On My Baby / Texas Blues
8. Visitor From Venus
9. Bad Hat
10. Hoochie Coochie Man
    Hoochie Coochie Man
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11. Debut
12. Stormy Monday
13. Kansas City
14. I Say A Little Prayer
15. My Time After A While
16. Black Queen
17. Slate 27
18. End Jam