simfy live is now offering top-quality recordings of the legendary German TV show Beat-Club. These include rare live performances by bands including The Lords, Manfred Mann, Sonny & Cher, The Bee Gees and The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

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Aired monthly by Radio Bremen from 1965 to 1972, Beat-Club was the first music program in German television history. A full range of major international stars of the 1960s, such as Dave Dee, Dozy, Bicky, Mick & Tich, Cream and The Kinks, appeared on the program. The format of the show influenced German television history for a long time afterward. When color television became popular, Beat-Club was one of the first TV shows ever to experiment with visual, sometimes psychedelic, effects.

An entire generation of young Germans learned to love music by watching Beat-Club - the show is a piece of television history. For most young people at the time, Beat-Club was their only opportunity to experience their favorite stars first-hand instead of just listening to their records. The legendary fashion creations of host Uschi Nerke and sketches by co-host Dave Lee Travis made Beat-Club the absolute cult favorite among music shows throughout German TV history.