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Post by Paul Watkins on Jul 16, 2013 15:55:26 GMT
This rare recently discovered clip from Top of the Pops featuring Georgie Fame has turned up on YT
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Post by nicadare on Jul 16, 2013 16:02:56 GMT
And once again...BR Music Holland.  |
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Post by Liam Joseph on Jul 16, 2013 16:07:37 GMT
Thanks for that Paul. It's always fascinating to see these re-discovered performances to get more idea of the atmosphere and audience of the show during this period, and of course a reminder of how much priceless social and musical history dear old Auntie Beeb has wiped out.
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Post by John Green on Jul 16, 2013 16:20:34 GMT
Loved this song at the time.Bit of a cash-in on the film.
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Post by Jeff Lewis on Jul 16, 2013 16:32:50 GMT
I can clearly remember Georgie Fame's actual studio performance on Top of the Pops. It was classic BBC with George Fame and his band dressed as gangsters; all in pinstriped suits wearing trilby's and the set was made up late sixties Carnaby Street/Biba style cutout drawings of mock gangsters with their molls. Strange memory.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 22:16:58 GMT
Great to finally see this and was most amused to see how the BBC tackled the infamous gunfight sequence! Groovy stuff! As is always the case whenever 60's TOTP footage surfaces on YouTube or on TV, it just leaves you wanting more and cursing the BBC for the shoddy way they treated that archive. BUT at least odd bits and pieces do keep surfacing at a steady rate which is more than can be said for certain other programs that get more heated debates...
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Post by Brian Denton on Jul 17, 2013 0:00:13 GMT
God, I feel old. This was one of the first singles I bought, on CBS if I remember correctly. I could check, if I could be bothered to go up into the loft ! It was top for a number of weeks, as I recall. After forty-five years my memory might be playing tricks, but I seem to remember a studio performance which was a bit more minimal, Georgie Fame, piano and not much else.
Nice clip though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 10:50:07 GMT
After forty-five years my memory might be playing tricks, but I seem to remember a studio performance which was a bit more minimal, Georgie Fame, piano and not much else. Nice clip though. Possibly the 1968 Christmas Day special? |
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Post by Chris Barratt on Jul 17, 2013 13:04:42 GMT
Mr Powell performed this track in the TOTP studio just twice - this is from the 21st December 1967, which was apparently repeated on the first three editions of 1968 too. He returned for the Christmas Day 1968 show but it is highly likely that a second performance is incorrectly classed on the database as a repeat when it was fresh. It's quite an unusual presentation here, but it is often overlooked how experimental and progressive the TOTP directors could be at times
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 13:46:45 GMT
It's quite an unusual presentation here, but it is often overlooked how experimental and progressive the TOTP directors could be at times That's what struck me about this one, focusing on his hand (a stunt they used to do with Dave Berry) and having Clive on the sidelines away from the band and dancers. It works well... has some imagination to it (the gunfight sequence again stands out) and once again gets one wondering about other odd tricks they used on long lost performances. A fave of mine has always been Peter Noone riding with the camera on the 1965 clip - simple, but effective and it stands out. Or there's the one with Manfred Mann in 1966 with Mike D'Abo singing in Manfred's mouth! |
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Post by nicadare on Jul 17, 2013 17:35:58 GMT
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Post by John Green on Jul 17, 2013 17:41:32 GMT
Eh? I meant that it wasn't sanctioned by the film company,but rather a first-rate response to the film.By a stretch (or not) you could say it was in the tradition of Guthrie's 'Pretty Boy Flloyd'. The performance I remember does seem to have been a barebones,straight narrative.More Stagerlee than dancing flapper-girls. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 18:46:06 GMT
this clip is the same from this thread: missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/5672LOL The YouTube account exclusivevids100 been terminated because we received multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. The complainants include: Reelin 'In The Years Productions, LLC MENT CENTER EMI |
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Post by Dale Rumbold on Jul 17, 2013 19:47:48 GMT
God, I feel old. This was one of the first singles I bought, on CBS if I remember correctly. I could check, if I could be bothered to go up into the loft ! Indeed it was on CBS : we had (and my dad still has) an ex-juke copy in our house. |
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