my top of the pops 20 most wanted missing clips

[Alan Turrell]

i thought i would try to list my top 20 missing clips and wondered if anyone else could do the same.if i found out that even 1 of these clips survive it would be unbelievable.well here goes.

1.manfred mann \ pretty flamingo [studio] 21/04/66
2.hollies \ king midas in reverse [studio] 12/10/67
3.pink floyd \ see emily play [studio] 13/07/67
4.hugo montenegro \ [promo or go jo's]
5.jim reeves \ distant drums [ promo or disc /crowd]
6.beach boys \ god only knows [promo] 01/09/66
7.small faces \ my mind's eye [studio] 01/12/66
8.tommy roe \ dizzy [studio] 05/06/69
9.pinkerton's assorted colours \ mirror mirror [studio] 27/01/66
10.hedgehoppers anonymous \ its good news week [studio ]
21/10/65
11.val doonican \ if the whole world stopped loving [studio]
19/10/67
12.kinks \ waterloo sunset [studio] 01/06/67
13.easybeats \ friday on my mind [studio] 05/01/67
14.john kongos \ he's gonna step on you again [studio] 10/06/71
15.cockney rebel \ judy teen [studio] 30/05/74
16.isley bros \ summer breeze [disc ] 30/05/74
17.david cassidy \ how can i be sure [promo] 05/10/72 exists ?
18.the move \ chinatown [studio] 11/11/71
19.splinter \ costafine town [studio] 07/11/74
20.medicine head \ rising sun studio] 17/08 73


well that's it as i say its only my choice it just goes to show the diversity that top of the pops had in my opinion it was best in the 60s & 70s simply because i think the songs were so much better.
if only one of these existed it would be great.

[garyjordanbrum]

15.cockney rebel \ judy teen [studio] 30/05/74

this exists I have seen screen grabs of the judy teen one, Steve Harley had a website take down the stills, rumour is the tape is so worn it sticks in places causing the picture & sound to skew all over the place.

16.isley bros \ summer breeze [disc ] 30/05/74


Isley Bros Summer breeze danced to by pans people survives in B&W most of us have this

uk.youtube.com/watch?v=905mtrgrRsw

[LanceM]

Hello Alan,

Found one of the other clips you were wondering about I believe.

EasyBeats-Friday On My Mind (Looks like a TOTP Performance ?Apparently looks to be from German TV upon further investigation,
Many Thanks Peter!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zB0RygrYy8&fmt=18

Hope this helps, would also really like to see the Pink Floyd "See Emily Play". Have heard mixed whispers and rumors about their performance as to whether it actually exists or not.The same goes for the two rumored 60's editions of Top Of The Pops that are held in private collection in the US reportedly? But this rumor has been around for a while, and have not heard anything about this lead for a while. Am hoping some day they turn up (if they are actually in existence that is?) as would be great indeed to have a chance to see. I have also attempted to track down The Move performance of "Chinatown" in 1971. Was great when The Move performance of "California Man" was recovered, was great to see, only leaves me wishing that more has survived in some shape or form.I have similarly been looking for Slade's " Shape Of Things To Come" from Top Of The Pops in 1970, would be great to see them in their skinhead days in colour, a great track as well.Also of note should state that have been in negotiations for a copy of a partialy degraged N1500 tape transfer which has part of a 70's edition of Top Of The Pops recorded on it, but apparently the tape was in a bad state and could not replay the whole tape, and had to be rushed back to the owner after a time I was told, am still in negotiations for this material, will state more there once I recive the info.So, there is a slight glimmer of hope there.

Have seen a good deal of Top Of The Pops items make their way back to the archives of late,so never say never, as who knows what may or may not turn up given time.

Cheers, Lance.

[Alan Turrell]

it's good to know that the cockney rebel performence exists all be it in not good quality but isley bros one i was reffering to was the disc only and not pans people ,unless pans people danced to this on 2 seperate occasions .i know this one exists.

[Alan Turrell]

hi lance, yes the easybeats performence could be top of the pops but i'm not sure ive seen this clip before i didn't think it was at first but watching it again im not to sure another mystery to be solved.

[Mark Leech]

Dec 14, 2008 21:10:40 GMT Alan Turrell said:

it's good to know that the cockney rebel performence exists all be it in not good quality but isley bros one i was reffering to was the disc only and not pans people ,unless pans people danced to this on 2 seperate occasions .i know this one exists.

Alan,

I believe the 'disc' from 30-5-74 was probably a chart rundown playing the track over it? The Pan's clip is 6-6-74.

The Easybeats clip doesn't look like TOTP to me though!

Regards

Mark

[Peter Elliott]

The Easybeats clip is from German TV... I think it's "Beat Club". That type of microphone and being sourced from VT as well as being not lit too well is usually a sign of mid 60's German music TV material.

They also appeared on "Beat Beat Beat" round the same time only there, they performed it live and a fine energetic performance it is too!

[Barry Edwards]

A nice idea to list some performances because there's always a chance someone on the board may have seen it or have some additional info on it. I'd love to see Seaside Shuffle by Terry Dactyl again.I remember it quite clearly(wasn't some guy wearing a seagull on his head??......maybe his name ws Cliff!!!) I've also seen slowed down footage of Judy Teen.It's actually from the 23rd May 74 and was repeated the following week. Not a lot of footage exists of the 'original' Cockney Rebel and unfortunately Harley would be quite happy with that fact.

[Jeff Leach]

Dec 14, 2008 19:58:29 GMT Alan Turrell said:

i thought i would try to list my top 20 missing clips and wondered if anyone else could do the same.if i found out that even 1 of these clips survive it would be unbelievable.well here goes.

How about :-
Hurricane Smith - Don't let it die
Tracey - the cuff links
Tom Jones - I'll never fall in love again
Long John Baldry - Mexico
The Foundations - In those bad, bad old days
Hollies - Jennifer Eccles
Esther and Abi Ofarim Cinderella Rockafellar
White plains When you are a king

[Paul Watkins]

Dec 14, 2008 21:43:13 GMT Peter Elliott said:

The Easybeats clip is from German TV... I think it's "Beat Club".

It's from Beat Club (31st December 1966).

My performances i'd like to see would be:
The Move - Flowers in the Rain ,Night of Fear, I Can Hear The Grass grow, Blackberry Way , Brontosaurus & Chinatown.
Amen Corner - World of Broken Hearts.
Love Affair - Everlasting Love
Simon Dupree... - Kites
Wizzard's - Angel Fingers

[Bill Bletcher]

Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman

That would be great!

Also, I don't know if Kaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour ever made it onto TOTP but if they did then it would make for some interesting footage.

[Alan Turrell]

hi kate , do you know if it is the promo that was shown on top of the pops if it is that,s great i wasn't sure if it existed or not.

[Alan Turrell]

im wondering if this is the daydreamer promo dubbed over with how can i be sure in this one it starts off with david getting off a plane to be greeted by reporters and fans is this the same one as you have.

[Ian Thompson]

Wasn't Good ,Bad & The Ugly shown on Sounds Of The Sixties?
Can't access my tape of it at the moment,but seem to think that they were dancing in front of a rear projection of some flames.

[Alan Turrell]

hi , i don't remember the good the bad the ugly being on sounds of the sixties if it does exist its the first ive heard about it.im think i remember seeing this clip when it was originally shown back in 1968 i think the dancers were dressed up as indians dancing to the song but i could be completely wrong it was a long time ago.