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Post by Mark Kerridge on Jul 15, 2003 18:53:12 GMT
On looking through the Database, I see that there are 2 existing performances listed under 23/12/71: Tony Christie - "Is This The Way To Amarillo" Middle Of The Road - "Soley Soley" Questions:- Was a regular edition broadcast on 23/12/71?
- If so, what were the rest of the tracks?
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Post by Laurence Piper on Jul 16, 2003 10:34:08 GMT
The two tracks were on an insert tape used by ZDF, I believe. The details for the show they came from you should find on the TOTP Database now.
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Post by Neil Barker on Jul 16, 2003 17:22:40 GMT
No, it only lists those two songs.
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Post by Laurence Piper on Jul 17, 2003 19:26:09 GMT
Yes, i've just checked the database and there is an entry for that date (23/12/71) - not sure why it's there like it is though as there was no edition on that date. This was most likely the date the insert tape was compiled.
Assuming the two songs are from the same edition then that must be 2/12/71. Otherwise they have been culled from separate shows around this time (several use these songs at various times).
Give it time and all these little bugs will be ironed out! It's such a huge chunk of info that little things like this will occur. If someone can make a list of all those spotted, then it would be easier to amend the database.
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Post by pete on Jul 17, 2003 20:07:42 GMT
also on that show was Deep Purple's Fireball in the studio
which now exists in private hands
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Post by Laurence Piper on Jul 18, 2003 7:36:33 GMT
Deep Purple never made a TOTP appearance for Fireball, i'm afraid - it was the record being played.
Do you know of something specific that's in private hands then, Pete? Can you provide further details so it can ve looked into?
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Post by Pete on Jul 18, 2003 18:28:46 GMT
Fireball : was spotted within a trading post page somewhere
also I have solved TOTP 10/02/72
during The rock and roll years 1972 a newspaper of that day stated power strikes et all, so thats where that show went
I assume..............
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Post by Re Fireball on Jul 19, 2003 7:32:52 GMT
If Fireball was offered for sale somewhere then it would have been from another programme, not TOTP. Maybe it was Deep Purples' Disco appearance; whatever, trading forums are notorious for getting their facts wrong or making ambitious claims about what's on offer!
There was no TOTP edition on 10/2/72; no great mystery really. This happened sometimes, for whatever reason (e.g. sports coverage etc - the world HAS to stop revolving for sport, after all, or so programme planners would have us believe!)
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Post by Neil Barker on Jul 19, 2003 12:07:02 GMT
According to the database, Deep Purple performed "Fireball" in the TOTP studio on 16/12/71.
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Post by Mark Boulton on Jul 22, 2003 13:11:16 GMT
From what I've read in my Deep Purple CD booklets, the missing performance is from December 1970 and is "A Strange Kind of Woman", which was from the Fireball sessions.
Fireball came out as a single shortly before the album was released in mid 1971.
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Post by Laurence Piper on Jul 22, 2003 14:42:43 GMT
I will check the 16/12/71 entry for Deep Purple on the original documentation; it may be an error that occured in the transferral to database - I can't recall there being any Fireball studio performances myself (although I may be wrong!)
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Post by Laurence Piper on Jul 23, 2003 10:31:07 GMT
In answer to someone's query here - you were right! I checked the original documentation and Fireball on 16/12/71 WAS a studio appearance by Deep Purple! I have typed so many now that I can't keep track! Oh, for a photographic memory!
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Post by Nigel Young on Dec 30, 2003 2:09:34 GMT
In answer to someone's query here - you were right! I checked the original documentation and Fireball on 16/12/71 WAS a studio appearance by Deep Purple! I have typed so many now that I can't keep track! Oh, for a photographic memory! Yes, Purple flew in to mime to Fireball on TOTP from Switzerland, where they were recording their Machine Head album. The Fireball footage in circulation isn't from TOTP though there are photos of this visit to TOTP. Nigel |
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Post by Nigel Young on Dec 30, 2003 2:15:59 GMT
From what I've read in my Deep Purple CD booklets, the missing performance is from December 1970 and is "A Strange Kind of Woman", which was from the Fireball sessions. Fireball came out as a single shortly before the album was released in mid 1971. No, SKOW was released Feb 1971; Fireball the album was released Sept 71; Fireball the 45 was released Oct 71. Nigel |
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Post by Pete on Dec 30, 2003 22:35:10 GMT
without repeating myself this is all the info I have....
TOP OF THE POPS 23/12/71 (Insert tape only exists > for ZDF ??)
Introduced by Jimmy Savile
Deep Purple - Fireball (Studio)
Middle Of The Road - Soley soley (Studio)(survives Disco ‘72)
Tony Christie - Is this the way to Amarillo ? (Studio) (Jimmy Savile intro mute)(survives Disco ‘72)
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