David Bowie archive update query

[johnstewart]

A thread appeared some time ago on forgotten appearances by David Bowie and the Archive status. It might be a good time to update this as amongst other things there were missing TOTP appearances as well as LIFT OFF audios recovered?

To start there were the rare early appearances. Of those the only footage I've seen are the following surviving items:

(includes general as well as film)

1964 - TONIGHT BBC TV David Bowie is interviewed as representative for the Society for long haired men.
1966-67 (private)- colour super 8 Bowie in suit at back door of a club entrance
1967 - disturbing short film in B+W (title?)
1967 - LUV ice lolly ad in which Bowie plays a group member with arm round others in a hokey cokey type dance (music is by 'the mint' though).
1969 - LOVE YOU TILL TUESDAY film promoting music from Bowies first Deram LP and the new release Philips version of 'Space Oddity'.
1969 - SPACE ODDITY B+W studio performance (Belgium/Sweden?)
1970 - SPACE ODDITY colour IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS (Bowie in studio with acoustic)
1970 - THE LOOKING GLASS MURDERS (title?) STV special featuring Lindsay Kemp. 'Threepenny Pierrot' which features is a rewrite of the with held 1967-68 Deram single single 'London bye ta ta'. It's said the with holding of Bowies tracks was one of the tensions which led to him leaving the label.
1971 - Andy Warhol footage (short tape of mime and interview)
1972 STARMAN TOTP - video insert from 1972 show which is used on the existing '10 yrs of TOTP' special.

The Mick Rock promos for the re release of SPACE ODDITY, LIFE ON MARS etc are available on BEST OF BOWIE DVD.

The US footage for REBEL REBEL etc exist; I hear that one was used on TOTP. In addition the KNOCK ON WOOD TOTP film exists but not sure of the full programme does.

We know the following are lost:

GADZOOKS IT'S ALL HAPPENING - The King Bees? BBC TV 1965 appearance where Bowie had a Beehive hairdo to trim up his unkempt long hair.
READY STEADY GO - David Bowie and the lower third c 1966 REDIFFUSION
UNIDENTIFIED POP SHOW (Belgium TV) 1967 several tracks. Not sure what was played but apparently the following appearance was the songs as listed.

Any amendments would be appreciated. The most obvious newly reacquired material includes JEAN GENIE on TOTP 1973 of course plus an audio of the performance from LIFT OFF WITH AEYSHEA.
UNIDENTIFIED POP SHOW (Swedish or Belgium TV 1968 - Bowie performed 'Love you till Tuesday' and 'Please Mr Gravedigger'.

[ajsmith]

'1966-67 (private)- colour super 8 Bowie in suit at back door of a club entrance
1967 - disturbing short film in B+W (title?)'

Be interested in knowing more about these! Never heard of 'em!

There's also his very brief appearance in 'The Virgin Soldiers'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rub5ouLx0ik

[Dan S]

Nov 27, 2015 16:56:56 GMT ajsmith said:

'1966-67 (private)- colour super 8 Bowie in suit at back door of a club entrance
1967 - disturbing short film in B+W (title?)'

Be interested in knowing more about these! Never heard of 'em!

I assume the home movie is this one, listed in the description as probably being from 1965.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK14QfTebVY

No idea what the "disturbing" one is, the description is too vague.

I also wonder if anyone has ever solved the query on the Laughing Gnome promo film. Pretty sure there have been topics about it here or elsewhere. In it, I remember a guy walking down a street singing(miming) the song, but when I saw it sometime in the mid 70's (no idea if it was TOTP or some other show) I was too young to know if it was Bowie himself or someone else as per some of the other quirky TOTP promos that didn't feature the original artist.

[richardwoods]

Hi Dan, I think that this is the thread you want. Just to confirm I last saw the TOTP Laughing Gnome promo last on Onyx on 13' Eutelsat in the late 1990's. It's colour, uses a Bowie look alike and in done in stop / start film, with the Bowie alike walking around and seeing pottery garden gnomes in humorous situations. Following this thread I had a PM from a former forum member confirming that he had tracked it down, IIRC to a foreign archive and gave me a link that unfortunately was password protected and I couldn't access. Hope this helps, I would still love to see it again.

missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=5&action=display&thread=8275

Bizarrely page 3 seems to have just vanished off the original post? Goodness knows why, it was there 5 minutes ago!

[richardwoods]

Does anyone remember a Bowie promo where he's seeing Angie off on a train?

[Paul Watkins]

969 - SPACE ODDITY B+W studio performance (Belgium/Sweden?)

That was Hits a GoGo from 12-11-1969


Richard, The Laughing Gnome promo is here in the UK not in a foreign archive.

[richardwoods]

Great stuff! Is it available to view?

[Paul Watkins]

Nov 27, 2015 22:51:50 GMT richardwoods said:

Great stuff! Is it available to view?

Not unless the bbc license it at some point

[johnstewart]

Nov 27, 2015 19:46:17 GMT richardwoods said:

Hi Dan, I think that this is the thread you want. Just to confirm I last saw the TOTP Laughing Gnome promo last on Onyx on 13' Eutelsat in the late 1990's. It's colour, uses a Bowie look alike and in done in stop / start film, with the Bowie alike walking around and seeing pottery garden gnomes in humorous situations. Following this thread I had a PM from a former forum member confirming that he had tracked it down, IIRC to a foreign archive and gave me a link that unfortunately was password protected and I couldn't access. Hope this helps, I would still love to see it again.

missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=5&action=display&thread=8275

Bizarrely page 3 seems to have just vanished off the original post? Goodness knows why, it was there 5 minutes ago!

I noticed that but can't recall exactly what I said so edited what's left so it makes sense.

[johnstewart]

Nov 27, 2015 18:46:21 GMT Dan S said:

Nov 27, 2015 16:56:56 GMT ajsmith said:

'1966-67 (private)- colour super 8 Bowie in suit at back door of a club entrance
1967 - disturbing short film in B+W (title?)'

Be interested in knowing more about these! Never heard of 'em!

I assume the home movie is this one, listed in the description as probably being from 1965.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK14QfTebVY

No idea what the "disturbing" one is, the description is too vague.

I also wonder if anyone has ever solved the query on the Laughing Gnome promo film. Pretty sure there have been topics about it here or elsewhere. In it, I remember a guy walking down a street singing(miming) the song, but when I saw it sometime in the mid 70's (no idea if it was TOTP or some other show) I was too young to know if it was Bowie himself or someone else as per some of the other quirky TOTP promos that didn't feature the original artist.

The disturbing film may be entitled 'the image'. Just remembered. It has Bowie running from a room with moody black and white lighting in which there is a painting on an easel. I seem to recall clips of that and 'the mask' from 'love you till Tuesday being run on 'Today' and 'old grey whistle test' in a similar period. Maybe 1973 - 74. The whistle test show exists in the archive.

I'm not that clued up on the track listing for the various missing 60s appearances. I think 'can't help thinking about me' was featured on RSG; but definitely the lower third. By December 1966 Bowie would be with the Buzz and think RSG was off air. So we are probably looking at early 1966. The King bees set would be intriguing as they only had the singles and B sides. Be interesting to know what else filled out 'Gadzooks'. Bowie is said to have done a version of 'chim chim cheree' in the live set but that hasn't even turned up on any bootlegs.

[johnstewart]

Nov 27, 2015 18:46:21 GMT Dan S said:

Nov 27, 2015 16:56:56 GMT ajsmith said:

'1966-67 (private)- colour super 8 Bowie in suit at back door of a club entrance
1967 - disturbing short film in B+W (title?)'

Be interested in knowing more about these! Never heard of 'em!

I assume the home movie is this one, listed in the description as probably being from 1965.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK14QfTebVY

No idea what the "disturbing" one is, the description is too vague.

I also wonder if anyone has ever solved the query on the Laughing Gnome promo film. Pretty sure there have been topics about it here or elsewhere. In it, I remember a guy walking down a street singing(miming) the song, but when I saw it sometime in the mid 70's (no idea if it was TOTP or some other show) I was too young to know if it was Bowie himself or someone else as per some of the other quirky TOTP promos that didn't feature the original artist.

Yes that's the home movie. Earlier than I thought '65. It would presumably be the lower third at that stage. An excerpt was used on relatively recent Bowie documentary on BBC2. Which reminded me of another recovery. Various Ziggy gigs filmed 1972 - 73 some footage in B+W. That was also used.

In addition there's the removed Jeff beck sequence from Hammersmith though when I saw the BBC4 showing am sure some extra Bowie numbers were included.

The other recoveries include the LIFT OFF starman 1972 audio plus I think one for JEAN GENIE Jan 1973. Of course John Henschall had a copy of the VT insert of that song for TOTP which was another recovery of lost material.

[ajsmith]

There's a partial tracklisting on this ten year old thread from this very forum: (I've only quoted up to 1972, there is more on the full thread)

missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/2489/bowie-tv-appearances

06-06-64 "JUKE BOX JURY" - BBC 1 TV programme, UK.
Includes: Liza Jane.
00-00-64 "THE BEAT ROOM" - BBC 2 TV programme, UK.
Includes: Liza Jane.
12-11-64 "TONIGHT" - BBC 1 TV programme, UK.
Includes: Interview (heads a plea for The prevention of cruelty to long-haired men). (3min, BW)
08-03-65 "GADZOOKS! IT´S ALL HAPPENING" - BBC 2 TV programme, UK.
Includes: I Pity The Fool (with the Manish Boys).
31-12-65 GOLF-DROUET, PARIS - ORTF TV programme, France.
Includes: unknown.
04-03-66 "READY STEADY GO" - ITV TV programme, UK.
Includes: Can´t Help Thinking About Me (live on the vocal with the Buzz).
10-11-67 "FAN CLUB" - Dutch TV programme.
Includes: Love You Till Tuesday.
16-03-68 "4-3-2-1 MUSIK FUR JUNGE LEUTE" - ZDF TV programme, Germany. Filmed in Hamburg 27-02-68.
Includes: Love You Till Tuesday / Did You Ever Have A Dream / Please Mr Gravedigger.
20-05-68 "THE PISTOL SHOT" - BBC 2 TV programme, UK. Filmed in London 30-01-68.
Includes: Bowie & Hermoine Fartingale appear briefly dancing a short minuet.
19-09-68 "4-3-2-1 MUSIK FUR JUNGE LEUTE" - ZDF TV programme, Germany.
Includes: unknown.
11-11-68 "FUR JEDEN ETWAS MUSIK" - German TV programme.
Includes: unknown.
00-00-69 "LUV ADVERT" - TV advert for Lyons Maid featuring Bowie advertising their new ice-cream Luv. (1min, BW)
14-06-69 "COLOUR ME POP" - BBC 2 TV programme, UK.
Includes: unknown.
30-08-69 "DOEBIDOE" - Dutch TV programme. Filmed in Amsterdam 25-08-69.
Includes: Space Oddity (playback).
09-10-69 "TOP OF THE POPS" - BBC 1 TV programme, UK.
Includes: Space Oddity.
02-11-69 "HITS A-GO-GO" - SRG TV programme, Switzerland.
Includes: Space Oddity. Now available of Dutch released Dvd (Title of which escapes me)
22-11-69 "4-3-2-1 MUSIK FUR JUNGE LEUTE" - ZDF TV programme, Germany. Filmed in Berlin 29-10-69.
Includes: Space Oddity.
27-02-70 "CAIRNGORM SKI NIGHT" - Grampian TV programme, UK.
Includes: London Bye Ta Ta / performs a dance routine with Angie Bowie & Lindsay Kemp.
10-05-70 "IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS" - US TV programme.
Includes: Space Oddity. Now on officially released Dutch Dvd.
08-07-70 "LOOKING GLASS MURDERS" - Scottish TV programme, UK.
Includes: A pantomime devised by Lindsay Kemp. Bowie plays the part of Cloud and also contributes with the soundtrack to the programme (When I Live My Dream / Columbine / The Mirror / Threepenny Pierrot / When I Live My Dream-again). (26min) On LYTT Dvd.
20-01-71 "unknown" - Granada TV programme, UK. Any ideas???
Includes: Holy Holy.
08-02-72 "OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST" - BBC 2 TV programme, UK.
Includes: Oh You Pretty Things / Queen Bitch / Five Years. (11min)
14-04-72 "TOP OF THE POPS" - BBC 1 TV programme, UK.
Includes: Starman. (4min)
14-04-72 "LIFT OFF WITH ALYSHEA" - ITV TV programme, UK.
Includes: Starman. See here: www.5years.com/loa.htm

[richardwoods]

Nov 27, 2015 22:53:48 GMT Paul Watkins said:

Nov 27, 2015 22:51:50 GMT richardwoods said:

Great stuff! Is it available to view?

Not unless the bbc license it at some point

Hi Paul,

Do you happen to know where it was returned from? Can't remember if Onyx was a Swiss or German music channel, was wondering if it was their broadcast copy that is now back in the UK. Do the BBC hold it now?

[Paul Watkins]

Nov 28, 2015 9:58:50 GMT richardwoods said:

Nov 27, 2015 22:53:48 GMT Paul Watkins said:

Not unless the bbc license it at some point

Hi Paul,

Do you happen to know where it was returned from? Can't remember if Onyx was a Swiss or German music channel, was wondering if it was their broadcast copy that is now back in the UK. Do the BBC hold it now?

It's always been in the archive, perhaps this is where Onyx got it from in the first place. The BBC don't hold a copy of it.

[richardwoods]

Ah, right. It was thought to be lost by a lot of folks on here, see the threads from a few years back, hence my incredulity that it was being shown on foreign satellites relatively recently, ( well, relatively from my perspective LOL).