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Post by Clive on Aug 7, 2003 7:31:29 GMT
I've gone back and read over that discussion, I'm not convinced by the Country topography argument as to why the US has a much better archive than the UK. However Alistair does touch upon the 'equity' issue which dictated how many repeats a BBC programme could have etc. I can see the BBC armed with a programme, on VT, which they are not allowed to show again under the then equity rulings just not bothering to maintain a copy or wiping it. How many times have I thrown away bits of paper which I've not looked at for months, only to find that I was in desperate need for them two days later.
Same I guess with TOTP and the Musicians Unions and the like. I believe that TOTP2 is quite an expensive show to produce as the BBC still has to pay royalties and repeat fees to all involved. Some demanding more than others which is why some clips turn up more often than others. I believe 'Earth, Wind and Fire' demand quite a large payment which is why their performances are rarely (if ever) shown. I think this was one reason why 'Picketywitch' was pulled at the last minute the other week.
Personally, if I was a largely forgotten about 70's band I would be quite greatful for exposure of my work on TOTP. I know myself that I have bought CD's after seeing TOTP performances, most recently 'Badfinger' after seeing 'No Matter What' and The Hollies after their superb performance of 'Gasoline Alley Bred'
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Post by Serendipity on Aug 7, 2003 17:18:51 GMT
I've gone back and read over that discussion, I'm not convinced by the Country topography argument as to why the US has a much better archive than the UK. However Alistair does touch upon the 'equity' issue which dictated how many repeats a BBC programme could have etc. I can see the BBC armed with a programme, on VT, which they are not allowed to show again under the then equity rulings just not bothering to maintain a copy or wiping it. How many times have I thrown away bits of paper which I've not looked at for months, only to find that I was in desperate need for them two days later. Same I guess with TOTP and the Musicians Unions and the like. I believe that TOTP2 is quite an expensive show to produce as the BBC still has to pay royalties and repeat fees to all involved. Some demanding more than others which is why some clips turn up more often than others. I believe 'Earth, Wind and Fire' demand quite a large payment which is why their performances are rarely (if ever) shown. I think this was one reason why 'Picketywitch' was pulled at the last minute the other week. Personally, if I was a largely forgotten about 70's band I would be quite greatful for exposure of my work on TOTP. I know myself that I have bought CD's after seeing TOTP performances, most recently 'Badfinger' after seeing 'No Matter What' and The Hollies after their superb performance of 'Gasoline Alley Bred' Hi Clive Do you think that performances on TOTP 2 or complete editions of Top of the Pops, like those repeated on UK Gold in the 1990s have been the most expensive to make? Both share a common demoninator, royalties paid out to the appropriate presenters and performers. I read this once that some presenters who did allow their editions to be repeated were initially reluctant, such as Dave Lee Travis after his disgust with the BBC in 1993 over Matthew Bannister's controversial format change of Radio 1. It's a real shame that nothing of Greg Edwards' shows exist. So Pickettywitch was pulled because of higher fees requested. This is a very big disappointment, as there must be many people, including myself who wanted to see Sad Old Kinda Movie, which may explain why their other existing performance That Same Old Feeling and Honey Honey by Sweet Dreams have never or rarely been on TOTP 2 {and may have affected Up in a Puff of Smoke by Polly Brown, if it had existed today, unless it's the group rather than Polly Brown herself who wanted a higher repeater fee), but good to see recently another song from the 9/7/70 show - Lola by The Kinks. You have good taste, Clive in your CDs. Badfinger and The Hollies. It's difficult for me to say which songs of these groups are my most favourites but they made some very fine music. The Hollies are very badly represented in the archives, at least on Top of the Pops but I suspect they'll be other pop music shows of the 1960s and early 1970s which have the missing Hollies songs, hopefully, like Jennifer Eccles, Listen to Me, King Midas in Reverse, He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother, Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, and others.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2003 17:23:53 GMT
so not all Vikings were that bad really. hmmmm time for another invasion maybe ? oh hang on, a/ha have already done this 1000 years after 986, didn't they..... Maybe another finnish invasion again..... 2004 could be the year of the Eurovision crown
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Post by Clive on Aug 8, 2003 6:37:12 GMT
>Do you think that performances on TOTP 2 or complete editions of Top of the Pops, like those repeated on UK Gold in the 1990s have been the most expensive to make?
Good point, hadn't thought of that, though I think there is a difference in Royalties between showing a show on a cable, satellite channel then on terrestrial BBC2.
>The Hollies are very badly represented in the archives
Actually, I had never really liked The Hollies but the TOTP clip of 'Gasoline Alley Bred' made me re-evaluate that.
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Post by Serendipity on Aug 9, 2003 17:29:57 GMT
>Do you think that performances on TOTP 2 or complete editions of Top of the Pops, like those repeated on UK Gold in the 1990s have been the most expensive to make? Good point, hadn't thought of that, though I think there is a difference in Royalties between showing a show on a cable, satellite channel then on terrestrial BBC2. >The Hollies are very badly represented in the archives Actually, I had never really liked The Hollies but the TOTP clip of 'Gasoline Alley Bred' made me re-evaluate that. There probably is but I've never been involved in these aspects, I'm afraid and even though I haven't checked through all the editions of Top of the Pops on the Database since it's now become accessible to me, I've noticed that some performers were omitted from the UK Gold repeats. I was already aware that some DJ links were omitted, some very obviously omitted by the poor editing but for some reason, possibly higher repeater fee requests, these were omitted from UK Gold repeats, possibly more than this from other editions:- 29/4/71 (LP Spot) Shirley Bassey-Breakfast in Bed and You Don't Care No More; 4/10/74 The Drifters-Down on the Beach Tonight and 2/5/74 Limmie and the Family Cookin'-A Walkin' Miracle (Error - listed as Limme). I've always enjoyed The Hollies music. It's not the same without Allan Clarke as the lead singer but what a good choice for a replacement - Carl Wayne of The Move!, who said in an interview that he's been a big fan of the group for many years. Have you or any others news on which other performances and from which editions were omitted from the UK Gold repeats and why they were excluded?
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Post by Neil Barker on Aug 9, 2003 20:07:56 GMT
Hi Serendipity. My UK Gold copy of 2/5/74 definitely includes Limmie & The Family Cookin' so maybe it was edited out when repeated for a second time. Same goes for the Drifters on 4/10/74 - they're on my copy.
Anyway, here is a list of some of the other songs which were omitted from UK Gold editions :
26/04/79 : Siouxsie & The Banshees - "The Staircase (Mystery)" promo video (though this was left in on the second repeat)
13/03/80 : Peter Gabriel - "Games Without Frontiers" promo video (left in on second repeat)
29/05/80 : Crown Heights Affair - "You Gave Me Love" (Legs & Co)
07/08/80 : Tom Browne - "Funkin' For Jamaica" (Legs & Co)
24/12/81 : Police - "Spirits In The Material World" (edited from this show but left in on the 10/12/81 edition)
21/07/83 : Police - "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
25/12/84 : Duran Duran - "The Reflex" and "The Wild Boys"
20/11/86 : Europe - "The Final Countdown"
13/08/87 : Def Leppard - "Animal"
25/02/88 : The Mission - "Tower Of Strength"
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Post by William Martin on Aug 11, 2003 17:44:09 GMT
an exaustive search of all archives everywhere would yeald many more finds but speaking personaly I wouldn't want someone like me rooting around in my archive, I suspect they all feel the same way and why would they wan't to look in their own archive and check every single can and video all the way through, but if a way an be found we will discover more missing episodes.
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Post by William Martin on Aug 11, 2003 17:47:40 GMT
I've gone back and read over that discussion, I'm not convinced by the Country topography argument as to why the US has a much better archive than the UK. However Alistair does touch upon the 'equity' issue which dictated how many repeats a BBC programme could have etc. I can see the BBC armed with a programme, on VT, which they are not allowed to show again under the then equity rulings just not bothering to maintain a copy or wiping it. How many times have I thrown away bits of paper which I've not looked at for months, only to find that I was in desperate need for them two days later. this is the problem of archiving we are not preserving things for ourselves we are preserving things that we think will be of interest for future historians we have to guess and take into account not what we find the most interesting but what will best represent this time in the future even though it may seem of no importance now.difficult.
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Post by Serendipity on Aug 29, 2003 17:38:46 GMT
Hi Serendipity. My UK Gold copy of 2/5/74 definitely includes Limmie & The Family Cookin' so maybe it was edited out when repeated for a second time. Same goes for the Drifters on 4/10/74 - they're on my copy. Anyway, here is a list of some of the other songs which were omitted from UK Gold editions : 26/04/79 : Siouxsie & The Banshees - "The Staircase (Mystery)" promo video (though this was left in on the second repeat) 13/03/80 : Peter Gabriel - "Games Without Frontiers" promo video (left in on second repeat) 29/05/80 : Crown Heights Affair - "You Gave Me Love" (Legs & Co) 07/08/80 : Tom Browne - "Funkin' For Jamaica" (Legs & Co) 24/12/81 : Police - "Spirits In The Material World" (edited from this show but left in on the 10/12/81 edition) 21/07/83 : Police - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" 25/12/84 : Duran Duran - "The Reflex" and "The Wild Boys" 20/11/86 : Europe - "The Final Countdown" 13/08/87 : Def Leppard - "Animal" 25/02/88 : The Mission - "Tower Of Strength" Thanks, Neil. It's a bit naughty when these TV companies repeat programmes with bits edited out. This was also very noticeable in the 1980s when Channel 4 cut out 15 minutes of the 26/12/67 show, losing Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Foundations, Long John Baldry. Lulu and The Go-Jos. It's always puzzled me why the performances left out altogether were performed originally but not allowed during a repeat. Some problem with the group members or their management, I suppose.
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Post by Serendipity on Aug 29, 2003 17:40:32 GMT
an exaustive search of all archives everywhere would yeald many more finds but speaking personaly I wouldn't want someone like me rooting around in my archive, I suspect they all feel the same way and why would they wan't to look in their own archive and check every single can and video all the way through, but if a way an be found we will discover more missing episodes. Thanks, William. I think I'm replying to the right thread of yours! This is a very good point about the options of retrieving lost recordings. If the owners of BBC material properly labelled the programmes they own, there would be no confusion or uncertainty about what exists. Maybe one day they'll each do a thorough search of their archives and return them to their rightful owners. It's exciting to see TOTP montages with songs from 1969 and 1970 but a big waste that the owner doesn't return these to the BBC or retain them at his or her home but send a copy to the BBC, as those years are some of the patchiest and for any Lulu fans, Hum a Song would be a gem, as would Good Morning Freedom by Blue Mink, Jimmy Mack by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and many more performances and shows with Pete, Jimmy and Kenny that are hovering in a mystery location, possibly UK location at this very moment.
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Post by William Martin on Sept 1, 2003 16:00:08 GMT
if the bbc was so inneficient as keeping a complete archive, why should they have been so efficeint at destroying them? many thing would have slipped through the net, if 2" video of things like the xmass day 69 episode can go walkies then anything is possible. As for the overseas archives you are right, most of the returned material has been form correctly labled cans, there is bound to be more material, a few years ago I came close to retreaving some lost bbc radio transcription discs owned by a man whose uncle had got them from the british forces radio in the 1950s, some archives are along way from bbc centre and there was nobody to enforce the law, film and discs do get taken, most of the film on the collectors market ebay etc come from these sources. in other cases archives get forgotten I'm sure there is missing material in Iraq, but they have much much more important things to do for now and the foreseable future, we may never get any film back from this source.
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Post by Serendipity on Sept 2, 2003 15:31:01 GMT
if the bbc was so inneficient as keeping a complete archive, why should they have been so efficeint at destroying them? many thing would have slipped through the net, if 2" video of things like the xmass day 69 episode can go walkies then anything is possible. As for the overseas archives you are right, most of the returned material has been form correctly labled cans, there is bound to be more material, a few years ago I came close to retreaving some lost bbc radio transcription discs owned by a man whose uncle had got them from the british forces radio in the 1950s, some archives are along way from bbc centre and there was nobody to enforce the law, film and discs do get taken, most of the film on the collectors market ebay etc come from these sources. in other cases archives get forgotten I'm sure there is missing material in Iraq, but they have much much more important things to do for now and the foreseable future, we may never get any film back from this source. Thanks, William. I never knew Iraq would have any of our shows. Hoping they still own them, one day they may see the light of day once recent events have died down but as you say, it seems very unlikely with all that's happened. I wish I knew the answer to your question "if the bbc was so inneficient as keeping a complete archive, why should they have been so efficeint at destroying them?". All we can hope is that private owners don't mislabel their recordings, as otherwise they could accidentally rub over them, not realising they're onto a goldmine of rare recordings. Looking at the TOTP 2 Trivia list of complete editions, whose information seems virtually complete, it is very apparent that the BBC junked several editions at random, going by the large number of gaps and inconsistent surviving dates. I know that the b/w January and February 1970 editions are recovered copies of originally colour editions but whether 15 October 1970 is an original or a recovered copy is something I'm unable to establish, but 25 January 1973 to 27 September 1973 (assuming both of these have always been at the BBC, rather than recovered, like 1 February 1973) shows how big of a chunk the BBC wiped. No summer editions and few Christmas editions for most of the show's first 13 years. Even one or two per summer and pre-1973 Christmas would be a start, hoping people own them (The BBC has one insert from 25 December 1971 - a promo film of Tap Turns on the Water by CCS but 25 December 1969, the one from the montage presented by Jimmy Savile and Pete Murray is the only TOTP Christmas show I'm aware of through other postings that exists in Private hands. As far as I know, nothing else from the 1960s or anything from 1970 to 1972 exists in private hands but I'd like to be proved wrong, as these would help fill some of the gaps and it would be nice to see some fresh performances and DJ links that the BBC presently doesn't have, maybe in time for the 40th anniversary edition in December 2003 or January 2004). It's a pity the BBC can't stop these Ebay sellers who don't return their copies of BBC recordings back to the BBC from selling them on Ebay. What's needed is some sort of incentive to encourage private owners, whether or not they sell their recordings on Ebay to return their recordings to the BBC or at the very least keep their tapes but make a copy for the BBC, as many viewers including myself would like to be able to see more recordings that the BBC once had, including DJ links, such as from 1968 editions, one of the years for most vast presenter ranges with 2 presenters working together, comprising presenters like Jimmy Savile, Ed Stewart, John Peel (I never knew he was a presenter then), Lulu, Keith Skues, Tom Edwards, Dave Symonds and many others, but any recoveries from Any of the first 13 years would be enjoyable to see for the first time and to see again for those who saw the wiped editions of Top of the Pops from 1964 to 1977.
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Post by Pete Seaton on Sept 3, 2003 0:25:09 GMT
ive been going through some of my old resources (some info provided by the late Richard Down of Kaleidoscope) and believe that he had a copy of the following : Top Of The Pops 11/10/73 studio recording only so this must exist somewhere complete....... but the Beeb don't have it according to Ed Russell, after biting his head off (sorry Ed for that) you know what i'm like when i get my teeth into something which i believe to be true (sorry another pun, LOL) anyway, this is some extractswhich i found online in 1999 or 2000. Missing presumed wiped Tragically, the BBC apparently managed to wipe some of the footage in 1972/1973, when they moved their archives to Brentford and apparently dumped two out of every three "TOTP" shows. This database resembles a true account of what was and remains in the archives. At the BBC, videotape was under the jurisdiction of the VT department (part of the Engineering section) until about 1972/3 and was held at Television Centre. The BBC's official archives was (and is) at Brentford but they didn't really consider tape a suitable archival format. According to legend, there was a fire inspection at TV Centre and the VT department was told to ditch a lot of their tapes. They did so, and the remainder were given to Brentford at which point started accepting videotape. The BBC could see no further use for them, so they deemed them to be a waste of valuable resource, many of the junked shows were on tape, so why not wipe over them and save buying a new tape, also saving on storage. Economically it made sense in the short term, but in the longterm the lost sales are incalculable. They were done in colour. The vagaries of the junking "policy" means that sometimes colour programmes now only exist as b/w film transfers. A machine was built which sliced the tapes length-ways as they were uncoiled, to render then unusable should somebody attempt to rescue them! Seems criminal now, but back then there were so few repeats that keeping everything seemed a bit of an overkill. There were also no home-videos, and no satellite repeat channels. There are only 32 *complete* "TOTP" editions left from the period 1964-74, but there are lots of incomplete editions, compilation reels and video/film insert tapes. In addition some episodes are held as the studio recordings rather than the properly edited-up copies (these studio reels have mistakes left in and often contain repeat performances of songs - on the Xmas 1973 edition, for example, Peters and Lee have to do "Welcome Home" all over again because Noel Edmonds cocks the link up). UK Gold stated that they didn't have the manpower to edit these fragments back together. The excuse that the picture quality is not good enough to broadcast is false. Some editions are held on b/w film where they were originally incolour, but this does not mean they are of unbroadcastable quality as UK Gold implies. Whilst it is true that some programmes were transfered to film, cut on tape and then reconformed on VT, this is not the reason that some TOTP episodes only exist as film recordings. They were commonly film recorded for either overseas sales, for the British Forces networks or as a cheap (compared to VT) means of archiving a copy of the programme. TOTP was *never* cut on film, as far as I know. Vast amounts of "TOTP" are missing prior to 1975/6, at which point the survival rate becomes a lot better. I think the number of *missing* "TOTP" is around the 600 editions mark. 1972 is the worst hit year by far, with only two complete editions surviving (30/11/72 and 28/12/72) and most of the other '72 clips are on internal BBC compilation tapes. In "TOTP" terms, 1972 is the worst-represented year, with only two complete editions surviving. A few other clips survive, courtesy of Engineers' privately-compiled tapes and overseas TV shows (ZDF's "Disco"for example). Chicory Tip doing "Son Of My Father" is held on the "TOTP" Xmas 1972 edition (Jimmy Savile in *the* most horrible floral pastel suit). UK Gold doesn't show b/w, so they just ignored any surviving b/w editions. They also ignored anything with Noel Edmonds because the talented entertainer wants royalties beyond what is affordable. There are other colour, non-Edmonds, editions surviving - why UK Gold didn't show these, I don't know. UK Gold also had problems clearing some of the editions - most notably those with Noel Edmonds, who wouldn't let his editions be shown! Having said all this, I know of several editions that don't fall into the categories mentioned above that were not shown! What has happened to Top of the Pops between 1972 and late1973? None of these Glam Rock classics were ever shown on UKGold, A few exist from this period, BBC2 showed the Xmas 1973 special a few years ago, but the problem is Noel Tidybeard is reluctant to allowthem to be screened. Found ?? In Stockholm recently (1999) on a Monday night they have a cheapo version of TOTP2 on SVT1. Mostly this consists of 1960's Top Of The Pops performances and other British TV derived 60's popgroup performances. There was a Mama's and Papa's song shown the other night which was taken from anAmerican 60's show but had the tell tale signs ofhaving passed through a 405 line system at one point...The quality, unsurprisingly was awful.... Having watched the various BBC programmes such as Rock 'n' Roll years, Sounds Of The 60's/70's, TOTP2 I have got a pretty good idea of what still exists in the BBC library regards to 60's/70's music shows. Swedish television seems to have additional footage which I have never seen before on the BBC, Early TOTP performances by the Rolling Stones/Beatles which if the BBC had a copy of I'm sure they would be touting around, also some of theseSwedish clips seemed to be in better condition than theversions I've seen the BBC transmit. I'm sure it's not just Sweden that's got libraries like this but every small broadcaster in the world must have copies of possibly lost BBC tapes or tapes that are in vastly superior quality than the BBC compressed overused stock. Is the BBC undertaking the task to contact these broadcasters and find if they have lost tapes and compare the quality with their own stock, do any international libraries exist which have access to all the local broadcast libraries ? One of the Beatles appearances on TOTP does survive: a clip of them performing "Ticket to Ride" was used in some other BBC show in1965. That show being the clip in The Chase of the Beatles performing on the Time Space Visualiser. Presumably the original show audience could dance slightly better than Ian could :-) Presumably you mean of TOTP. I'm sure the Kaleidoscope guide indicates some sixties episodes exist in full, but only a handful. However Steve Phillips has previously commented that the guide is not particularly accurate in this area, ISTR however he was suggesting that MORE material exists than Kaleidoscope list. The Guide states that all shows after mid-1976 exist and there are also some 'oddities' - shows that say, exist with no sound, or exist with all the live tracks mute. Again I'm not sure how accurate this is. The Kaleidoscope people also have another one of their tomes in preparation concerning music programmes on TV. It will apparently list every song ever on "TOTP" and whether it survives or not. As for the German programme "Disco" - it is shown every two weeks on Tuesday mornings on 3sat (Astra transponder 10). They alternate between 1975 and1980 editions. Some of the early episodes of "Disco" (1971-3) contain "Top of The Pops" clips no longer held by the BBC
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Post by William Martin on Sept 3, 2003 16:09:12 GMT
Thanks, William. I never knew Iraq would have any of our shows. Hoping they still own them, one day they may see the light of day once recent events have died down but as you say, it seems very unlikely with all that's happened. I wish I knew the answer to your question "if the bbc was so inneficient as keeping a complete archive, why should they have been so efficeint at destroying them?". All we can hope is that private owners don't mislabel their recordings, as otherwise they could accidentally rub over them, not realising they're onto a goldmine of rare recordings. Looking at the TOTP 2 Trivia list of complete editions, whose information seems virtually complete, it is very apparent that the BBC junked several editions at random, going by the large number of gaps and inconsistent surviving dates. I know that the b/w January and February 1970 editions are recovered copies of originally colour editions but whether 15 October 1970 is an original or a recovered copy is something I'm unable to establish, but 25 January 1973 to 27 September 1973 (assuming both of these have always been at the BBC, rather than recovered, like 1 February 1973) shows how big of a chunk the BBC wiped. No summer editions and few Christmas editions for most of the show's first 13 years. Even one or two per summer and pre-1973 Christmas would be a start, hoping people own them (The BBC has one insert from 25 December 1971 - a promo film of Tap Turns on the Water by CCS but 25 December 1969, the one from the montage presented by Jimmy Savile and Pete Murray is the only TOTP Christmas show I'm aware of through other postings that exists in Private hands. As far as I know, nothing else from the 1960s or anything from 1970 to 1972 exists in private hands but I'd like to be proved wrong, as these would help fill some of the gaps and it would be nice to see some fresh performances and DJ links that the BBC presently doesn't have, maybe in time for the 40th anniversary edition in December 2003 or January 2004). It's a pity the BBC can't stop these Ebay sellers who don't return their copies of BBC recordings back to the BBC from selling them on Ebay. What's needed is some sort of incentive to encourage private owners, whether or not they sell their recordings on Ebay to return their recordings to the BBC or at the very least keep their tapes but make a copy for the BBC, as many viewers including myself would like to be able to see more recordings that the BBC once had, including DJ links, such as from 1968 editions, one of the years for most vast presenter ranges with 2 presenters working together, comprising presenters like Jimmy Savile, Ed Stewart, John Peel (I never knew he was a presenter then), Lulu, Keith Skues, Tom Edwards, Dave Symonds and many others, but any recoveries from Any of the first 13 years would be enjoyable to see for the first time and to see again for those who saw the wiped editions of Top of the Pops from 1964 to 1977. with these private collectors it is rather tricky, not spooking them and trying not to spend money on buying lost material as this pushes up the price, it seems from some of the postings that some djs and music industry workers did have video recorders in the 1960s there is still hope, we have to track them down and write them nice letters
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Post by Serendipity on Sept 9, 2003 17:33:55 GMT
with these private collectors it is rather tricky, not spooking them and trying not to spend money on buying lost material as this pushes up the price, it seems from some of the postings that some djs and music industry workers did have video recorders in the 1960s there is still hope, we have to track them down and write them nice letters Thanks, William. You've made a very good point. Several owners seem to want a fee before they supply lost material. Even if they kept their own recording but supplied a Copy to the BBC, the quality would be less clear but it would be better than nothing, such as the 1969/1970 montage, both years of which are very scarce for complete editions, three inserts from 1969 and several inserts from 1970. If I ever come across any traders or other owners of Top of the Pops, I will give Edward a bell but if or how long it will be before I come across such people is impossible to tell but hopefully not forever, as you, I and the rest of the team on this forum who love music or/and Top of the Pops would be glad of any more recoveries on top of 6/6/68, 29/1/70, 5/2/70, 26/2/70, 15/10/70? (Not sure if this is a recovered copy), 16/11/72 and 1/2/73, etc. With the Internet and e-mail, the chances of recoveries of Top of the Pops, other music programmes and non-music programmes ought to considerably increase the chances of tracing private owners but as we're agreed, many want a fee for their copies and probably the same goes for many private owners who don't want to give up their recordings but are happy to duplicate them, for a price. If only the 1969/1970 montageman or montagewoman would come forward but with the forthcoming 40th anniversary edition of Top of the Pops, I'd guess that the BBC would be trying to obtain what they can in time for this that they presently don't have. Let's hope so. Wouldn't it be lovely if we could all see the recovery of He's Gonna Step On You Again by John Kongos, What's Your Name? by Chicory Tip, Paper Sun by Traffic, Heartful of Soul by The Yardbirds, I Feel Free by Cream, Captain of Your Ship by Reparata and the Delrons, Rising Sun by Medicine Head, Something Here in My Heart by the Paper Dolls, Moonshine Sally by Mud, Daytona Demon by Suzi Quatro, Funny Funny by The Sweet, White Horses by Jacky {I never saw this series but I love the theme), Who Do You Think You Are? by Candlewick Green, Groovin' with Mr Bloe by Mr Bloe (a harmonica instrumental), Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Beach Boys, more Bee Gees, more CCS, more Herman's Hermits, more Stevie Wonder, more Lulu, more Adam Faith, more Hot Chocolate... The list goes on and the 1960s will probably be much harder to locate but let's hope that more 1960s and 1970s material as a whole will turn up for everyone's enjoyment.
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