New TOTP find!!!! BROADCAST QUALITY!

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

I am delighted to announce a new discovery of a previously thought as wiped TOTP clip:-
'the Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde' by Georgie Fame from TOTP 21/12/1967 - IN BROADCAST QUALITY!

This was discovered by Forum member Keith Read. He bought it to my attention in a thread on this Forum, shown a part of the Austrian TV pop show Pop Scope, which in 1968 was called Go Go Scope:-

""....Go Go Scope - the most interesting clip is Georgie Fame's January 1968 "Bonnie & Clyde". George is filmed in front of a black painted board in gangster outfit complete with 1920's machine gun. To his right there's a crowd dancing in a studio behind which is ...... a large above stage mounted back projection screen showing psychedellic moving shapes of the type used on TOTPs at the time!
I see that Georgie Fame did indeed appear on TOTPs in January 1968 performing that song which at the least is coincidental so this is a "possible missing 1968 TOTPs clip"
Some very effective stroboscopic filming effects were used which time to the gun fire at the end of the track - quite a find!""

From the information and visuals that Keith had, I contacted Keith Badman and he has confirmed that it is a missing TOTP clip that Keith Read had found.

The clip, I have ascertained is actually from 21/12/67, as opposed to 1968. The clip WAS shown on TOTP and Austrian TV in 1968, but was only performed live ONCE on TOTP on this episode:-

""TOP OF THE POPS 21/12/67 (7.30pm - 8.00pm)
Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Keith Skues
Chris Farlowe - Handbags & gladrags (Studio)
Gene Pitney - Something’s gotten hold of my heart (Studio) Rpt
Georgie Fame - Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde (Studio)
Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites (Studio)
Four Tops - Walk away Renee (Promo)
Tom Jones - I’m coming home (Studio)
Val Doonican - If the whole world stopped loving (Studio)
Beatles - Hello goodbye (NEMS stills footage)""
(details from Pete Seaton's excellent Poptastic site)

On behalf of all TOTP collectors I would like to thank Keith Read for finding this clip and all his help, and also to Keith Badman for his knowledge.

[Deleted]

If this is indeed from TOTP, I hope someone such as Kal can negotiate the return of a copy to the BBC archives. Potentially good news though, Ray.

Can someone post a few stills?

[Paul Watkins]

That's great news that it turned out to be from totp after all. Well done Ray & Keith for spotting that one.

any screen grabs?

If 'go go scope' did have some sort of arrangement with the BBC, how many more clips could there be in that archive?.
Does anyone have an episode guide?

[Deleted]

I think it was established in another thread that the programme was a one-off. It would be good if it was a series though...

[Alan Turrell]

Well done Ray keep up the good work, you just don't know what's out there.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

There could be other things in that archive, potentially.

The BBC were informed about this clip's existence 5 minutes before I started the thread on the board, as were Kal!

There is a thread (Popscope) from this month, that has a lot of info about the show.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

Laurence, Go Go Scope became Popscope, so there may be other things in the archive that are missing, whether from TOTP or more likely promo films.... it's possible.

[Deleted]

I see. So, as you say, there may be more! What we need for starters is an episode guide and a point of contact for the archive to be contacted by Kal or similar.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

We'll work on that. I think a point of contact can be established, because if you look at the thread, the clip was going to come out on DVD in the summer of this year, and still exists in an archive in Austria!

[Deleted]

Yes. As I read it in the other thread though, the Go Go Scope programme from 1968 was a one-off. This could be wrong though. When did it become Pop Scope then? It suddenly seems to start around mid '70s, some years after the other programme.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

Here's a partial list of Popscopes:- POPSCOPE

""Popscope 29.9.1975


John Lennon - Slippin & Slidin
Righteous Brothers - Dream On
Rubettes - I Can Do It
C.C.R. - Sweet Hitchhiker
Lulu - The Man With The Golden Gun
Charles Jerome - Cest Moi
Status Quo - Down Down
Goldie Ens -Goodbye Joe
Ringo Starr - Only You

Popscope 20.12.1975

George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca
Suzie Quatro - I May To Be Young
Leo Sayer - Moonlightning
Abba - S.O.S.
Roger Daltrey - Walk The Dog
Rick Derringer - Hang On Sloopy
Albert Hammond - I´m A Train
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby

Popscope10. 1.1976

Sparks - Get In The Swing
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
Kenji Savada - Fugitive Kind
John Lennon - Stand By Me
Smokey - Dont Play Your Rock´n Roll To Me
Billy Swan - Everythings The Same

Popscope07.03. 1976

Ike + Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limit
Chris Spedding - Motor Biking
Roger Glover - Love Is All
Supertramp - Lady
Nazareth - Holy Roller
Abba - Mamma Mia
Steve Harley + Cockney Rebel - Black Or White
10 CC - I´m Not In Love
Rod Stewart - Sailing

Popscope 04.04.1976

Cat Stevens - Banapple Gas
Sailor - Glass Of Champaign
Kiki Dee - Once A Fool
Cliff Richard - Take Me High
CCR - Heard It Trough The Grapevine
Mud - La La Lucie
Alex Harvey - Gambling Ballroom Blues
Slik - The Boogiest Band In Town
Billy Swan - Dont Be Cruel

Popscope 02.05.1976

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle
Roxy Music - Both Ends Burning
Hawkwind - Silver Machine
Alvin Stardust - Red Dress
Free - All Right Now
Barcley James Harvest - Titles
Status Quo - Rain
First Class - Beach Baby

Popscope30. 5.1976

Sailor - Girls Girls Girls
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery
Hello - Star Studded Sham
Kinks - Apeman
Abba - Fernando
Bay City Rollers - Love Me Like I Love You

Popscope 25.7.1976

Bilbo Baggins - Back Horse
Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed
CCR - Looking Out My Back Door
Eric Carmen - All By Myself
Smokey - Something Making Me Blue
B.T.O. - Roll On Down The Highway
Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Stardet From
Kenny - Hot Lips
Paul Nicholas - Reaggae Like I Used To Be

Popscope 22.8.1976

David Cassidy - Tomorrow
Neil Sedaka - Bad Blood
Joe Cocker - The Letter
Paul Anka - Having My Baby
Bob Dylan - Hurrican
Captain + Tennille - Lonely Night
Splinter - Costafine Town

Popscope 19.09.1976

Bryan Ferry - Lets Stick Together
Hot Chocolate - Man To Man
Stones - Fool To Cry
Captain + Tennille - Shop Around
J. Bastos - Loop Di Love
Gilbert O´Sullivan - Doing What I Know
David Essex - Hold Me Close
Sailor - Glass Of Champaign

Popscope 17.10.1976

Abba - Dancing Queen
Slade - Lets Call It Quits
C.W. McCall - Convoy
Goldie Ens - Disco Baby
Cat Stevens - Fathers And Son
10 CC - I´m Mandy Fly Me
David Bowie - Life On Mars
Rubettes - You´re The Reason Why

Popscope 14.11.1976

David Dundas - Jeans On
Kraftwerk - Antenne
Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance
E.L.O. - Evil Woman
Bian Ferry - Price Of Love
Pop Tops - Hideaway
Sweet - Fox On The Run
Watherloo & Robinson -Mary Jane
Harpo - Horoscope

Popscope 12.12.1976

Twiggy - Here I Go Again
Manfred Mann Blinded By The Light
Abba - Money Money Money
Status Quo - Mystery Song
10 CC - Life Is A Minetrone
Kenny - Its So Nice To Have You Home
Ringo Starr - You Dont Know Me
Bay City Rollers - Only Wanna Be With You

Popscope 16.01.1977

Che & Ray - Burning The Boogie
George Harrison - Crackerbox Palace
Yancey - Southern Lady
Smokie - I´ll Meet You At Midnight
Steeleye Span - London
Alex Harvey - Amos Moses
CCR - Bootleg
Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love
Che & Ray - Burning The Boogie

Popscope 20.03.1977

Olivia Newton John - Every Face Tells A Story
ELO - Living Thing
Steve Miller Band - Rock´n Me
Mud - Nite On The Tiles
Osmonds - Having A Party
Rick Derringer - Hang On Sloopy
Hot Chocolate - Heaven Is On The Backseat Of My Cadyllac
Sweet - The Lies In Your Eyes
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Popscope 20.03.1977

David Essex - I´m Coming Home
Carol Douglas - Midnight Love Affair
Burton Cummings - Stand Tall
Four Seasons - We Can Work It Out
Smokie - Wild Wild Angel
Drifters - Your More That A Number In My Little Red Book
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Cliff Richard - Hey Mr. Dreammaker

Popscope 10.04.1977

Jessie Green - Flip
Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Tina Charles - Dr. Love
Dee Clarke - Ride A Wild Horse
Gary Glitter - It Takes All Night Long
Olivia Newton John - Don´t Stop Believin
Bay City Rollers - Yesterdays Heroes
Heart - Magic Man

Popscope 15.07.1977

ELO - Rockaria
Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France
Guys And Dolls - Your My World
D.J. Scott - Disco Duck
Shadows - Apache
Julie Parsons - I Love Only You
Queen - Tie Your Mother Down
David Dundas - Another Funny Honeymoon
Skybooks - Blue Jeans

Popscope 12.06.1977

Leo Sayer - How Much Love
Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You
Kinks - Sleepwalker
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Schmetterlinge - Boom Boom Boomerang
Kraftwerk - Transeuropa Express
Mc-Guiness Flint - Cest La Vie
Thelma Houston - Dont Leave Me This Way

Popscope 03.07.1977

Rolling Stones - Crazy Mama
Linda Lewis - The Moon And I
Kiss - Hard Luck Woman
Goldie Ens - Disco Baby
Champagne - Rock´n Roll Star
Tina Charles - Rendezvous
Dana - Fairytale
Gilbert O´Sullivan - Doing What I Know

Popscope 31.07.1977

Dead End Kids - Have I The Right
Cat Stevens - Father And Sons
Beatles - Bach In The Ussr
Daniel Boone - Running Around With The Boys Again
Abba - I Do I Do
Bay City Rollers - Its A Game
Björn Skifs - Firefly
CCR - Sweet Hitchhicker

Popscope 28.08.1977

Billy Preston - Nothing From Nothing
Graham Bonnet - Its All Over Now Baby Blue
Garry Glitter - It Takes All Night Long
Cat Stevens - The Old Schoolyard
Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
Sex Pistols - Gad Save The Queen
Springtime - Mr. Captain
Michael Nesmith - Rio

Popscope 25.09.1977

Ringo Starr - Drowning In The Sea Of Love
Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way
Space - Magic Fly
Smokie - Its Your Life
John Cristy - My Darling
Pepe Lienhard Band - Swiss Lady
Goldie Ens - Get Moving
Frankie Miller - Be Good To Yourself
Heart - Crazy On You

Popscope 23.10.1977

10 CC - Good Morning Judge
Roger Taylor - I Wanna Testify
John Forde - Star Dance
Showaddywaddy - You´ve Got What It Takes
David Bowie - Be My Wife
Denny Laine - Moondreams
Rosetta Stone - The Sunshine Of Your Love
Burton Cummings - Never Had A Lady Before
Kiss - Love ém And Leave ém""

[Deleted]

Yes but these start at 1975. Were there any earlier, between 1968 and 1974? I can't see any link betweek Go Go Scope and this show though, despite the title. It would be interesting to see what acts were in earlier editions (if there were any) as they would contain potentially more missing TOTP.

It's amazing though that in this age of the internet, no one has the full info on this series (or even of it's status as a home for possible TOTP clips). Amazing but - at the same time - encouraging as regards what other shows may similarly be sitting in a vault waiting to be discovered!

[nicadare]

""TOP OF THE POPS 21/12/67 (7.30pm - 8.00pm)
Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Keith Skues
Chris Farlowe - Handbags & gladrags (Studio)
Gene Pitney - Something’s gotten hold of my heart (Studio) Rpt
Georgie Fame - Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde (Studio)
Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites (Studio)
Four Tops - Walk away Renee (Promo)
Tom Jones - I’m coming home (Studio)
Val Doonican - If the whole world stopped loving (Studio)
Beatles - Hello goodbye (NEMS stills footage)""
(details from Pete Seaton's excellent Poptastic site)

Nice to see that old TOTP clips are still being recovered.
Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites (Studio) would be my favourite from this episode because it's so rare, so unfortunate they didn't perform this track on Beat Club even though they went to the Bremen studios in the late '60s.

[Deleted]

There is a live version existing in Beat Beat Beat though, fortunately. I'd like to see this series get a complete box set release eventually.

[Keith Read]

Until this summer it seemed that GoGo Scope was just a one off show repeat transmitted on two European networks in 1991, one Dutch one German (I Sat)
Copies existed in VHS quality only which probably is where the youtube Paper Dolls clip on the Popscope thread originates.

However in August 2010 I received two DVD's containing the known edition and two new discoveries in full DVD quality all from 1968 (one colourised).
Further enquiries need to be made with our German and Austrian friends on this forum who may have access to additional archive information.

I will need to study carefully the id free recordings for other items however I can say the title of the second Love Affair track is the B side to the featured "Everlasting Love" entitled "Gone Are The Songs Of Our Lives" plus a Buckinghams 1967 promo.
One of the other editions feature seveal Equals promo's of singles which were not major hits including an item filmed on a UK seaside pier.
I will need to cross reference using my CD collection for titles or the smart phone application called "Shazam" which is very useful indeed.

I will post as complete track details as I can at a later time.

A quick note regarding Simon Dupree and The Big Sound - some live concert footage exists of "Daytime Nightime" and "Reservations" in a BBC Man Alive documentary from 1967 which I believe from memory is called "The Swingers"
This definately exists.


Regards
Keith