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Post by jerryg on Jan 14, 2018 21:52:42 GMT
Yes if only I was person who had plenty of money .I would definitely have snapped them up with no hesitation ,and if they were transferable to dvd ,if any pop music fans on here would have wanted a copy ,they could have gladly had one .but unfortunately that would have never been possible because unfortunately I only have enough money to live each week .
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Post by jbuoys on Jan 15, 2018 12:59:20 GMT
I seem to remember there was some talk on here about group funding to purchase them, but that never materialised.
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Post by jerryg on Jan 15, 2018 15:33:12 GMT
If only Ayshea herself had requested Granada when she finished her contract with them,for a few copies or compilation of the show as a keepsake ,I'm sure they would have put one together,but at the time ,whoever thinks to themselves it would be good to look back on this in 40 odd years time.
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Post by jerryg on Jan 15, 2018 15:46:45 GMT
Hi William ,I know there are listings for the Oct 1973 season to Jan 1974 ,but most of the series did have more than 3 guest artists appear ,but most listings so far only have 3 .I have seen a few pics from this season with artists that aren't listed on the list of credits for that series .I've seen a pic of The hollies , Blackfoot sue ,which leads me to think there were more guests than were listed in the TV times ,so if you see any extra info , especially on The Feet ,which you know were the dance troupe ,then any info is more than welcome .thanks William.
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Post by jbuoys on Jan 15, 2018 16:07:05 GMT
If only Ayshea herself had requested Granada when she finished her contract with them,for a few copies or compilation of the show as a keepsake ,I'm sure they would have put one together,but at the time ,whoever thinks to themselves it would be good to look back on this in 40 odd years time. Quite. . . hindsight is a marvelous thing  |
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Post by Nathan Dickel on Jan 30, 2018 3:29:13 GMT
I really don't think there was anything left of lift off from probably 1980 onwards ,the reason I'm guessing this is ,when there has been on the rare occasion a clip shown from lift off with Ayshea ,eg Clive James and a 1970s children's TV DVD with Philip Schofield ,which were both shown or released on video early 1990s ,the same clips of Barry blue ,bay city rollers and Eli Culbertson were shown on both ,and they happen to be on one of the two lift offs that have survived at the time .I personally think that if the shows had still have been in the archives then ,they would have picked a few more memorable clips ,eg Slade, David Bowie ,sweet,wizard etc etc to represent the glory years of lift off .Most of the other pop series around the same time called 45 ,also got wiped ,so I just think they were both junked mid to late 70s ,in my opinion. I suspect that nearly all episodes of “Lift Off” had already been wiped by 1975 or 1976. The series was never shown outside the UK (as far as I know) and I think this sealed its fate. I mentioned earlier in this thread that other early 70s Granada children’s programmes such as “Anything You Can Do” also had a very poor survival rate. It seems that during that era Granada were ruthless in getting rid of children’s programmes that were perceived to be of no further use. In contrast, Granada's “Shang-a-Lang” (first broadcast in the UK in 1975) was shown on various Australian TV channels between 1975 and 1978. All episodes of this series still exist. I believe I’m correct in thinking that all the other music programmes that Muriel Young produced for Granada’s Children’s Department from 1975 onwards also still exist. Perhaps the overseas success of “Shang-a-Lang” convinced Granada that their music programmes for children were worth keeping permanently. Such a policy change wouldn’t have saved “Lift Off” because most of the series had probably already been wiped by then. I Believe we also got it here in NZ. I remember coming across a BCR LP and it had a sticker on it saying something along the lines of 'See The Bay City Rollers on Shang-A-Lang on TV2'. |
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Post by kevinashford on Feb 15, 2018 18:42:54 GMT
Looking around youtube this afternoon I chanced on this clip from Lift Off, from the 29th November 1972 show. It looks as if was filmed from a camera pointed at the tv screen, and the audio has been overdubbed from the 7” single. Even so, given the scarcity of Lift Off footage out there, it’s one to add to the list, assuming it’s not been mentioned here previously. It’s the only tv appearance by Muffin, and the song is their only 7”, Smokey Blues Away.
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Post by jerryg on Feb 15, 2018 22:02:50 GMT
Absolutely great find Kevin,it's definitely is lift off with Ayshea as well,I can tell by the studio set that it's the same set that was used during the autumn and winter 1972 season .thank you for posting.
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Post by jerryg on Apr 28, 2018 21:14:29 GMT
Does anyone with a better knowledge for these things than me, know if anymore editions or clips from lift off ,have been found lately .it would be great if they had ,but id be suprised if any turn up after the search has been on now for quiet a number of years
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Post by richardwoods on Feb 2, 2019 20:51:56 GMT
Quickly skimming through this tread It says that only a couple of later episodes of Lift Off exist. In light of the claims on You tube mentioned in passing in another thread that an episode exists from Dec 72, have any more complete episodes turned up? It would be good to see a list of what is known to exist. youtu.be/kBsFzmCyOAE |
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Post by petercheck on Feb 2, 2019 21:26:37 GMT
As far as I know the only surviving episodes are 13-12-72, 16-10-74 and the final one on 17-12-74.
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Post by Jeff Leach on Feb 3, 2019 21:17:50 GMT
Is this clip of the Sweet from one of the officially Existing episodes ? Click link (We Transfer link) we.tl/t-4wycqnbSKU |
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Post by petercheck on Feb 3, 2019 21:32:15 GMT
Is this clip of the Sweet from one of the officially Existing episodes ? Click link (We Transfer link) we.tl/t-4wycqnbSKUNo. This is from 15-07-74. |
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Post by Jeff Leach on Feb 11, 2019 11:53:51 GMT
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Post by Kev Hunter on Feb 11, 2019 12:08:36 GMT
Looking around youtube this afternoon I chanced on this clip from Lift Off, from the 29th November 1972 show. It looks as if was filmed from a camera pointed at the tv screen, and the audio has been overdubbed from the 7” single. Even so, given the scarcity of Lift Off footage out there, it’s one to add to the list, assuming it’s not been mentioned here previously. It’s the only tv appearance by Muffin, and the song is their only 7”, Smokey Blues Away. That's a pretty obscure song to cover, the original having been written and recorded by A New Generation (Iain and Gavin, the Sutherland brothers) in 1968. Wonder who Muffin were? |
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