Uptight (TV series)

Uptight is an Australian music television series which aired on ATV-0 in Melbourne from 1967 until 1969 on Saturday mornings at 8am to 12pm, it was hosted by singer Ross D. Wyllie.[1][2][3]

Uptight
GenreMusic
Presented byRoss D. Wyllie
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
Production locationsMelbourne, Victoria
Running time4 hours
Release
Original networkATV-0
Original release1967 (1967) –
1969 (1969)

A compilation album, Uptight – Party Time, by Ross D. Wyllie and the Uptight Party Team, was issued via Calendar/Festival Records in 1968.[4][5] The record was produced by Roger Savage.[4] It features two medleys of then-current songs including, "Midnight Hour", "You Are My Sunshine" and "Day Tripper".[6]

In August 2003 Wyllie compered a reunion stage show, Uptight, with the line-up of fellow 1960s artists and regular performers: Jim Keays (The Masters Apprentices), Marcie Jones, Ronnie Charles (The Groop, Bobby Bright (Bobbie and Laurie), and the Strangers at Melbourne's Palais Theatre.[3]

References
General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Specific
  1. McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for "Whammo Homepage". Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. Nichols, David (2016), Dig: Australian rock and pop music, 1960-85, Portland, OR: Verse Chorus Press, p. 202, ISBN 978-1-891241-61-1
  3. Cashmere, Paul (29 July 2003). "Melbourne Gets Uptight". Undercover News. Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman. Archived from the original on 28 September 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. "Uptight". Australian Television Memorabilia Guide. Nodette Enterprises Pty Ltd. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. Kimball, Duncan (2002). "Record Labels – Calendar Records". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. Wyllie, Ross D; Uptight Party Team (1960), Uptight Party Time, Calendar, retrieved 11 November 2017
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