TOTP all surviving shows 1964-75 w/tracklisting

[Mark Kerridge]

The audience dancing is most likely to Horace Faith - "Black Pearl" - clip from the TOTP2 website:

www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/f/faith_horace/video/horace_faith_black_pearl.ram

Plus here is the Baskin & Copperfield performace as reshown in TOTP2:

www.dailymotion.com/related/2737202/tag/baskin/video/x2fhyz_baskin-copperfieldbefore-rubettes_music

[Simon Mclean]

Thanks to both of you - very helpful!

Incidentally, do we know who the man in the extraordinary shirt actually is? I guessed he was Johnny Johnson as 'Blame It On The Pony Express' can be heard in the background while he's being interviewed by Tony Blackburn, but as that bit's mute it's a bit hard to tell! He could equally be Horace Faith, but I can't find a decent picture of either of them to check.

[Chris Barratt]

I've got both the February 1970 shows so they can't be that rare.
What I'd give for those 70-73 shows though....

jonny said:

dinsdale said:

There are more full '67-'76 editions not listed here. These are..

05/02/70

26/02/70

15/10/70

14/01/71

25/02/71

16/11/72

25/01/73

27/09/73

11/10/73

27/12/73

11/04/74

15/08/74

27/12/74

27/02/75 (5 performances)

13/03/75

24/07/75

23/12/75

thanks dinsdale. i hope youre rite.

if all those eps you listed really exist then
they must be under very strict lock n key & only
in the bbc bunker at windmill rd or they wud
have surfaced by now on the trading scene.
can anyone confirm seeing these anywhere?

or if theres any collectors out there
with any of these eps then please message
me asap.

[john mcintyre]

high can anybody tell me when the first totp was recorded in colour and who was on the show and also if any the clips have survived thanks

[john mcintyre]

cant remember the 15-10 70 show and am sorryif ive got the wrong man but i remember seeing a clip of the footballer peter maranello who had just signed for arsenal form hibs presenting records to the best dancers dont know if it was that show but hope it helps

[Stephen Doran]

That was earlier in 1970 about February.

[lpmoderator]

macky said:

high can anybody tell me when the first totp was recorded in colour and who was on the show and also if any the clips have survived thanks

This would probably have been the first edition to be transmitted after 15/11/69 (the day colour began on BBC-1). I forget the actual date offhand but it would have been the twenty-something of November! No clips survive as far as I know although there is in existence a bit of what appears to be a (colour) studio runthrough for the audience dancing to Sugar Sugar. I recall such a thing occurring in the show at this time myself (Nov / Dec 1969) and on other occasions they showed the cartoon clip of the song.

[Andy Howells]

lpmoderator said:

macky said:

high can anybody tell me when the first totp was recorded in colour and who was on the show and also if any the clips have survived thanks

This would probably have been the first edition to be transmitted after 15/11/69 (the day colour began on BBC-1). I forget the actual date offhand but it would have been the twenty-something of November! No clips survive as far as I know although there is in existence a bit of what appears to be a (colour) studio runthrough for the audience dancing to Sugar Sugar. I recall such a thing occurring in the show at this time myself (Nov / Dec 1969) and on other occasions they showed the cartoon clip of the song.

Possibly the 20th November - I have the Radio Times at home which makes interesting reading! One of the first programmes BBC1 put out when starting colour TV was actually a Charlie Chaplin film!

[bongomag]

macky said:

high can anybody tell me when the first totp was recorded in colour and who was on the show and also if any the clips have survived thanks

It was the 28th or 29th November - I know Thelma Houston was on it doing a Rolling Stones number (think it was Jumpin Jack Flash)

Keith Badman used to a brilliant article every month in 'Record Collector' in the early 90's called Transmission Impossible. This episode was featured once with a comprehensive run through of the acts featured & episode in general. Seem to recall he stated only small extracts from the show exist although non surfaced to my knowledge

[Peter Elliott]

Yes I remember Badman's article. Thelma did indeed appear performing that song. Dusty Springfield was another act on the show. I can't remember who else was on it since some were not exactly big names. I do remember reading that it began minus titles since the colour title sequence were not yet ready and that it was hosted by - who else? - Jimmy Savile.

From what I remember Badman concluded saying that though the show didn't exist, the BBC held a small amount of colour material from the earliest colour shows. This I presume refers to some of those clips that have popped up on YouTube.

[lpmoderator]

I dug the details out. It was 27/11/69 (there was no edition on 20th for some reason). The line-up was:

(DJ: Jimmy Saville)
Blue Mink,Melting Pot P/A
Dusty Springfield,Brand New Me P/A
Rolf Harris,Two Little Boys P/A
Dave Clark 5,Good Old Rock 'N' Roll P/A
Thelma Houston,Jumping Jack Flash P/A
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition,Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town V/T (from Andy Williams Show)
The Archies,Sugar Sugar PROMO

[Kev Mulrenan]

lpmoderator said:

I dug the details out. It was 27/11/69 (there was no edition on 20th for some reason)

Thursday 20th November 1969
no Top Of The Pops due to Apollo 12 lift off from the moon

[john mcintyre]

thanks everybody for their help

[metalman]

Hi,im trying to find out who played live on totps on june 17th & july 1st 1971.Two acts im looking for are "shirley bassey" & georgie fame.my wife remembers seeing them when she went there,but cant remember what the dates were.jimmey saville was DJ on that day i know that those two dates are correct but dont know which one.

[robb]

snipped out of the uk gold version, but repeated on TOTP2