pop goes the sixties

[Dave Hassan]

Hello,
what was the format of this show?
Original clips/performances, or stuff from the
existing archives?
What is the archive status of the show itself?
Thanks for any info.

PS I found a Rolling Stones clip of "Gimme shelter"
on the internet supposdly from PGTS. Pretty bad
quality.
thanks,
Dave

[ethantyler]

I know that it exists in its entirety (and I know that thanks to Neil Barker), but that's the only of your questions I can answer.

[Laurence Piper]

Dave said:

Hello,
what was the format of this show?
Original clips/performances, or stuff from the
existing archives?
What is the archive status of the show itself?
Thanks for any info.

It was a Top Of The Pops-style show transmitted on 31/12/69 and looking back at the music of the decade. There were a lot of new studio performances from people such as Sandie Shaw, The Shadows, Adam Faith, The Who, The Tremeloes etc, reprising their hits of previous years. These clips were intersperced with archive footage (such as several songs from The Beatles at Shea Stadium and short clips from past Top Of The Pops shows) and the in-house orchestra / dancers. The Stones colour clip was specially pre-recorded for the show as an insert (which was taped at the same time as one they did for the Xmas day TOTP). The show exists on colour tape and worthy of a full repeat! Hope this helps.

[Laurence Piper]

...forgot to say that it was a BBC-German TV co-production and Jimmy Saville co-hosted.

[Kev]

The Cilla clip looks like it was from one of her shows.

[Pete Seaton]

TOP OF THE POPS Pop Go The Sixties 31/12/69 (BBC1 10.40pm) ©
Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Elfi Von Kalckrueth (1st short / 2nd complete with timing strip) § tracks missing from show v1 (which was from UK Arena repeat)
Who - I can see for miles (Studio)
Adam Faith - What do you want (Studio)
Adam Faith - Someone elses baby (Studio)
Tremeloes - Silence is golden (Studio)
Lulu - Boom bang-a-bang (Studio)
Kenny Ball - Midnight in Moskow (Studio) §
Bachelors - Charmaine (Studio) §
Sandie Shaw - (There’s) Always something there to remind me (Studio)
Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string (German version) (Studio)
Marmalade - Ob la di ob la da (Studio) §
Ascot Dancers with The Johnny Harris Orchestra - (I can’t get no) Satisfaction (Studio)
Kinks - Days (Studio)
Horst Jankowski - Walk in the black forest (Promo) §
Hollies - He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother (Studio)
Helen Shapiro - Walking back to happiness (Studio)
Tom Jones - Delilah (TOTP insert)
Rolling Stones - Gimme shelter (Studio)
Cilla Black - Anyone who had a heart (TV Special)
Shadows - Apache (Studio)
Cliff Richard - Bachelor boy (Studio)
Cliff Richard - Congratulations (Studio)
Beatles - I feel fine (Film from Shea Stadium) §
Beatles - Help! (Film from Shea Stadium) §
Beatles - Twist and shout (Film from Shea Stadium/Credits) §
Credits >> Orchestra Directed by - Johnny Harris,
Musical Associate - <<Unreadable>>, The Ascot Dancers,
Film Editor - Roy <<Unreadable>>,Lighting - <<Unreadable>>,
Sound - Richard Chaimerlain, Costumes by <<Unreadable>>,
Make up - <<Unreadable>>, Design - <<Unreadable>>,
Direction - Stanley Dorfman, Production - Johnnie Stewart,
A Joint Production by BBC and ZDF.

id love the info of the unreadavle as blanked by a big timing strip....

also....

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[Dave Hassan]

Gentlemen,
thanks for the info. Pleased to hear it's still
around. Now, if only they'd dust it down
and show it ! I assume it's B&W? surely that's not
the reason it's not seen the light of day?

Dave

[ethantyler]

Dave said:

Gentlemen,
thanks for the info. Pleased to hear it's still
around. Now, if only they'd dust it down
and show it ! I assume it's B&W? surely that's not
the reason it's not seen the light of day?

Dave

I saw The Kinks' performance of Days this week and that was in colour.

[pete]

its all colour

[Laurence Piper]

[quote author=Laurence Piper
The show exists on colour tape and worthy of a full repeat! [/quote]

Maybe THAT'S why the Kinks clip was colour then? Could be...

[ethantyler]

Laurence said:

Maybe THAT'S why the Kinks clip was colour then? Could be...

Yes, that might explain it. Failing that, it could be that I had some felt tip pens and plenty of time on my hands...

[Peter Chadwick]

It was shown on one of the UKTV satellite channels five or six years ago, minus the Beatles clips, naturally.

[MAFenton]

Pete Seaton said:
"I'd love the info of the unreadable as blanked by a big timing strip...."

Here are those credits in full:

Pop Go The Sixties 31/12/69 (BBC1 10.40pm) ©
Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Elfi Von Kalckreuth [pronounced Kal-Kroyt, apparently]
§ tracks missing from show v1 (which was from UK Arena repeat)

Who - I can see for miles (Studio)
Adam Faith - What do you want (Studio)
Adam Faith - Someone elses baby (Studio)
Tremeloes - Silence is golden (Studio)
Lulu - Boom bang-a-bang (Studio)
Kenny Ball - Midnight in Moskow (Studio) §
Bachelors - Charmaine (Studio) §
Sandie Shaw - (There’s) Always something there to remind me (Studio)
Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string (German version) (Studio)
Marmalade - Ob la di ob la da (Studio) §
Ascott Dancers with The Johnny Harris Orchestra - (I can’t get no) Satisfaction (Studio)
Kinks - Days (Studio)
Horst Jankowski - Walk in the black forest (Promo) §
Hollies - He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother (Studio)
Helen Shapiro - Walking back to happiness (Studio)
Tom Jones - Delilah (TOTP insert)
Rolling Stones - Gimme shelter (Studio)
Cilla Black - Anyone who had a heart (TV Special)
Shadows - Apache (Studio)
Cliff Richard - Bachelor boy (Studio)
Cliff Richard - Congratulations (Studio)
Beatles - I feel fine (Film from Shea Stadium) §
Beatles - Help! (Film from Shea Stadium) §
Beatles - Twist and shout (Film from Shea Stadium/Credits) §

Credits (shown on the programme in English and German)
Orchestra Directed by - Johnny Harris,
Musical Associate - Jack Goddard
The Ascott Dancers
Film Editor - Bill Huthert
Lighting - Ritchie Richardson
Sound - Richard Chaimberlain
Costumes by Bobi Bartlett
Make up - Liz Bandy
Design - Ian Rawnsley
Direction - Stanley Dorfman, Production - Johnnie Stewart,
A Joint Production by BBC and ZDF.

Hope this helps,

Mart.

[Keith Brockway]

Ah Yes, the late great Johnnie Stewart. The former TOTP producer who wanted to archive every TOTP edition from 1967 onwards, but was obviously overuled by a very narrow minded BBC at the time, who finally saw the light around 1977/1978!!