Sunday, May 22, 2022

The Zombies' "Going to a Go Go"

Recently, I found a video on YouTube of the Zombies performing "Going to a Go Go."  Rod Argent is playing his Pianet C, although there are only a few glimpses of it.


I believe this is what Chris White (the bassist) refers to in the Zombie Heaven liner notes where he says, "We did the Emperor Rosko TV show, 'Dents De Lait Dents De Loups', in Paris, with Sylvie Vartan and Marianne Faithfull."  The chronology explains that the Zombies were in Paris on 29 and 30 October 1966.  The date given in the video description, however, is 11 January 1967.  Apparently, this was when the show was broadcast.

This recording is also included on the compilation album Into the Afterlife.  The audio quality there is much better, and there are a few introductory bars that aren't included in the video.

There's also a video of "This Old Heart of Mine" (mislabeled as "I Love You") from the same appearance, but I think Argent uses only Vox Continental on that song.