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Post by Chris Dabbs on Nov 18, 2010 10:29:14 GMT
Yes, Mark, absolutely correct. I have seen no images from SWW's debut TOTP performance - yet, but singer Dave Bartram did remark on a couple of occasions how there was a sparce looking set with just some "furniture" from M&W's set. I have quite a lot of scans from Daily Mirror from this time and I attach from 30/5/74 the piece that says how that night's show was affected.  Attachments:
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Post by Chris Dabbs on Nov 18, 2010 10:38:10 GMT
The Daily Mirror of 23/5/74 made no point of a strike underway anywhere in that day's edition. Attachments:
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Nov 18, 2010 10:44:16 GMT
Excellent work Chris - the 30th May edition featured this line up:-
TOP OF THE POPS 30/05/74
Introduced by Paul Burnett
10cc - Wall street shuffle (Studio)
Alan Price - Jarrow song (Studio) Rpt
Arrows - A touch too much (Studio) Rpt
Cliff Richard - (You keep me) Hangin’ on (Studio) Rpt
Cockney Rebel - Judy teen (Studio) Rpt
David Cassidy - If I didn’t care (Promo)
Mouth & MacNeal - I see a star (Studio) Rpt
Showaddywaddy - Hey rock and roll (Studio) Rpt
Isley Brothers - Summer breeze (Disc/Pan’s People)
Rubettes - Sugar baby love (Studio) Rpt
The 23/05/74 edition's listing by the Daily Mirror is a typical 'in advance' listing.
Obviously, things were back to normal - briefly, prior to the technician's strike - by 6/6/74, as evidenced by the Bad Company 'Can't Get Enough' clip that was partially shown on Jools Holland recently and was a formerly uncatalogued Bob Pratt tape.
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Nov 18, 2010 10:47:48 GMT
I am also curious as to whether the Pan's People dance and 10cc's performance were inserts or, in the latter case a promo film.
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Post by Barry Edwards on Nov 21, 2010 16:18:19 GMT
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Nov 22, 2010 8:43:44 GMT
Great find, Barry!
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