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Post by markjhaley on Oct 26, 2009 19:45:31 GMT
Very pleased to hear about these latest discoveries.
I have mentioned the 7/11/74 to the boys in the Rubettes. They're obviously interested to know if 'Juke Box Jive' has been found. Alan Williams remembered a dancer was brought in to shot for a few seconds to 'jive' with him during the song.
Also one of the other acts we played with last weekend (I'm asking people all the time) has a very good contact 'deep' in the archive. He did ask not to be named but he said "the Beeb are sitting on a helluva lot more stuff than their letting on".
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Post by Jonny Williams on Oct 27, 2009 5:57:07 GMT
Interesting to hear how many of these recovereies come from the collections of celebrities who had home recording equipment back in the day.
Hopefully someone out there is sitting on a huge Monkhouse style collection of 60's and early 70's totp's they would like to share with us one day!
But these alone are terrific finds, would be great if the early ones could be restored further and we all get the opportunity to see them.
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Post by Bob Savage (robstar) on Oct 27, 2009 9:28:18 GMT
What with these and the recent find of Marc Bolan doing Teenage Dream on TOTP what a great year and then of course there is all the zdf totp material. Has the Jimi Hendrix "wind cries Mary" and "purple Haze" been returned to an official archive yet?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2009 10:35:41 GMT
Not to my knowledge, no. I think the BBC do have a poor VHS of Purple Haze though (which is the best quality copy to have been located as yet anyway).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2009 10:40:33 GMT
Seeing how much TOTP material has been recovered in the last couple of years or so, would it not be great idea for the BBC to do some kind of one off compilation - NOT a TOTP2 special please - looking at some of the rarities that have been recovered? Would give us a chance to finally see some of this stuff. And if such an idea does come off then for heavens sake please leave it in 4:3 ratio... I'm getting very bleeped off with those "At The BBC" compilations where everything is cropped to widescreen!
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Post by Paul Cooksley on Oct 27, 2009 11:54:03 GMT
Seeing how much TOTP material has been recovered in the last couple of years or so, would it not be great idea for the BBC to do some kind of one off compilation - NOT a TOTP2 special please - looking at some of the rarities that have been recovered? Would give us a chance to finally see some of this stuff. And if such an idea does come off then for heavens sake please leave it in 4:3 ratio... I'm getting very bleeped off with those "At The BBC" compilations where everything is cropped to widescreen! Whilst I whole-heartedly agree with you, all I would say is: Don't bother holding your breath waiting! It isn't sadly likely to happen.....
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Post by Rich Cornock on Oct 27, 2009 17:21:43 GMT
does anybody know what Queen song was being performed on the recovered 1976 episode? would this be a unique performance?
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Post by Chris H on Oct 27, 2009 18:16:07 GMT
does anybody know what Queen song was being performed on the recovered 1976 episode? would this be a unique performance? I would expect it to have been Bohemian Rhapsody during the end of its long run at no. 1
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Oct 28, 2009 8:45:08 GMT
It was still at Number One on my seventh birthday at the end of January 1976, that I remember!
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Post by Pete Seaton on Oct 28, 2009 9:20:58 GMT
I did suggest when I returned stuff, some six years ago now, that they did repeat it on a "Do not adjust your set" type TOTP2, but they didnt bother. One was including Gene Pitney's "That girl...." from Feb 1964, would have been a fitting tribute when he died.
Shame they don't do a series on featured artists, instead they did a hit and miss (and many repeats of the same thing)
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Post by Chris Barratt on Oct 28, 2009 10:24:02 GMT
I did suggest when I returned stuff, some six years ago now, that they did repeat it on a "Do not adjust your set" type TOTP2, but they didnt bother. One was including Gene Pitney's "That girl...." from Feb 1964, would have been a fitting tribute when he died. Shame they don't do a series on featured artists, instead they did a hit and miss (and many repeats of the same thing) They are idiots. We, the private collectors & archivists, are doing their work for them in lieu of them bothering!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 10:41:15 GMT
Seeing how much TOTP material has been recovered in the last couple of years or so, would it not be great idea for the BBC to do some kind of one off compilation - NOT a TOTP2 special please - looking at some of the rarities that have been recovered? Would give us a chance to finally see some of this stuff. And if such an idea does come off then for heavens sake please leave it in 4:3 ratio... I'm getting very bleeped off with those "At The BBC" compilations where everything is cropped to widescreen! Whilst I whole-heartedly agree with you, all I would say is: Don't bother holding your breath waiting! It isn't sadly likely to happen..... No, I'm certain it won't happen either but given the amount of TOTP material that's been recovered over the last few years there is certainly much scope for such a show or two to give an airing of some treats instead of another predictable TOTP2 "special." It is so frustrating... like Chris Barratt has just said, private collectors and the BFI put in all this time and trouble to find this stuff only for the BBC to simply shove them away hoping everybody forgets about them. I'm certain the Pink Floyd 67 TOTP appearances were even on their "Treasure Hunt" most wanted list... if my memory isn't faded and cheated then why not do something with it like the idea suggested? Even some kind of documentary type thing would enable them to use the fragments that have been recovered from the TOTP 67 tapes. I'm sure Lulu would be happy to natter about the tape she had... another wasted opportunity. Touch wood, Nick Mason and Roger Waters are now aware of the Floyd discovery... they've talked for years about doing some visual documentary or collection with film and TV footage so maybe they might be able to use the footage.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 11:50:38 GMT
Also had to point out that all this excitement over the TOTP recoveries has resulted in zero attention to two other important music TV discoveries...
Time for Blackburn
Recorded off-air CV2000 from a Friday night on London Weekend, tx: probably 25.10.68. (The southern broadcast appears to have been on the next day, 26.10.68). Begins with static caption for 'this is London Weekend Television' with voice-over for Friday night progs on London Weekend, inc. Olympics coverage, (unknown announcer). Two commercials in ad break. slide for 'Garrison's Gorillas' at end of show (mute caption). This edition features The Who in a rare live performance. Located by Simon Winters.
An otherwise "lost" performance by The Who now found! Probably performing "Magic Bus"... seem to think this was during the odd era which also saw The Who guesting on "Crackerjack!" So it seemed like they'd do odder shows to try and keep their public profile maintained and this is one such appearance.
Lulu shows
tx: 18.01.69 with Jack Jones. Song for Europe “March”; 01.02.69 with Gene Pitney, Terry Reid. Song for Europe “I Can't Go on Living Without You” and 15.03.69 with Georgie Fame, Alan Price, The Thymes. The Lulu shows are in the series that starts out as Happening for Lulu but gives up the first two words after two weeks. Ex-CV2000 from collection of Lulu.
"I Can't Go On Living Without You" was the song that Elton John and Bernie Taupin submitted for "A Song For Europe" so that alone is an important historical find, probably the earliest existing performance of a John/Taupin composition on TV.
And what about Terry Reid? AFAIK, no footage of him from the late 60's seemed to have existed until now. Reid was at that time a Mickie Most act as was Lulu and was of course Jimmy Page's original choice for Led Zeppelin lead singer. Great talent so it's thrilling some footage of him now exists from this era.
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Post by Bob Savage (robstar) on Oct 28, 2009 12:13:07 GMT
That time for Blackburn episode was used as a brief clip on a southern / tvs retrospective show about 15 years ago. They showed clips of The Who performing Magic Bus after a brief intro with Tony Blackburn holding a toy bus!
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Oct 28, 2009 12:33:24 GMT
In what state - and where - is the Southern and also the TVS archive located?
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