Multi-Coloured Music Show

[Sal Mohammed]

Just been looking at this website
www.saturdaymornings.co.uk/features/spinoffs.shtml

I know all the episodes of Swap Shop no longer exist but do the music compilations survive in the BBC archives or did anyone out there record any of these.

Multi-Coloured Music Show - 1980
The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
Godley & Crème – Strange Apparatus
Dollar – Love’s Got a Hold of My Mind
Sad Café – Everyday Hurts
The Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star
Gary Newman – Cars
Barbara Dixon – Caravan
Suzi Quatro – She’s In Love With You
Blondie – Union
10cc – 125
Selecter – On My Radio
Revillos – Motorbike Beat
Dr Hook – When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman
Matchbox – Rockabilly Rebel
Darts – Reet Petite
Cliff Richard – Carrie
The Police – So Lonely
The Police – Walking on the Moon
Boomtown Rats – Someone’s Looking at You
Queen – Save Me

Multi-Coloured Music Show - 1981
The Look - I am the Beat
The Pretenders - Talk of the Town
Jona Lewis - Stop the Cavalry
The Stray Cats - The Stray Cat Strut
Ginger - Blind Date
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
The Quick - Young Men Drive Fast
The Police - Da Doo Doo Da Da Da Da
Madness - You're an Embarassment
Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene
Brown Sauce - I Wanna be a Winner
Nick Straker Band - Leaving on a Midnight Train
The G.B. Band - You Can't Catch Me
Elvis Costello - Ode to the Hoover Factory
Adam and the Ants - Ant Music
Shakin' Stevens - The Shooting Gallery
Status Quo - There's Something About You Baby I Like
XTC - Sergeant Rock

Multi-Coloured Music Show - 1982 (Part 1)
J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame
The Jam – Absolute Beginners
Shakin’ Stevens – This ‘Ole House
Sheena Easton – Just Another Broken Heart
Bad Manners – Bueno Serra
Bucks Fizz – The Land of Make Believe
Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark – Sovenir
After The Fire – Rich Boys
Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love
XTC – Ball and Chain
Phil Lynott – Yellow Pearl
10cc – Don’t Turn Me Away
10cc – Don’t Ask
ABC – Poison Arrow
The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Multi-Coloured Music Show - 1982 (Part 2)
Altered Images – I Could Be Happy
Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
Human League – Love Action
Adam And The Ants – Prince Charming
Spandau Ballet – Instinction
The Dots – Helen in Your Headphones
Depeche Mode – I Just Can’t Get Enough
Chas Jankel – Questionnaire
Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Godley and Crème – An Englishman In New York
Toyah – It’s A Mystery
Bill Wyman – A New Fashion
Duran Duran – Girls On Film
Staus Quo – Rock ‘n Roll


Mike Read's Replay Selection - 1983 (Part 1)
JoBoxers – Boxer Beat
Altered Images – Don’t Talk To Me About Love
Bad Manners – Sampson and Delilah
Sgt. Frog – Butterfly Ball
Blancmange – Living on the Ceiling
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Kissing the Pink – The Last Film
Kevin Rowland and Dexys Midnight Runners – Let’s Get This Straight
Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know

Mike Read's Replay Selection - 1983 (Part 2)
Tracey Ullman – Breakaway
Orchestra Manoeuvres in the Dark – Telegraph
Madness – Our House
Goofy – You Can Always Be No. 1
Bucks Fizz – Run For Your Life
The Kids From Fame – Friday Night
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
Kajagoogoo – Ooh To Be Ah
Spandau Ballet – True

Mike Read's Replay Selection - 1984 (Part 1)
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Eddie Grant - 'Til I Can't Take Love No More
Thompson Twins - You Take Me Up
Wang Ching - Dance Hall Days
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
The Icicle Works - Love is a Wonderful Colour
The Police - Synchronicity II
Savage Process - My Soul Unwraps Tonight
Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down
Culture Club - It's a Miracle
Van Halen - Jump
Chris Rea - I Don't Know What it is But I Love It

Mike Read's Replay Selection - 1984 (Part 2)
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
Heaven 17 - Crushed by the Wheels of Industry
Slade - Run Run Away
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
The Style Council - My Ever Changing Mood
Will Powers - Smile
Shakin' Stevens - A Love Worth Waiting For
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Howard Jones - New Song
Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

[garyjordanbrum]

Slade's Bassist Jim Lea solo project the Dummies, with wife Lou & brother Frank.
www.jimleamusic.com/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxBBdWrad7E



Also released as The China Dolls One Hit Wonder

[Jeff Lewis]

I've got 'My Ever Changing Mood' by the Style Council clip. I even put it on Youtube for a while until the BBC had my account closed for putting some TOTP clips.

[Paul Watkins]

Not sure if any still exist (they should from 1980's)
Not all the tracks were performed on Swap Shop, some were just the video promos.
Off the top of my head, i recorded these from the 1981 show:

The Look - I am the Beat
The Stray Cats - The Stray Cat Strut
Madness - You're an Embarassment (video promo)
Brown Sauce - I Wanna be a Winner
Adam and the Ants - Ant Music
Shakin' Stevens - The Shooting Gallery
XTC - Sergeant Rock.

I also had a quick look on YouTube, couldn't find any on there

[Richard Hunter]

I've got the following :-

Edited version of the 1980 show most of Edmonds links are missing. Godley & Creme, Gary Numan, 10CC,Selector,Revillos,Boomtown Rats missing

MCMS 1982 Pt 1
I have all acts up to and Inc OMD remainder of show missing.

MCMS 1982 Pt 2
Complete up to Tight Fit then missing up to half way through Status Quo.

[Dave Hall]

If you have a good look round the Saturday Morning site you'll find that they have complete recordings of the music shows.

www.saturdaymornings.co.uk/svgallery.shtml?show=swapshop

www.saturdaymornings.co.uk/archive/archiveshow.shtml?cat=Videos%20and%20DVDs

[James C]

Does anyone know if there have been any SWAP SHOP episode recoveries recently, how many complete editions still exist?

[stevehoare61]

well certainly 1981 and 82 part1 do, as I have copies.