Lift Off With Ayshea

[Stephen Doran]

Im sure I read somewhere Viv didn't like Urban Spaceman Neil wrote it

[SydV]

Apr 27, 2013 9:05:23 GMT Stephen Doran said:

Im sure I read somewhere Viv didn't like Urban Spaceman Neil wrote it

Yeah, I've read that too.
Does seem a bit odd that they'd perform "Urban Spaceman" a year after release, but it might have been deemed the most appropriate choice for the "Lift Off" audience and, with it being broadcast on the final day of 1969, presented as one of the big hits of the year (It was still in the charts in January/February).

[williammcgregor]

Lift-Off

updates from the 1970 NME

15/8/70 page 11 Granada TV's pop series for children "Lift -Off" which had a successful run last winter, returns for a new season on Wednesday, October 7th (4:55pm) Producer Muriel young is looking for new singers and groups to be featured in the "Go New Now" spot in the show.


David Essex on the 14/10/70 show (negotiations with Bread)

Des O'Connor on the 18/11/70 show

Horace Faith, Dave Berry and Barbara Ruskin on the 25/11/70 show

checked Lost Shows and IMDB also had a good look at previous info on Lift-Off threads and can't see the above info? if I've missed it I do apologise.

William

[jerryg]

Great stuff once again william ,i really do appreciate you researching lift off ,i wonder if bread did appear ,i cant see it myself ,and i didnt know horace faith appeared on the show ,it must have been with his hit from autumn 1970 ,black pearl,please if you see any more info on the show ,could you let us know ,many thanks.

[williammcgregor]

thanks Jerryg

I'll try and find out if Bread did appear?

and I'd never heard of Horace faith before, so this forum does
expand your pop music knowledge.


regards William

[jerryg]

Thanks very much william ,yes i wonder if bread did make it to the granada studios in 1970,any listings at all william on the series from aug 1971.

[jerryg]

Hi william ,is there any mention at all on the lift off info,about the dancers on the show ,they were called,The Feet ,and choreographed by ken martyne,cheers mate.

[williammcgregor]

Lift Off Update

Record Mirror June 24th 1972

This is from the readers page

Having got home early from work one day I tuned in to the TV and the 'Lift Off'programme. Along comes the record 'American pie' by Don McLean and while this excellent record is telling the World about a tragic death the film on 'Lift Off'showed some feller running off with a great big pie!!
He was then chased while this pie seemed to get bigger.
The film had nothing to do with the record and altogether it was in rather bad taste.
This sort of thing happens too often and I think it gives a bad impression to the kids of what the music scene is like.PETER FREESTONE, 7 Bartlow Road, Castle Camps, Cambridge, CB1 6SY

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I'd love to give Ayshea this back.

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The Gary Glitter screencap you post is from 'GTK' in Australia and has been on the collectors circuit for a good decade.
What leads you to believe this footage originates from 'Lift Off'?

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_vgOuIUzdY onscreen graphics by ABC Australia which are not on the actual tape.

The time slate states actual filming took place at television international London Portobello Rd, could have been a Lift off insert as it was for GTK.

Actual member of Glitter Band who was at the filming says this: "it's from Lift off long time since I've seen this lol"



The performance screen grab is NOT from the ABC tape or off the above youtube link.

The hanging star set is the same as these:




www.theglitterband.co.uk/fan-area/photo-galleries/210/

Granada international Television London office, where Murial had an office, the odds against this not being from lift off are dropping.

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From ABC Archives

[various segments] [moving images] : Gary Glitter; AJC Inquiry; Date of recording 24 October 1974. 1 of 1 magnetic tracks (03 min 02 sec) : sprocketed magnetic film final mix; 16mm, sound
Contents date range
24 Oct 1974 - 24 Oct 1974

Location
Sydney

Physical format
AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDS (allocated at series level)

TITLE: GTK - Gary Glitter - "I Didn't Know I Loved You"; [compilation reel]

CATEGORY: moving image FORMAT: magnetic film QUANTITY: 1 of 1 reels
DURATION: 31 min 31 sec TYPE: 16mm final mix

STATUS: preservation
material


Contents date range
02 Apr 1973 - 02 Apr 1973


Series number
C475

Location
Sydney

Physical format
AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDS (allocated at series level)

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Only when you look at the actual footage, the Glitter set is nothing like the stars on the Bowie stills from Lift Off. The Glitter set resembles the fold out mobile tinsel decorations we used to put in our front rooms in the 1970's.
The slate you show also would be a Granada one surely if it was a performance for 'Lift Off'?

[jerryg]

it was good to see ayshea brough the other night on granadaland doc,its the first time ive seen ayshea since she last appeared on our tv screens back in 1974 ,im sure the good lady could tell us plenty of info of who appeared on the show ,according to the lift off lists, gary glitter appeared on lift off in 1973 and 1974 ,but as we well know documentation on wiped tv shows,is not always accurate ,so it would be good if we could find out if the gary glitter clip from 1972 is from lift off or not ,although as it as been said ,the show was definitley recorded in the manchester tv studios.