Top Of The Pops - Uriah Heep

[Paul Freeman]

I think it was Pete seeton that posted the link to some new TOTP discoveries including Uriah Heep - The Wizzard and Lynn Anderson doing 'Rose Garden. Unfortunately I can't find the link!!!!

Could someone post it up for me and indeed links to any other Uriah Heep stuff!!
Cheers

[Keith Brockway]

It`s here
steve-p.org/pop/missing.htm

[Keith Brockway]

One more for luck! ;D
www.steve-p.org/pop/middle.mpg

[Laurence Piper]

Paul said:

I think it was Pete seeton that posted the link to some new TOTP discoveries including Uriah Heep - The Wizzard and Lynn Anderson doing 'Rose Garden.

Those have been known about for a long time actually. They've been screened as part of the German Disco editions on satallite. I think all the TOTP clips used in Disco are logged now. There are a lot (does anyone have a complete list to post here? It would be very useful).

[Keith Brockway]

I think Gary Jordan from Birmingham put a list up on here somewhere a while ago. Steve`s list is great and i have all of those, but i do believe there are a few more out there that would be useful up on this site.

[Laurence Piper]

Does anyone know where the list was posted? I've been looking through old threads on here but so far it's a bit like finding a needle in a haystack!

[Keith Brockway]

Laurence said:

Does anyone know where the list was posted? I've been looking through old threads on here but so far it's a bit like finding a needle in a haystack!

I know what you mean now with 34 pages to wade through on this forum. The general TV one is nearly twice as bad!

[Pete Seaton]

ya mean this lot : )

TOP OF THE POPS 03/12/70
Kinks - Apeman
TOP OF THE POPS 14/01/71
Lulu - You’ve got to believe
TOP OF THE POPS 21/01/71
Petula Clark - Songof my life
Neil Diamond - Cracklin’ Rosie
TOP OF THE POPS 14/01/71
Tom Jones - She’s a lady
TOP OF THE POPS 04/02/71
Cliff Richard - Sunny honey girl
TOP OF THE POPS 11/03/71
Lynn Anderson - Rose garden
T.Rex - Hot love
TOP OF THE POPS 15/04/71
Rolling Stones - Brown sugar
TOP OF THE POPS 29/04/71
Lulu - Everybody clap
TOP OF THE POPS 01/04/71
Price & Fame - Rosetta
TOP OF THE POPS 15/07/71
Who - Won’t get fooled again
TOP OF THE POPS 08/07/71
T.Rex - Get it on
TOP OF THE POPS 13/05/71
Hollies - Hey willy
TOP OF THE POPS 16/07/70
Shirley Bassey - Something
TOP OF THE POPS 12/02/70
Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops keep falling on my head
TOP OF THE POPS 11/11/71
Cilla Black - Something tells me
TOP OF THE POPS 07/10/71
Rod Stewart - Maggie may
TOP OF THE POPS 23/12/71
Middle Of The Road - Soley soley
Tony Christie - Is this the way to Amarillo
TOP OF THE POPS 13/01/72
Bee Gees - My world
TOP OF THE POPS 17/02/72
Sweet - Poppa Joe
Chicory Tip - Son of my father
TOP OF THE POPS 20/01/72
T.Rex - Telegram Sam
TOP OF THE POPS 16/03/72
Uriah Heep - Wizard
TOP OF THE POPS 08/06/72
T.Rex - Metal guru
Sweet - Little willy
TOP OF THE POPS 01/06/72
Neil Diamond - Song sung blue
TOP OF THE POPS 13/07/72
Alice Cooper - Schools out
TOP OF THE POPS 14/09/72
T.Rex - Children of the revolution
Sweet - Wig wam bam
TOP OF THE POPS 12/10/72
Gilbert O’Sullivan - Clair (colour)
TOP OF THE POPS 14/12/72
Slade - Gudbuy t’jane
T.Rex - Solid gold easy action
TOP OF THE POPS 25/01/73
Sweet - Blockbuster
TOP OF THE POPS ??/03/73
Albert Hammond - It never rains in Southern Calfornia
TOP OF THE POPS 11/01//73
Elton John - Daniel
TOP OF THE POPS 22/02/73
Slade - Cum on feel the noise
TOP OF THE POPS 01/03/73
T.Rex - 20th century boy (colour)
TOP OF THE POPS 500th edition 04/10/73
Who - 5:15 (TOTP 500th)
TOP OF THE POPS 10/01/74
Sweet - Teenage rampage
TOP OF THE POPS 24/01/74
Sweet - Teenage rampage (v2)
TOP OF THE POPS 28/03/74
Queen - Seven seas of rhye (v2)
TOP OF THE POPS 14/03/74
Queen - Seven seas of rhye
TOP OF THE POPS 31/01/74
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance - How come
Wombles - Wombling song
Stevie Wonder - Living for the city
Harold Melvin - The love I lost (Pans People)
Neil Sedaka -A little lovin’
Bubblerock - Satisfaction
Mud - Tiger feet (end of show credits + DLT)
TOP OF THE POPS 06/06/74
Gary Glitter - Always yours
Isley Brothers - Summer breeze (Pans People)
Ray Stevens - The streak
Bad Company - Can’t get enough
Cozy Powell - The man in black
TOP OF THE POPS 05/09/74
Paper Lace - The black eyed boys
Alvin Stardust - You, you, you
10cc - Silly love

TOP OF THE POPS 03/12/70
Kinks - Apeman
TOP OF THE POPS 14/01/71
Lulu - You’ve got to believe
TOP OF THE POPS 21/01/71
Petula Clark - Songof my life
Neil Diamond - Cracklin’ Rosie
TOP OF THE POPS 14/01/71
Tom Jones - She’s a lady
TOP OF THE POPS 04/02/71
Cliff Richard - Sunny honey girl
TOP OF THE POPS 11/03/71
Lynn Anderson - Rose garden
T.Rex - Hot love
TOP OF THE POPS 15/04/71
Rolling Stones - Brown sugar
TOP OF THE POPS 29/04/71
Lulu - Everybody clap
TOP OF THE POPS 01/04/71
Price & Fame - Rosetta
TOP OF THE POPS 15/07/71
Who - Won’t get fooled again
TOP OF THE POPS 08/07/71
T.Rex - Get it on
TOP OF THE POPS 13/05/71
Hollies - Hey willy
TOP OF THE POPS 16/07/70
Shirley Bassey - Something
TOP OF THE POPS 12/02/70
Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops keep falling on my head
TOP OF THE POPS 11/11/71
Cilla Black - Something tells me
TOP OF THE POPS 07/10/71
Rod Stewart - Maggie may
TOP OF THE POPS 23/12/71
Middle Of The Road - Soley soley
Tony Christie - Is this the way to Amarillo
TOP OF THE POPS 13/01/72
Bee Gees - My world
TOP OF THE POPS 17/02/72
Sweet - Poppa Joe
Chicory Tip - Son of my father
TOP OF THE POPS 20/01/72
T.Rex - Telegram Sam
TOP OF THE POPS 16/03/72
Uriah Heep - Wizard
TOP OF THE POPS 08/06/72
T.Rex - Metal guru
Sweet - Little willy
TOP OF THE POPS 01/06/72
Neil Diamond - Song sung blue
TOP OF THE POPS 13/07/72
Alice Cooper - Schools out
TOP OF THE POPS 14/09/72
T.Rex - Children of the revolution
Sweet - Wig wam bam
TOP OF THE POPS 12/10/72
Gilbert O’Sullivan - Clair (colour)
TOP OF THE POPS 14/12/72
Slade - Gudbuy t’jane
T.Rex - Solid gold easy action
TOP OF THE POPS 25/01/73
Sweet - Blockbuster
TOP OF THE POPS ??/03/73
Albert Hammond - It never rains in Southern Calfornia
TOP OF THE POPS 11/01//73
Elton John - Daniel
TOP OF THE POPS 22/02/73
Slade - Cum on feel the noise
TOP OF THE POPS 01/03/73
T.Rex - 20th century boy (colour)
TOP OF THE POPS 500th edition 04/10/73
Who - 5:15 (TOTP 500th)
TOP OF THE POPS 10/01/74
Sweet - Teenage rampage
TOP OF THE POPS 24/01/74
Sweet - Teenage rampage (v2)
TOP OF THE POPS 28/03/74
Queen - Seven seas of rhye (v2)
TOP OF THE POPS 14/03/74
Queen - Seven seas of rhye
TOP OF THE POPS 31/01/74
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance - How come
Wombles - Wombling song
Stevie Wonder - Living for the city
Harold Melvin - The love I lost (Pans People)
Neil Sedaka -A little lovin’
Bubblerock - Satisfaction
Mud - Tiger feet (end of show credits + DLT)
TOP OF THE POPS 06/06/74
Gary Glitter - Always yours
Isley Brothers - Summer breeze (Pans People)
Ray Stevens - The streak
Bad Company - Can’t get enough
Cozy Powell - The man in black
TOP OF THE POPS 05/09/74
Paper Lace - The black eyed boys
Alvin Stardust - You, you, you
10cc - Silly love

[Laurence Piper]

Ah, thanks Pete! Such a good list that it had to be posted twice, eh? Probably worth mentioning that not every clip here is missing (although most are) and the clips up to 20th Century Boy are the ones as used in Disco. After that, it's a mixture of sources (not sure how The Who clip managed to survive - and hopefully in the whole show!), but mostly seemingly poor quality off-air recordings from the '70s.

There are other missing (from the BBC) TOTP clips around though, which are pre-Disco, not listed above. For the sake of completeness, here are the ones I definitely know of / have seen myself. Can anyone add more?

The Seeker -The Who (1970, b/w)
Semi-Detatched Suburban Mr.James -Manfred Mann (1966)
Ha Ha Said The Clown -Manfred Mann (1967)
The Wind Cries Mary -Jimi Hendrix (1967)
Purple Haze -Jimi Hendrix (1967)
Sunny Afternoon -The Kinks (1966)
Autumn Almanac -The Kinks (1967)
Wonderboy -The Kinks (1968)
Baby You Don't Have To Tell Me -Walker Brothers (1966)

[williamM]

which 60's editions are known to exist complete other than the famous 4

[Keith Brockway]

I know of 95% of Pete`s list, but i never knew the majority of the 31/1/74 & 6/6/74 editions existed or come to that the 3 from 5/9/74 either. These finds just get more & more interesting. Anyone know how good the quality is of these editions, and if they are in colour or b&w and exactly which parts of the programme are missing as the database doesn`t tell you that.

[Keith Brockway]

williamM said:

which 60's editions are known to exist complete other than the famous 4

Only the famous four from the sixties are complete and from what i know, the latter 2 are practically unbroadcastable as a whole.

[williamM]

yes, the second two have incomplete sound tracks, but perhaps someone may have recorded these as off air audio.

[Laurence Piper]

Keith said:

I know of 95% of Pete`s list, but i never knew the majority of the 31/1/74 & 6/6/74 editions existed or come to that the 3 from 5/9/74 either. These finds just get more & more interesting. Anyone know how good the quality is of these editions, and if they are in colour or b&w and exactly which parts of the programme are missing as the database doesn`t tell you that.

The ones i've seen are pretty average quality and b/w. They seem to be from an off-air recording (presumably an open reel as they are b/w). Bit like the early colour (b/w) Steptoes in terms of picture quality. I've also seen similar quality clips of Nazareth (Bad Bad Boy) and a Suzi Quatro song (which I think was 48 Crash). It's about 4 years ago now or so since I saw them so i'm a bit unclear. I wouldn't mind betting that if they are around then there's more.

[pete]

i have

The Seeker -The Who (1970, b/w)
Semi-Detatched Suburban Mr.James -Manfred Mann (1966)
Ha Ha Said The Clown -Manfred Mann (1967)
The Wind Cries Mary -Jimi Hendrix (1967)
Purple Haze -Jimi Hendrix (1967)
Sunny Afternoon -The Kinks (1966)
Autumn Almanac -The Kinks (1967)


but don't have
Wonderboy -The Kinks (1968)
Baby You Don't Have To Tell Me -Walker Brothers (1966)