TOTP Audio Recordings 1964-75

[Andrew Griffiths]

I've been going through some reel to reel tapes that I got hold of over the past year and was pleasantly surprised to find some TOTP recordings (amongst other things) on them.

Grouped by collections (i.e. who they were bought from) and in descending order of significance, these are the clips found on the tapes.

Collection 1
10/03/1966
Sha La La La Lee
End of the episode with DJ link for next week. Reasonable quality microphone recording. This was found at the end of a tape so presumably existed in full at some point, but sadly long gone.

Collection 2
30/05/1968
A Man Without Love
Link - introduces Pan's People
U.S. Male
Link
I Don’t Want Our Loving To Die
Link (obscured by conversation in room)
I Pretend
Link
Helule Helule
Link
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Link
Young Girl (Opening few seconds)
Microphone recording, low level.

17/10/1968
Only One Woman
Link
Eloise
Link
Those Were The Days (partial)
Microphone recording. Recording level is quite low for the start, but is increased from about halfway. Unfortunately, the recording is plagued by a small dog who won't stop barking.

09/12/1971
Short Link
Tokoloshe Man
Edit
Softly Whispering I Love You
Link
No Matter How I Try
Link
Theme From 'Shaft'
Link
Can’t Let You Go (Partial)
Microphone recording. Much better quality than the previous two.

Collection 3
This is the biggest collection. The very earliest are microphone recordings made by another recordist, but the majority are line recordings.
There aren't any links in these (unless specified) and any dates with question marks are best guesses, so here goes...

Song	Date	Notes
Candy Man	05/02/1964 12/02/1964?
I Think of You	05/02/1964 12/02/1964?
Anyone Who Had A Heart	05/02/1964 12/02/1964?
Over You	19/02/64?
Boys Cry	19/02/64?
Diane	19/02/64?
Anyone Who Had A Heart	19/02/64?
Just One Look	04/03/64?
Little Children	04/03/64?
Stay Awhile	04/03/64?
Candy Man	04/03/64?
Boys Cry	04/03/64?
Diane	04/03/64?
Anyone Who Had A Heart	04/03/64?
Not Fade Away	04/03/64?	Cut Short
Candy Man	04/03/64?
Just One Look	04/03/64?
Boys Cry	04/03/64?
Not Fade Away	04/03/64?
Diane	04/03/64?
Little Children	04/03/64?
Anyone Who Had a Heart	11/03/64?
Just One Look	11/03/64?	short applause
Boys Cry	11/03/64?	short applause
Not Fade Away	11/03/64?	short applause
Bits and Pieces	11/03/64?
That Girl Belongs to Yesterday	11/03/64?	short applause
Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble	22/04/64?
I Just Want to Make Love To You	22/04/64?	applause at end
Instrumental	22/04/64?
Everything's Alright	22/04/64?
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying	22/04/64?
Juliet	22/04/64?	applause at end
My Boy Lollipop	22/04/64?
It's All Over Now	01/07/64?	applause at end
Long Tall Sally	01/07/64?	short applause at end
Do Wah Diddy	22/07/64	v short applause at end
I Get Around	22/07/64
Someday we're Going to Love Again	22/07/64	V/O "How about that then" applause at end
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself	22/07/64
We're Through	08/10/64?
Where did Out Love Go	08/10/64?
I Should Have Known Better	08/10/64?	cheering at start
I'm Crying	08/10/64?
When You Walk in the Room	08/10/64?	v. short applause at end
Oh Pretty Woman	08/10/64?
Curious Mind (um, um, um)	12/11/64
Show Me Girl	12/11/64	applause at start
There's a heartache Following Me	12/11/64
Black Girl	12/11/64	applause at start
Little Red Rooster	19/11/64
Don't Bring Me Down	19/11/64	applause at start
I'm Gonna Be Strong	19/11/64	applause at start and end
All Day and All of the Night	19/11/64
What Have They Done to the Rain	03/12/64	applause at start and end
Pretty Paper	03/12/64	short applause at end
Message to Martha	03/12/64	V/O "number 18" applause at end
I Feel Fine	03/12/64?
I Understand	03/12/64?
William Tell	03/12/64?
Tired of Waiting For You	21/01/65?
Three Bells	21/01/65?	Short applause at start
Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)	21/01/65?
I'll Never Find Another You	04/02/65
You've Got That Lovin' Feeling	04/02/65
Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself	04/02/65
Game of Love	04/02/65
Leader of the Pack	04/02/65
The Special Years	04/02/65	applause at end
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	04/02/65
I'll Never Find Another You	04/02/65
Yes I Will	11/02/65
Funny How Love Can Be	11/02/65
Silhouettes	11/02/65
I Must Be Seeing Things	18/02/65
I'll Stop at Nothing	18/02/65
Goodnoght	18/02/65
Come and Stay With Me	25/02/65	V/O "Number 14 this week"
Honey I Need	25/02/65
It's Not Unusual	25/02/65
I'll Never Find Another You	25/02/65	Short clip
Bring it on Home to Me	01/04/65?
The Last Time	01/04/65?
I'm Gonna Get There Somehow	15/04/65
Ticket To Ride	15/04/65
Little Things	15/04/65
A World of Our Own	06/05/65
Pop Go the Workers	06/05/65
Oh No, Not My Baby	13/05/65?
Poor Man's Son	20/05/65
The Price of Love	20/05/65
Come Home	20/05/65
Long Live Love	20/05/65
The Clapping Song	20/05/65
Marie	03/06/65
I'm Alive	03/06/65
Trains and Boats and Planes	03/06/65
(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before	03/06/65
Colours	03/06/65
Set Me Free	03/06/65
Crying in the Chapel	03/06/65
Looking Through the Eyes of Love	17/06/65?
Leave a Little Love	17/06/65?
To Know You is to Love You	17/06/65?
I'm Moving On	17/06/65?
Heart Full of Soul	24/06/65?
On My Word	24/06/65?
From the Bottom of My Heart	24/06/65?
In the Middle of Nowhere	24/06/65?
Tossing and Turning	01/07/65
Catch Us if You Can	01/07/65
Mr Tambourine Man	01/07/65
One in the Middle	01/07/65
I'm Alive	01/07/65
Everyone's gone to the moon	29/07/65
you've got your Troubles	29/07/65
We Gotta Get out of this place	29/07/65
with these hands	29/07/65
woolly bully	29/07/65
help	29/07/65
I want Candy	05/08/65
See My Friends	05/08/65
Summer Nights	05/08/65
Another Girl	19/08/65
That's the way I must Go	19/08/65
Don't make my baby blue	19/08/65
I got You Baby	19/08/65
Just a little Bit Better	19/08/65
A Walk in the Black forest	19/08/65
I can't get no satisfaction	19/08/65
i can't get no satisfaction	02/09/65?
make it easy on yourself	02/09/65?
if you gotta go, go now	14/10/65
some of your lovin'	14/10/65
message understood	14/10/65
Instrumental	14/10/65?
Tears	14/10/65?
Yesterday Man	14/10/65?
It's Good News Week	14/10/65?
Evil Hearted You	14/10/65?
Baby I'm yours	14/10/65?
Use What You've Got ?	14/10/65?
Is This The Dream	25/11/65?
The River	25/11/65?
How Can You Tell	25/11/65?
My Ship is Coming In	25/11/65?
The Carnival is Over	02/12/65?	No edit between this and below - applause, then starts
Rescue Me	02/12/65?	No edit between this and above - applause, then starts
Maria	02/12/65?
A Lover's Concerto	02/12/65?
Wind Me Up	02/12/65?
We Can Work It Out	02/12/65?
Day Tripper	02/12/65?
Till the End of the Day	09/12/65
To Whom it Concerns	09/12/65
Wild Thing	12/05/66
Shotgun Wedding	12/05/66
Not Responsible	12/05/66
Sorrow	12/05/66
Nothing Comes Easy	12/05/66
Rainy Day Woman No 12 and 35	12/05/66
Paint it Black	12/05/66
Promises	12/05/66
Monday Monday	02/06/66	short applause at end
Come On Home	02/06/66	short applause at start
Don't Bring Me Down	02/06/66	applause at end
Don't Answer Me	02/06/66	applause at start and end
Paperback Writer	02/06/66	short applause at start and end
Over Under Sideways Down	16/06/66	short applause at end
Sunny Afternoon	16/06/66
Bus Stop	16/06/66
Get Away	23/06/66	Applause at start and end
When a Man Love A Woman	23/06/66	applause at start and end
Hideaway	23/06/66
Nobody Needs You Love	23/06/66	applause at start and end
Short Clip With Applause	23/06/66
River Deep Mountain High	23/06/66
I couldn't Live Without your Love	23/06/66
I Feel Free	29/12/66	applause at start
You Keep Me Hangin On	29/12/66	V/O " Ross..."
Pamela, Pamela	29/12/66	applause at start
I'm a Believer	29/12/66
Matthew and Son	19/01/67
Standing in the Shadows of Love	19/01/67
Night of Fear	19/01/67	cheering at start
I'm a Believer	19/01/67
I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun	30/03/67?	applause
Touch Me, Touch Me	30/03/67?
It's All Over	30/03/67?
Even the Bad Times Are Good	27/07/67
See Emily Play	27/07/67
She'd Rather be with Me	27/07/67	v. poor quality
Death of a Clown	27/07/67	v. poor quality
Just Loving You	27/07/67	v. poor quality
The House That Jack Built	27/07/67	v. poor quality
I'll Never Fall in Love Again	27/07/67	v. poor quality
All you Need is Love	27/07/67	v. poor quality - improves from halfway
Everybody Knows	16/11/67?
Let the Heartaches Begin	16/11/67?
Tin Soldier	11/01/68
The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde	11/01/68
World	11/01/68
Walk Away Renee	18/01/68
Mighty Quinn	18/01/68
Everything I Am	18/01/68
The Legend of Xanadu	07/03/68?
Cinderella Rockefella	21/03/68	applause at end
If I Were A Carpenter	21/03/68	applause at end
Step Inside Love	21/03/68	applause at start Cut Short
We Will Be there After Tea	21/03/68	applause at end
What a Wonderful World	21/03/68	applause at start and end
Feel Like a Clown	21/03/68	applause at start and end
Me, The Peaceful Heart	21/03/68	applause at start and end
She's my Girl	21/03/68	applause at start
Delilah	21/03/68	applause at start
Cinderella Rockefella	21/03/68
Gonna Make You A Star	04/10/74?	long V/O by Saville at start
Imagine	06/11/75	muffled
You Sexy thing	06/11/75
Bohemian Rhapsody	06/11/75

[Bob Savage (robstar)]

Hi Andrew - Is it possible to get a copy of these? I would love to hear these long lost gems!

[Paul Watkins]

Aug 6, 2014 21:37:51 GMT Bob Savage (robstar) said:

Hi Andrew - Is it possible to get a copy of these? I would love to hear these long lost gems!

As would we all i think. Any chance of uploading to youtube Andrew?

[Andrew Griffiths]

I've only got the "collection 2" episodes transferred so far, so I'll put those up over the next few days.

There are a lot of tapes to go through for the other collections, so these will take a while longer to transfer when I get the chance.

I'll keep this thread updated as I go along.

EDIT:
First one is up:
09/12/1971

[Paul Watkins]

Aug 8, 2014 14:18:41 GMT Andrew Griffiths said:

I've only got the "collection 2" episodes transferred so far, so I'll put those up over the next few days.

There are a lot of tapes to go through for the other collections, so these will take a while longer to transfer when I get the chance.

I'll keep this thread updated as I go along.

EDIT:
First one is up:
09/12/1971

Excellent Andrew, many thanks

[markjhaley]

Yes, thanks indeed. A little treasure trove.

[Simon Mclean]

Could the audio of Softly Whispering I Love You by the Congregation be married up to the mute visuals from 30/12/71? I'm not sure if it's the same performance, but it may be worth a go! Someone's had a go with the commercially released version, but it doesn't quite work, as you can see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt2PnfdqzTg

[Paul Watkins]

Aug 8, 2014 17:30:24 GMT Simon Mclean said:

Could the audio of Softly Whispering I Love You by the Congregation be married up to the mute visuals from 30/12/71? I'm not sure if it's the same performance, but it may be worth a go! Someone's had a go with the commercially released version, but it doesn't quite work, as you can see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt2PnfdqzTg

That's because the TOTP performance was live and up till now 'lost'. This audio matches the track perfectly so appears to be the same performance.

[Andrew Griffiths]

Hadn't realised that I'd missed a track off the 09/12/1971 list, I've added it to the list in the first post - it's good to know that it matches a mute clip

Does anyone know why that clip was silent? I can understand muting the DJ links, but a whole song?

Anyway, next one is up
17/10/1968
I've tried to even out the sound, but the dog is still rather ear-piercing towards the end.

[Chris Barratt]

Only One Woman, Eloise and Those Were The Days, all live. Great stuff (even with yapping dog)

[Simon Mclean]

Aug 9, 2014 17:19:56 GMT Andrew Griffiths said:

Hadn't realised that I'd missed a track off the 09/12/1971 list, I've added it to the list in the first post - it's good to know that it matches a mute clip

Does anyone know why that clip was silent? I can understand muting the DJ links, but a whole song?

It's because it was taken from a previous show, I think - all the new performances recorded for that edition have sound, but stuff from VT like the Congregation clip doesn't. Now, why the VT stuff is mute is another question! I wish the DJ links has been left in, as I want to know why Stewpot's got an eyepatch.

Fantastic that the audio matches the video - excellent find!

[Liam Joseph]

Great news about the Congregation recording. Presumably the BBC could now spruce this up, match it to the video and broadcast it, as has been done with some soundless Doctor Who episodes for which missing audio was found. Or is the BBC not interested enough to do this?

[Paul Watkins]

The first 5 seconds of the audio is missing but apart from that it matches perfectly.
Obviously this 'vision' from 30/12/71 was a repeat performance from 9-12-71.

I would guess that the BBC wouldn't be that interested in doing it themselves as they have had other totp performances that could have been audio restored such as New Seekers - I'd like to teach the world to sing which they haven't bothered with either.

[Liam Joseph]

It's at times like this that the BBC really starts to annoy me! So presumably the only hope of this being restored is if the good people at Kaleidoscope, or perhaps the BFI, are able to do something.

[Deleted]

Kaleidoscope are more likely to be interested in restoring this clip, in order to screen it at an event. I should get in touch to suggest it!