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Post by richardwoods on Sept 29, 2021 7:13:08 GMT
Phooor!
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Post by Al Hine on Sept 29, 2021 15:57:56 GMT
Any stills from the 1973 "Laughing Gnome" promo, made for TOTP?
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Post by petercheck on Sept 29, 2021 17:03:34 GMT
Any stills from the 1973 "Laughing Gnome" promo, made for TOTP? I've seen stills, but I didn't use any as the video is extremely uninteresting - it doesn't actually feature David Bowie visually. With the one exception of the 'Pop Go The Sixties' special, I've limited myself to a maximum of 6 stills per episode, and chose other artists for 4th October 1973 "500th" episode (which was actually the 507th, but that's another story!). Here it is though:   Incidentally, for Bowie fans there's a nice story from someone who witnessed the live performance of 'The Jean Genie', broadcast 4th January 1973. |
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Post by bobbooker on Sept 30, 2021 9:20:52 GMT
Lulu in hot pants and with a blue streak, Maurice Gibb, various Stone The Crows and The Ladybirds, the classic 6-piece Pan's People, A fabulous set, a grinning but suave Tony Blackburn... it really does have everything (and it still failed to chart!). Is it any surprise this failed to chart? It's not really very good at all IMO. It sounds like Lulu's singing "Everybody's got the clap" !! Back to the book... so does this indicate in the episode listings what survives from each show? |
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Post by petercheck on Sept 30, 2021 10:31:02 GMT
Lulu in hot pants and with a blue streak, Maurice Gibb, various Stone The Crows and The Ladybirds, the classic 6-piece Pan's People, A fabulous set, a grinning but suave Tony Blackburn... it really does have everything (and it still failed to chart!). Is it any surprise this failed to chart? It's not really very good at all IMO. It sounds like Lulu's singing "Everybody's got the clap" !! Back to the book... so does this indicate in the episode listings what survives from each show? Yes, I guess the weakest thing about it is the actual song. 'Hum A Song (From Your Heart)' and 'Got To Believe In Love' were also great TOTP live performances of average songs. The book does indeed indicate everything that survives visually. These performances/shows are in capital letters. The vast majority of surviving performances are also featured as screen shots. So... does anyone recognise every artist/band on the front cover? |
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Post by tonyrees on Sept 30, 2021 10:33:41 GMT
Ready Steady Go last year, Lucky Stars and Top of the Pops this year, anybody ready for a book on Disc-A-Dawn?!! It looks great, I'll be getting it for Christmas. Well done Peter!
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Post by petercheck on Sept 30, 2021 10:41:03 GMT
Ready Steady Go last year, Lucky Stars and Top of the Pops this year, anybody ready for a book on Disc-A-Dawn?!! It looks great, I'll be getting it for Christmas. Well done Peter! Hahaha, thanks Tony! Although I have NO plans to do anything on them, I'm sure there are several UK shows that could make great books. 'Oh Boy' is one I'd buy! Looking forward to Kev releasing his TYLS book in paperback. |
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Post by Kev Hunter on Sept 30, 2021 13:18:49 GMT
So... does anyone recognise every artist/band on the front cover? I think I've identified everyone - going clockwise from Dean Ford (Marmalade) in the middle of the top line, Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry), Carl Wayne and Roy Wood (Move), Bill Oddie (The Goodies), Pan's People, Sylvia Vrethammar, Steve Ellis (Love Affair), Phil Wright (Paper Lace), Joe Dolce, Rob Woodward (Lt. Pigeon), Jonathan King, Kiki Dee, John Springate (Glitter Band), Arrival, Brian Poole (Tremeloes), Dominic Grant (Guys 'n' Dolls), Jeff Christie (Christie), Eric Stewart (10cc), Steve (Rowland) and Albert (Hammond), Tony Ashton (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke), a guy from Wigan's Ovation?, Sally Carr and Ian McCredie (Middle Of The Road), Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) and Suzi Quatro. Do I win a copy of the book?  |
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Post by petercheck on Sept 30, 2021 13:22:02 GMT
So... does anyone recognise every artist/band on the front cover? I think I've identified everyone - going clockwise from Dean Ford (Marmalade) in the middle of the top line, Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry), Carl Wayne and Roy Wood (Move), Bill Oddie (The Goodies), Pan's People, Sylvia Vrethammar, Steve Ellis (Love Affair), Phil Wright (Paper Lace), Joe Dolce, Rob Woodward (Lt. Pigeon), Jonathan King, Kiki Dee, John Springate (Glitter Band), Arrival, Brian Poole (Tremeloes), Dominic Grant (Guys 'n' Dolls), Jeff Christie (Christie), Eric Stewart (10cc), Steve (Rowland) and Albert (Hammond), Tony Ashton (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke), a guy from Wigan's Ovation?, Sally Carr and Ian McCredie (Middle Of The Road), Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) and Suzi Quatro. Do I win a copy of the book? Wow, very good indeed! Just one wrong though: it's not Joe Dolce (he didn't appear on TOTP during the book's 1964-1975 timeline)... here's who it actually is: |
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Post by tonyrees on Sept 30, 2021 14:03:51 GMT
Peter, if you ever get bored (pause for laughter) how about a book on ITV regional shows of the 60s / 70's? The Southern Mike Mansfield shows and Day By Day, TWW's Discs-A-Gogo and Now, Granada Scene at 6.30 and Octopus etc. These shows were important, but neglected. Artists would tour the UK either playing live or doing promo work stopping off at regional ITV shows along the way. But I suppose the lack of photographic/video/audio evidence would be against it, and besides, I wouldn't know where to begin with the offical paperwork! The only info I have for the TV Pop Diaries is from music weeklies and TV Times.
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Post by Kev Hunter on Sept 30, 2021 14:39:21 GMT
I think I've identified everyone - going clockwise from Dean Ford (Marmalade) in the middle of the top line, Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry), Carl Wayne and Roy Wood (Move), Bill Oddie (The Goodies), Pan's People, Sylvia Vrethammar, Steve Ellis (Love Affair), Phil Wright (Paper Lace), Joe Dolce, Rob Woodward (Lt. Pigeon), Jonathan King, Kiki Dee, John Springate (Glitter Band), Arrival, Brian Poole (Tremeloes), Dominic Grant (Guys 'n' Dolls), Jeff Christie (Christie), Eric Stewart (10cc), Steve (Rowland) and Albert (Hammond), Tony Ashton (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke), a guy from Wigan's Ovation?, Sally Carr and Ian McCredie (Middle Of The Road), Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) and Suzi Quatro. Do I win a copy of the book? Wow, very good indeed! Just one wrong though: it's not Joe Dolce (he didn't appear on TOTP during the book's 1964-1975 timeline)... here's who it actually is: Ahh thanks Peter.. so near yet so far! Maybe Joe Dolce could get a job as a Nosmo King lookalike now that his pop heyday (sorry, I mean heymonth) is long behind him! |
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Post by petercheck on Sept 30, 2021 17:52:25 GMT
Real name Steve Jameson, Steve/Nosmo now goes out as a Jewish comedian under the name Sol Bernstein! A top bloke who I found both helpful and encouraging.
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Post by Neil Burniston on Sept 30, 2021 19:07:05 GMT
Hi Peter, just wanted to say thank you for putting this book out there. It looks well researched and superbly put together, looking forward particularly to reading the artists' anecdotes. it must have taken a serious amount of your time... Hopefully it will sell extremely well as there are a lot of TOTP fanatics out there, I'm definitely ordering one.
Just a quick question - I noticed in the preview that you say I Want To Hold Your Hand was The Beatles third chart topper. Surely an oversight as it was their fourth (per the BBC averaged chart that clearly you have to use for this book)?
Thanks, Neil
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Post by petercheck on Sept 30, 2021 19:23:53 GMT
Hi Peter, just wanted to say thank you for putting this book out there. It looks well researched and superbly put together, looking forward particularly to reading the artists' anecdotes. it must have taken a serious amount of your time... Hopefully it will sell extremely well as there are a lot of TOTP fanatics out there, I'm definitely ordering one. Just a quick question - I noticed in the preview that you say I Want To Hold Your Hand was The Beatles third chart topper. Surely an oversight as it was their fourth (per the BBC averaged chart that clearly you have to use for this book)? Thanks, Neil Thanks Neil! You may well be right regarding The Beatles' No. 1's (must confess I tended to refer to my ancient edition of The Guinness Book of Hit Singles when occasionally referring to any pre-1964 chart placings). The BBC's '60s charts certainly resulted in some strange TOTP episodes, such as the 29th August 1968 edition closing with joint No.1's by The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees and Herb Alpert! |
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Post by martinbarden on Sept 30, 2021 19:39:03 GMT
As I daresay he may have mentioned to you, Steve Jameson was a school friend of Mark Feld (Marc Bolan) in Stoke Newington.
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