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Post by john mcintyre on Mar 24, 2012 2:23:10 GMT
hi guys just logged on found a colour version of lay down by the strawbs in the same vain as hot chocolate youll always be a f friend ,sorry but dont know how to post link but got it from here youtu.be/G0sJWfd2POc |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 9:53:11 GMT
Yes, they're from the same edition. The recording has a low colour signal but I see someone has been doing tests to retrieve it! Very nice to see.
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Post by nicadare on Mar 24, 2012 10:27:31 GMT
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Post by Les Cotton on Mar 24, 2012 17:50:24 GMT
That's fantastic...thanks for posting. I put the link on Strawb's Facebook Fan page too at - www.facebook.com/groups/125319430894924/I can tell you, Dave Lambert still has that jacket ! On one of the bands other, sadly wiped, TOTP appearances, two of the guitars were actually plugged into each other as a protest against having to mime (only vocal was Live)  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 18:16:23 GMT
Three Strawbs TOTP performances in existence is a much better record than many other acts of that time... always intrigued me that 3 complete shows that got preserved featured them especially given how little there is left from that era. The Hangman and The Papist must be one of the most intense performances I've ever seen on TOTP!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 20:16:11 GMT
There are five surviving Strawbs TOTP performances, not three, so it's even better. Unfortunately nothing by Hudson-Ford.
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Post by Rob Moss on Mar 24, 2012 21:02:14 GMT
That's a pretty idiotic thing to say. There are all sorts of reasons why material was wiped, and all sorts of reasons why it was deemed unnecessary to keep everything, none of which had anything to do with intelligence. To insinuate that the archivist at the time wiped TOTP because they were thick is, frankly, offensive. |
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Post by nicadare on Mar 24, 2012 22:02:07 GMT
That's a pretty idiotic thing to say. There are all sorts of reasons why material was wiped, and all sorts of reasons why it was deemed unnecessary to keep everything, none of which had anything to do with intelligence. To insinuate that the archivist at the time wiped TOTP because they were thick is, frankly, offensive. But true.  |
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Post by Jeff Leach on Mar 24, 2012 22:19:34 GMT
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Post by Paul Watkins on Mar 24, 2012 22:21:07 GMT
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Post by Les Cotton on Mar 25, 2012 9:51:27 GMT
There are five surviving Strawbs TOTP performances, not three, so it's even better. Unfortunately nothing by Hudson-Ford. I can only think of four suriving TOTP actual Strawbs ? Hangman and the Papist - 1971 Lay Down - 1972 Part Of The Union - 1973 Back In The Old Routine - 1977 also two Hudson Ford appearances - Burn Baby Burn - 197? Are You Dancing - 1977 also The Monks (featuring Hudson Ford) - Nice Legs Shame About The Face - 1978 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 10:00:40 GMT
There's also "Shine On Silver Sun", TOTP 27/9/1973.
I wasn't aware of "Burn Baby Burn", so thanks for mentioning.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 10:04:48 GMT
Strawbs The Hangman and The Papist must be one of the most intense performances I've ever seen on TOTP! Yes. It always amuses me though when the number finishes with Dave Cousins in full angst mode and the next act coming crashing in so cheerfully straight afterwards: Middle Of The Road's Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep! This illustrates better than anything the disparity of styles which could feature on TOTP. |
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Post by Les Cotton on Mar 25, 2012 10:33:15 GMT
There's also "Shine On Silver Sun", TOTP 27/9/1973. I wasn't aware of "Burn Baby Burn", so thanks for mentioning. Doh ! How could I forget that one...thanks for reminding me. It features Dave Lambert playing a very rare tiny Vox Winchester guitar...only 12 ever made. The body is a Vox wahwah pedal !! |
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Post by Les Cotton on Apr 1, 2012 11:59:21 GMT
>STRAWBS
Here's the known surviving TOTP Strawbs stuff -
>01/07/71 : "The Hangman & The Papist"
>16/11/72 : "Lay Down"
>25/01/73 : "Part Of The Union"
>27/09/73 : "Shine On Silver Sun"
>02/06/77 : "Back In The Old Routine"
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>HUDSON-FORD
>01/09/77 : "Are You Dancing?"
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>MONKS
>26/04/79 : "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face"
>10/05/79 : "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face"
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