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Post by Mark Leech on Aug 7, 2005 11:58:44 GMT
Was there actually an edition of TOTP broadcast on this date?
On the Database it lists 2 performances (both of which exist from Disco - Tony Christie and Middle Of The Road). Were these just inserts, and if not what else was on this show??
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Post by peteseatonwsmuk on Aug 7, 2005 14:16:26 GMT
confirmation listings are
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
Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) (Film)
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Post by Stephen Doran on Aug 7, 2005 15:55:27 GMT
 only 4 tracks?
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Post by StevePhillips on Aug 7, 2005 21:03:48 GMT
confirmation listings are 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 Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) (Film) Sorry - don't quite follow what you're saying. Are you saying this insert exists at the BBC? Difficult to believe, given the non-appearance (AFAIK) of "Fireball". That would have been re-used now, surely, if it was there (unless it's mute on the tape or something). S. |
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Post by Mark Kerridge on Aug 7, 2005 21:34:51 GMT
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Post by StevePhillips on Aug 7, 2005 23:06:36 GMT
That thread is very confused. I am still wondering if somebody is claiming this Deep Purple performance survives, or not, or what? Seems to me that tape is an insert for edition tx 2/12/71. The DP performance on this was not in-studio, so presume this insert contained Pan's People or audience dancing to this record, or similar. S. |
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Post by peteseatonwsmuk on Aug 7, 2005 23:19:13 GMT
and it looks like i repeated myself again !!! confirmation listings are 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 Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) (Film) |
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Post by Laurence Piper on Aug 8, 2005 7:54:33 GMT
Yes, it's an insert tape. I suspect the date of 23rd refers to when it was dubbed (for ZDF). It contains Tony Christie and Middle Of The Road. No Deep Purple though, sorry.
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Post by Mark Leech on Aug 8, 2005 18:54:07 GMT
One last query about the Database - 13-3-69 only lists 4 acts as well. No shows listed for 18-9-69 or 20-11-69 (I assume there were no shows on these dates??)
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Post by StevePhillips on Aug 8, 2005 19:31:06 GMT
Yes, it's an insert tape. I suspect the date of 23rd refers to when it was dubbed (for ZDF). It contains Tony Christie and Middle Of The Road. No Deep Purple though, sorry. Ah thanks. So despite Mr Seaton's patient repeating of his "confirmation listing" (?) for us mere mortals, he is wrong. Cheers, S. |
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Post by peteseatonwsmuk on Aug 8, 2005 20:52:43 GMT
how do you know that there might have been a show on this date and it's been wiped, and the records are simply missing. besides, why would an insert tape be lodged in the TOTP show database  i am a mortal too |
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Post by peteseatonwsmuk on Aug 8, 2005 20:54:30 GMT
what would be fastinating would be scans of all the surviving PASB's so we can read them ourselves
for the extra info that we don't know
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only 4 tracks?