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Post by jerryg on Aug 6, 2013 12:13:00 GMT
Hi ,i know in the past we have had some excellent research done on this granada tv pop show that ran from april 1974 to august 1975 ,especially the details that were found in the daily newspapers of the time ,but i am still very eager to try and fill in a lot of the gaps on the shows where only a couple of artists ,bands are listed on certain shows ,either listed from tv times or bfi ,the show normally had at least 4 to 5 different guests each week .so any info from newspapers or from people memories would be excellent news .ive seen recentley one of the shows which as become available on the net ,featuring the sweet ,from november 1974 ,as anyone elase been lucky enough to see any of the other complete shows on dvd ,if so any info on what the dance troupe zigzag performed to would be very welcomed ,ive tried before for extra info on here ,of this show ,and people have been very kind in helping out ,so im hoping again that missing episodes comes up trumps ,many thanks for reading this thread.
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Post by jerryg on Aug 10, 2013 23:33:47 GMT
Does anyone know if the MNE tv listings were always accurate ,if so the very short time in which i researched the online archives a couple of days ago,then some very valuable info on guests were mentioned in their weekly listings of 45 ,guests that are otherwise omitted from other tv listings ,The xmas day special from 1974 ,listed all the guests that are alteady mentined ,but nme also added ,mac and katie kissoon and neil sedaka for that edition ,george mcrare was mentioned for dec 1974 ,The Tymes for nov 74 ,Ken boothe for october 74 ,sparks and osmonds and pilot for jan 75 ,and The stylistics for aug 75 ,making some really big names of the time omitted for listings of this much underated alternative for totp from the mid 70s.It was also mentioned in an article that the show from jan 75 was going to be recorded live from the hardrock discotheque in manchester ,but the only person from this particular week in focus ,from feb 75 who was brave enough to actually sing live was alvin stardust who sang a rock n roll song ,then his new single ,good love can never die and finished off amongst the dry ice with my coo ca choo ,surrounded by screaming teenage girls ,the other artists on that edition decided to use their tracks that had been recorded earlier ,these were ,andy fairweather lowe ,sweet dreams and philip and vanessa.
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Post by jerryg on Sept 9, 2013 12:21:53 GMT
Im still gonna keep this thread going as im still veryy keen in finding any new info out on this granada pop show ,has anyone recentley seen any full editions of the show ,ive got the episode that featured the sweet ,but im sure the showaddywaddy edition is out there complete somewhere ,only im very interested in finding out whatsongs the dancers zigzag performed to ,can anyone help with any info please,many thanks.
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Post by mikeduthie on Sept 9, 2013 21:26:10 GMT
Im still gonna keep this thread going as im still veryy keen in finding any new info out on this granada pop show ,has anyone recentley seen any full editions of the show ,ive got the episode that featured the sweet ,but im sure the showaddywaddy edition is out there complete somewhere ,only im very interested in finding out whatsongs the dancers zigzag performed to ,can anyone help with any info please,many thanks. Hi Gerry- that sounds like a very interesting find- can you tell us what track/s The Sweet are playing and whether it's live/semi-live or miming to a back-track and if it's a back-track whether it sounds like it was re-recorded. I know a couple of "Sweet" people (Kevin Smith/Phil Moss) also look at this board, so any news about a new clip will be met with some interest. Regards. |
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Post by jerryg on Sept 10, 2013 15:25:27 GMT
Hi mike ,the episode of 45 featuring the sweet that i have the sweets performances will be very well known to sweet fans ,the band are singing the sixteens ,lady starlight and another song ,the clips have been on you tube for some years now ,there is also another clip of the sweet singing fox on the run taken from the pop show 45 on you tube ,that performance definitley sounds like its been mimed straight from the record ,where as the sixteens sounds either live or re recorded then mimed ,ive been doing a lot of research on 45 but there is still loads of info on what bands or singers performed each week ,it was usual to have at least four or five artists plus the regular dance troupe zig zag each week ,as far as ive been able to research the sweet performed on the show three times ,november 74 with the 16 ,march 75 with fox on the run and august 75 with action,so as far as the sweets performances go there is only one missing ,which compared with how many performances that are lost on lift off with ayshea is pretty good ,only two performances out of 8 survive.
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Post by williammcgregor on Sept 11, 2013 19:28:32 GMT
Hi Jerry, Hope this helps? "USED WITH KIND PERMISSION OF KEITH BADMAN" 
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Post by mikeduthie on Sept 12, 2013 10:17:02 GMT
Hi mike ,the episode of 45 featuring the sweet that i have the sweets performances will be very well known to sweet fans ,the band are singing the sixteens ,lady starlight and another song ,the clips have been on you tube for some years now ,there is also another clip of the sweet singing fox on the run taken from the pop show 45 on you tube ,that performance definitley sounds like its been mimed straight from the record ,where as the sixteens sounds either live or re recorded then mimed ,ive been doing a lot of research on 45 but there is still loads of info on what bands or singers performed each week ,it was usual to have at least four or five artists plus the regular dance troupe zig zag each week ,as far as ive been able to research the sweet performed on the show three times ,november 74 with the 16 ,march 75 with fox on the run and august 75 with action,so as far as the sweets performances go there is only one missing ,which compared with how many performances that are lost on lift off with ayshea is pretty good ,only two performances out of 8 survive. Cheers Gerry, that's great to know. Shame about Action missing- it's one of their better self-penned singles. The name of the track which was performed live on '45' and segued into 'Lady Starlight' is 'You're Not Wrong For Lovin' Me' which was a group composition and the B-side of their first single on RCA (Funny Funny 1971). Those live performances got an official VHS release in the late 80's as part of a Glam Rock series but the acoustic tracks were truncated by a minute or so. If you have the full versions then that's good news. |
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Post by jerryg on Sept 12, 2013 20:26:20 GMT
Hi william ,once again you have come up with some more great info ,many thanks for posting the 45 feature of keith badmans ,it was great that the dancers zigzag were mentioned in the feature ,i really appreciate all you do in researching info for me william ,once again many thanks.
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Post by jerryg on Sept 12, 2013 20:34:51 GMT
Hi mike ,yes it is a shame that the 45 performance of action is missing ,but who knows with any luck some of these lost performances may turn up again one day ,i do think that producer muriel young who was responsible for lift off and 45 etc,had a soft spot for the sweet as they were booked for at least eleven times on her pop shows.
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Post by jerryg on Sept 12, 2013 21:26:47 GMT
Hi william ,do you know if keith badman did any transmission impossible reviews on the pop shows ,lift off with ayshea ,look alive ,get it together or paul nicholas pop show ,they were all granada muriel young produced.
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Post by williammcgregor on Sept 12, 2013 22:30:38 GMT
Hi Jerry,
I don't know myself, so I've sent your question to Keith I'll let you know what he says
William
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Post by jerryg on Sept 13, 2013 11:27:48 GMT
Thanks william that would be very much appreciated ,and if anyone has any info from old newspapers etc ,or from watching 45 at the time ,any info would be very much appreciated especially regarding ken martynes dance troupe from the show zig zag.
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Post by williammcgregor on Sept 13, 2013 12:01:58 GMT
Hi william ,do you know if keith badman did any transmission impossible reviews on the pop shows ,lift off with ayshea ,look alive ,get it together or paul nicholas pop show ,they were all granada muriel young produced. Hi Jerry, Here's the answer I received today from Keith Badman... Yes indeed, I did cover Lift Off and U2 on Get It Together in the past.
Lift Off was part of my Transmission: Impossible strand, while Get It Together was done far more recently, during the current Rockin' The Box strand.
Happy to help, where I can. I've yet to cover Look Alive or the Paul series. Meantime, I'll have a look and see if I have any back issues of Record Collector in the Garage which I have'nt checked yet that may have these articles Once again thank you Keith! William |
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Post by williammcgregor on Sept 13, 2013 16:57:50 GMT
Hi william ,do you know if keith badman did any transmission impossible reviews on the pop shows ,lift off with ayshea ,look alive ,get it together or paul nicholas pop show ,they were all granada muriel young produced. Hi Jerry, I found this in the garage REPRODUCED WITH THE KIND PERMISSION OF KEITH BADMAN  |
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Post by Paul Watkins on Sept 13, 2013 17:59:58 GMT
Slightly off topic, but the source for the BCR Summer love Sensation appears to be the Nicky Horne video show.
How many more lift-off clips were used in this show i wonder?
Am i correct in thinking that the BFI/NFA archives hold quite a few of these shows?
LIFT OFF WITH AYSHEA (EPISODE 125)
29th July 1974
Bay City Rollers (Shang A Lang and Summer Love Sensation) / Bilbo Baggins (Saturday Night) /
Dave Hunter (Jesamine) / Clip of Cliff Richard (Dancin' Shoes from 'Summer Holiday')
Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock'Roll (Promo) / Sweet Dreams (Honey Honey).
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