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What we can learn about our favourite '70s bands from Speedy Films

Rob Gronfors lovingly restored a whole archive of Super 8 concert footage shot by his friend in the 1970s. He tells host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about the Speedy Films archive, and what it shows us about bands like Pink Floyd in their prime.

A new archive of Super 8 film concert footage is now on YouTube, thanks to Rob Gronfors

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British musicians Richard Wright (1943 - 2008), Roger Waters, and Nick Mason of rock group Pink Floyd at Heathrow Airport before leaving for a 22-date US tour, London, UK, July 1968. (Photo by George Stroud/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British musicians Richard Wright, Roger Waters and Nick Mason of rock group Pink Floyd at Heathrow Airport, July 1968. (Getty Images)
9:58What we can learn about our favourite '70s bands from a new archive of Super 8 concert footage

A man named Jim Kelly — or "Speedy" — once shot incredible concert footage on Super 8 film of shows like Pink Floyd's concert in Hamilton, Ont. almost 50 years ago. 

When Speedy died, he left all of his films to his friend Rob Gronfors, who then restored and curated all of the footage — capturing bands like Rush, Led Zeppelin and Alice Cooper. Now, he has created a YouTube channel to share it with the world.

Rob Gronfors tells host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about the Speedy Films archive, and what it helps us understand about bands like Pink Floyd in their prime.

WATCH | Pink Floyd, filmed on 8mm, on June 28, 1975 in Hamilton, Ont.:

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Rob Gronfors produced by Jess Low.

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