There is not that much
footage of landmark musical moments being made in the studio because acclaim
and legend come much later. Yet when you gather a clutch of an era’s pop stars
in one place to work together one time only the cameras are going to be there
and for the recording of `Do They Know It’s Christmas` in November 1984 they
certainly were. Eight film crews and a phalanx of photographers, (some of whom came with their own step ladders) were present to
capture the recording and some of that footage has never been
seen until now. Recently debuting on iPlayer, this making of documentary plays
like its 1984 without any contemporary perspective or additions and if you
remember the era (or even if you don’t) it is fascinating.
