TOTP 12/8/76, 8/9/77 and 9/9/82

[Neil Barker]

Was there no TOTP on 12/8/76, or is it just another one that's missing from the database??

[pete]

for some weird reason i have Elton/Kiki there

but maybe it was cancelled due to the olympics ??

anyone witha Radio Times handy

[andrew martin]

There was a TOTP on that date, but it no longer exists - that's not to say that items from it weren't re-used on subsequent editions soon after...

[Jason Hart]

The olympics finished on August 1st, so that couldn't have had anything to do with it.

Looking at the database, there are no repeat performances on subsequent editions that could have originated from an edition broadcast on 12th August.

[Neil Barker]

Thanks Andrew.

I will start trying to work out what was on that edition.

[Jason Hart]

There must have been an edition on 12.8.76, judging by what was on (and not featured) on 5.8.76 and 19.8.76. Some or all of the following would have been on it:

Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak / Stylistics - 16 Bars / Dr Hook - A Little Bit More / Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Stylistics / Now Is The Time - Jimmy James & Vagabonds / Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band / A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy / You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees / You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls / Status Quo - Mystery Song / Elton & Kiki - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

And I reckon Tony Blackburn would have presented it.

[Keith B]

I don`t ever remember any kind of strike action in that long hot summer of 1976, so i think it would be safe to assume there was an edition that has got lost along with the paperwork for it.

[andrew martin]

There definitely was an edition tx'd on that date, but the PasB document never arrived - I'll see if I can unearth any details...

[Neil Barker]

I reckon either Wings' "Let 'Em In" or Bryan Ferry's "Price Of Love" were played over the end credits as both songs were played in full the following week.

[Jason Hart]

Neil, sorry to steal your fire there; I know you were working on details from that edition too, but I thought I'd have a quick look and see what I could come up with. Mine isn't a comprehensive list by any means, I'm sure you can come up with something more accurate.

[Neil Barker]

That's OK, Jason. I haven't had a chance to come up with anything yet anyway.

[andrew martin]

Top of the Pops No 645 - 12/8/76 (recorded 11/8/76)

DJ - Tony Blackburn

The Equals (studio) - "Funky Like a Train"
Dr Hook (film) - "A Little Bit More" (2)
Ruby Flipper dance to Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight" (33)
Status Quo (VT) - "Mystery Song" (11)
Guys and Dolls (studio) - "If Only for the Good Times"
Chi-Lites (film) - "You Don't Have to Go" (17)
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds (studio) - "Now is the Time" (5)
Tavares (film) - "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (4)
Ruby Flipper dance to The Bee Gees - "You Should Be Dancing" (10)
James & Bobby Purify (VT) - "Morning Glory" (32)
Cliff Richard (studio) - "I Can't Ask for Any More Than You"
Elton John and Kiki Dee (VT) - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1)
(Play out) Lou Rawls (disc) - "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" (21)

[Mark Kerridge]

Many thanks for your efforts in locating and posting this info Andrew. Its good to get the actual details from the official sources.

[Jason]

Good work, Andrew, Thanks for posting that info. I don't suppose you have a listing for 8.9.77, which is also missing from the database?

[Neil Barker]

Excellent work, Andrew! Thanks for posting that.

Interesting to see that the Equals performed "Funky Like A Train" in the studio. I wonder if Eddy Grant was still in them by that point?