TOP OF THE POPS LIST

[ct]

I suspect a lot of these will be UK Gold repeats but I've been offered the following. Could some TOTP expert see if there are any missing editions or rarities amongst this lot please:

26/12/67
15/2/68
6/6/68
27/2/69
29/1/70
5/2/70
26/2/70
29/4/71
30/4/71
1/7/71
22/6/72
28/12/72
1/2/73
26/12/71
20/12/73
27/12/73
2/5/74
8/8/74
4/10/74
25/12/74
2/1/75
20/3/75
10/4/75
28/8/75
4/9/75
23/12/75
1/1/76
1/4/76
15/4/76
22/4/76
13/5/76
20/5/76
27/5/76
17/6/76
24/6/76
8/7/76
5/8/76
25/11/76
26/12/76
6/1/77
3/2/77
10/3/77
11/8/77
27/10/77
17/11/77
15/12/77
22/12/77
25/12/77
26/12/77
9/2/78
16/3/78
27/4/78
25/5/78
6/7/78
24/8/78
5/10/78
19/10/78
16/11/78
14/12/78
19/1/79
5/4/79
12/4/79
7/6/79
2/8/79
27/9/79
4/10/79
15/11/79
29/11/79
25/12/79
7/2/80
13/3/80
10/4/80
25/12/82
30/12/82
13/6/85

[Kev]

Your assumption is correct.

[Neil Barker]

Some of those weren't on UK Gold but none of them are missing.

[William Martin]

Guest-Neil said:

Some of those weren't on UK Gold but none of them are missing.

Is there anyway you can check which are colour recordings?

[ct]

...of the 70s editions:
29/1/70
5/2/70
26/2/70
1/2/73
are in b&w, the rest (post-70) apparently in colour.

[Steven]

I'd be interested in these as well.
Could you e-mail me at [e-mail] ?

[William Martin]

Guest-ct said:

...of the 70s editions:
29/1/70
5/2/70
26/2/70
1/2/73
are in b&w, the rest (post-70) apparently in colour.

ok thanks, just had another idea what are the sound tracks like on the 6/6/68 & 27/2/69 are they complete DJ and all?

[Laurence Piper]

6/6/68 has mute DJ links and 27/2/69 is partially mute (the latter 2/3 of the show). The audio on the first bit of that show is pretty ropey though.

[Keith Brockway]

Guest-ct said:

...of the 70s editions:
29/1/70
5/2/70
26/2/70
1/2/73
are in b&w, the rest (post-70) apparently in colour.

The 16/11/72 surviving edition is also in B&W, although a colour version of Gilbert O'Sullivan`s "Clair" & Rod Stewart & The Faces "Angel" from that edition is also available, probably due to German TV borrowing the clips in their original form.

[Keith Brockway]

I`ve also heard that the surviving colour 30/12/71 edition is in bad shape as well, being mute in a lot of places. Shame it wasn`t on the Neil Reid song.

[ct]

As regards specifically those programmes I've been offered:
6/6/68 yes mute dj links
27/2/69 there's absolutely no mention of any soundtrack fault at all or mute links which are listed on other editions - 1/7/71 for example is another.

[zyxw]

feb 69 does have a fault,,,, crackly

as a lead wasnt conncted properly in the recording process

though it was live and went out perfectly

you will see it from opening to mid sandie shaw, then the lead pushed in........

[zyxw]

26/12/67 BBC edited master
15/2/68 BBC
6/6/68 BBC
27/2/69 BBC
29/1/70 BBC
5/2/70 BBC
26/2/70 BBC

29/4/71 UK Gold onwards unless indicated
30/4/71
1/7/71
22/6/72 BBC
28/12/72 BBC
1/2/73 BBC
26/12/71
20/12/73
27/12/73 BBC
2/5/74
8/8/74
4/10/74
25/12/74
2/1/75
20/3/75
10/4/75
28/8/75
4/9/75
23/12/75
1/1/76
1/4/76
15/4/76
22/4/76
13/5/76
20/5/76
27/5/76
17/6/76
24/6/76
8/7/76
5/8/76
25/11/76
26/12/76
6/1/77
3/2/77
10/3/77
11/8/77
27/10/77
17/11/77
15/12/77
22/12/77
25/12/77
26/12/77 BBC
9/2/78
16/3/78
27/4/78
25/5/78
6/7/78
24/8/78
5/10/78
19/10/78
16/11/78
14/12/78
19/1/79
5/4/79
12/4/79
7/6/79
2/8/79
27/9/79
4/10/79
15/11/79
29/11/79
25/12/79
7/2/80
13/3/80
10/4/80
25/12/82
30/12/82
13/6/85

[Laurence Piper]

I have 27/2/69 here and it definitely is missing DJ sound on a large part of the edition (plus poor sound on the music track earlier on).

[William Martin]

so the master recording was faulty?, seems odd that it was kept then.