This Is Tom Jones

This show is a tribute to Sir Lew Grade, impressario and boss of ATV. He took top British talent, built a show around them and through his contacts, marketed it in the USA, making the British star an international superstar. Though featuring Tom Jones, it was also variety show and included top international talent as guests. The result was dazzling entertainment equally popular on both sides of the Atlantic unlike anything either had seen before. So feverishly enthusiastic were some of Tom Jones female fans that a few would threw their underwear to him which he used to briefly mop his sweating brow then throw back to them. Ex-bricklayer Jones had a physical vigour which matched his voice, ATV Elstree had early on installed colour TV cameras using the US NTSC system in order to serve the preexisting US colour TV market. Unlike many others, the conversion to the 625 Pal system for European audiences were of the very highest quality. All in all it was win-win - Tom Jones became launched as a global star, and British audiences were able to see big budget shows featuring their very own star. What is more, it was a considerable export-earner for the UK. Neither before or since has British television Light Entertainment had such an expansive, confident and competent impressario. It was ndeed the Golden Age

By the time that the late-1960s had rolled around, the handsome, Welsh, powerhouse, pop singer, Tom Jones (born Thomas John Woodward), with his full-throated, baritone, singing-voice, was already well on his way to being one of the most popular and successful male vocalists in the world of entertainment.

With the way that the youthful Tom (with his swaggering sex appeal) could belt out a tune there could be no disputing the magnificence of his hot charisma that went along so nicely with his impressive vocal talents.

Check out this 3-DVD collection that showcases the highlights of Tom's Musical/Variety TV series that ran from 1969 - 1971 (for which he was paid $9 million) and featured such top contemporary musical talent as - The Moody Blues, The Who, Janis Joplin, Stevie Wonder and Joe Cocker, to name but a few.

This show is amazing the guest list is just well Wow! I've watched a lot of clips on YouTube and they just blow you away the talent of Tom Jones is breathtaking and then add on his guests who are the cream of the cream. Just stunning To listen to him sing with some of the best of the 20 th century most who aren't with us anymore . If this was the only thing Sir Tom had done in his life it's enough for 10 lifetimes but of course we know he is still an amazing performer to this day. I'm so glad I stumbled on clips of this show though they are like a beautiful painting or a wonderful poem they are true art that will out survive us all in time. Utterly magical I love it.

The item I long for more than any other in this world is "This Is Tom Jones". Whats the matter with the entertainment industry, that they seem unaware of the potential profits, the release of this TV series, on DVD, could make them. HELLO, The man was the epitome of SEXY, that transcends time. Women of all ages would pay DEARLY, to get another glimpse of Tom in his prime, in the 70's. Baby, he's what dreams were truly made of!!! I don't care for his recent offerings, but when he was in his 30's, WOW!!! Am I right ladies? I was so into Tom from the age of 11 years old, it was like he was a new RELIGION. Pure worship, on my part. Every album, every appearance, every concert that came to Boca Raton, Florida. I was there. And throwing panties, too? You bet. Nobody could rip a tuxedo shirt, dripping in perspiration, and make you sweat right along with him, like Tom. Release this man on DVD and give him BACK to the female population, so we can again, witness the raw sexual magnetism that is so lacking in the male entertainers today. Is there anyone who can compare to Tom Jones? I don't think so. Although, Mel Gibson is a truly close second. Just one woman's opinion...

I remember this series from it's first showing when I was quite young, it was essential viewing certainly from my mothers view point. I managed to get several of the dvd sets and I was not disappointed. The talent appearing were at the top of their game, personally invited by Tom to share the stage with him, the guests were from both sides of the pond and was filmed in the UK and the US - Those included Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stevie Wonder, The Moody Blues, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Who, Bobbi Gentry, Cher, The Bee Gee's and dozens more with comedy provided by the likes of Richard Prior, George Carlin and Peter Sellers. The only weak participants are the resident comedy troupe The Ace Trucking company but it's a minor gripe. Then of course there's Mr Jones who is in excellent form throughout. If you are a fan of great classic music, get your hands on a copy of the Time Life collections.