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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2012 14:27:23 GMT
Is this the way to amarillo (18) y Softly Whispering I love you (4) y Sleepy Shores (8) y I'd like to teach the world to sing y (1) theme from onedin line (15) y I wanna go back there again (-) x Mother of mine (2) y Stoney end (-) x Morning (13) y (and on the final line of the page squeezed together...) Jeepster (2) Ernie (1) yy I'm aware of the BJ Arnau record (or Beechey Arnow as I knew her off the radio at the time:) but the Stoney End track is a puzzle. It was a hit that I'd got on tape in Singapore some months earlier (for Barbara Streisand) and it had already been a minor hit in the UK. Its a great Laura Nyro track (love her songs, by the Fifth Dimension or herself) but not at all sure why it was on... This is the surviving episode from 30/12/1971. Pans People danced to Stoney End on deck of the HMS Triumph, but I agree it was a strange choice as the record had long gone from the charts. "Jeepster" was also a Pans People performance. |
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 15, 2012 17:00:26 GMT
How can anyone 'dis' the lovely Dana? I have that single in my collection (something not many can say). "Circles" was, of course, written by the wonderful (and very much missed) Harry Chapin, though it is meant to be called "Circle" (which is what they sing). I was politely rebuked a while ago when I too stated that that Dana record was "awful" as is that New Seekers one... and I haven't changed my mind! That incomplete edition is for me, pretty dire and dull with only Argent and The Move being the only decent records on it and whilst I'm glad they've survived I do sometimes wish a better edition from 1972 had been captured. Each to their own of course, but for me, Dana seemed to be part of that BBC MOR brigade that enabled them to sneak on to TOTP when it suited the BBC. Just my worthless opinion of course! Thanks Philip, all opinions are interesting, it would be too dull if we all thought the same:) I was 13 when the New Seekers peaked, so Ive a soft spot for their brand of inoffensive pop, at least the early stuff. I don't mind MOR either, providing it's well-done MOR. I apply that principle to all genres of music - if it's well-done I like it! cheers  |
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 15, 2012 17:17:47 GMT
Is this the way to amarillo (18) y Softly Whispering I love you (4) y Sleepy Shores (8) y I'd like to teach the world to sing y (1) theme from onedin line (15) y I wanna go back there again (-) x Mother of mine (2) y Stoney end (-) x Morning (13) y (and on the final line of the page squeezed together...) Jeepster (2) Ernie (1) yy I'm aware of the BJ Arnau record (or Beechey Arnow as I knew her off the radio at the time:) but the Stoney End track is a puzzle. It was a hit that I'd got on tape in Singapore some months earlier (for Barbara Streisand) and it had already been a minor hit in the UK. Its a great Laura Nyro track (love her songs, by the Fifth Dimension or herself) but not at all sure why it was on... This is the surviving episode from 30/12/1971. Pans People danced to Stoney End on deck of the HMS Triumph, but I agree it was a strange choice as the record had long gone from the charts. "Jeepster" was also a Pans People performance. Thanks for that Andreas, the song doesnt even have anything to do with ships! How very odd! cheers john |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2012 18:13:44 GMT
Thanks Philip, all opinions are interesting, it would be too dull if we all thought the same:) I was 13 when the New Seekers peaked, so Ive a soft spot for their brand of inoffensive pop, at least the early stuff. I don't mind MOR either, providing it's well-done MOR. I apply that principle to all genres of music - if it's well-done I like it! cheers Aye... I do enjoy some MOR, Scott and the Walker Brothers being big faves here and Matt Monro. The New Seekers did some fine pop songs... really enjoy "Never Ending Song Of Love" myself. |
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 15, 2012 18:20:46 GMT
Thanks Philip, all opinions are interesting, it would be too dull if we all thought the same:) I was 13 when the New Seekers peaked, so Ive a soft spot for their brand of inoffensive pop, at least the early stuff. I don't mind MOR either, providing it's well-done MOR. I apply that principle to all genres of music - if it's well-done I like it! cheers Aye... I do enjoy some MOR, Scott and the Walker Brothers being big faves here and Matt Monro. The New Seekers did some fine pop songs... really enjoy "Never Ending Song Of Love" myself. Oh I love Scott Walker too, and you picked the New Seekers best single:) |
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 15, 2012 18:35:24 GMT
OK I've 10 mins before my beloved Dr Who (I was there in 1963 and have reviews and pics I did at school of early 60's episodes "What I Did At The Weekend" : basically I watched Dr Who & Thank Your Lucky Stars. Reassuring to know nearly 50 years on Ive changed so much...sci fi and pop.
so...here'a another TOTP:
Nut Rocker
Take Me bak 'ome
Supersonic Rocket Ship
Rockin' Robin
Oh Girl
do wacka do wacka day
Circles
Little Willy
Vincent
Rock & Roll Part 2
spelling mistakes and lack of other info as written...
Me, loved Nut Rocker (bought the 45, previously bought Bernadette Four Tops) oh was I gutted when the electric fire was placed too close to the record rack and melted my two newest singles along with 20 Star Tracks.
The KInks was a goodie, I was into all of the sci-fi flavoured chart hits of this time, Starman, Rocket Man, ...and anything that sounded futuristic, synths whatever.
I saw the remaining Chi-lite a year or two back, whimpered like a baby at all the tearjerkers, Eugene Record is an under-appreciated soul great. The Hits CD is fab. Michael Jackson, of course, megastar in the making, but he was the same age as me and Donny. His vocals were best in 1972, much as I love the later stuff, this was his least-satisfying bit of fluff. Slade were consistently fun, and occasionally brilliant. The 2 previous singles I loved, this I liked. Gilbert: this was his last charming hit until Christmas Song, as he crossed over to the dark side and became pop and (even more) maudlin. Sweet, also poptastic faves of mine, this was their last early funpop stuff, from WigWam Bam on they got glamtastic and increasingly frenzied and exciting. Show me someone that doesn't like Ballroom Blitz and err...I'll try and show them the error of their ways.
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 15, 2012 19:38:36 GMT
...and another...
Fireball (13) y
Horse With No Name (3) y
I just Can't help beleiving (6) y
Brand New Key (4) y
Love Potion - Coasters (-) x
Is this the way to Amarillo (18) y
Soley Soley (5) y
It must be love (15) y
Stay With Me (5) y
I'd like to teach the world to sing (1) y
Theme from "The Persuaders:. (13) y
I'm sure America did at least one TOTP appearance, I remember them well, Tony Christie bound to be on, and Soley Soley I loved - I loved Sally and Middle Of The Road, even some of their flops, and I remember they had one filmed sequence singing it, I think it was a ship or somewhere sunny, but dont recall them doing a studio appearance (unlike their first two hits).
I have no idea what the Coasters was doing on, surely it's a 50's oldie that hadnt been a reissued hit? Labi Siffre was fantastic, I loved this ong from the moment I heard it, Alan freeman was playing it back in sept/oct 1971, as he was also playing the fab Hold Your Head Up, took months to make the chart. Faces? great stuff, before Rod took the bland covers route and started writing great songs less and less. Finally, John barry, what a composer. What a great theme tune too!
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 15, 2012 19:55:47 GMT
...and another, on the page just before a list headed "Ones I Want A Lot". Sadly, I still am missing a few of the ones I never managed to tape or buy!:
Hand Me Down (no artist, but think it was Tony Burrows)
Stubborn As A Mule - Quentin (don't recall anything about it, other than I liked it!)
Old Fashioned Love Song - Ashyea Brough (its a great Paul Williams song, she did an ok version)
I Wanna Go Back There Again - Beechy Arno (aka BJ Arnau!)
Where Did They Go - Sandie Shaw (loved Sandie. Her last single of note till Morrissey, this one was on TOTP, remember her doing it)
Moon River - Greyhound (11) y
Where did our love go (8) y
Let's Stay together - Al green (6) y
A Horse with No Name - America (3) y
Mother of Mine (2) y
Stay With Me (5) y
If you really love me - Stevie Wonder (20) y
Onedin Line y (15)
My World - bee gees y (16)
I'd like to teach y (1)
family affair y (15)
I'm going to sound ongoing enthusiastic here, but I am. Love the Bee Gees, one of their lesser tracks though, ditto Stevie Wonder. Al green is fab, Sly & The Family Stone fab too (I saw what was probably their last ever live show the other year in Bournemouth - didn't come on stage till nearly midnight, microphone's not working, Sly was in a neck brace and disabled, did about 6 numbers, and the band got booed off stage by the crowd once he left the stage - a sad end to a great band, but one of the most memorable concerts Ive seen! for the wrong reasons...)
Onedin Line? ahem, not bad, just a bit dull..
I'm sure Al Green never sang on TOTP for this hit, don't think Donnie Elbert did either though, so might be wrong about one of 'em as they are listed 2nd and third. Onedin Line was a film, doubt Stevie Wonder appeared, but the others did at some stage except Sly, who never appeared.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2012 20:39:21 GMT
A few observations on these fascinating notes - which I'm greatly enjoying.
Sandie Shaw - Where Did They Go... one of the only Sandie singles I don't have... those final Pye singles are not very easy to find. That one was released in January 1972. There would be one more in July, "Father and Son" - she appeared the following month on "Sez Les" doing an impressive "Happy Feet" and a good rendition of "If You Could Read My Mind" for which she wore the worst dress ever. Bizarrely she didn't even plug that final Pye single and it wouldn't be until 1977 she finally returned to the recording studio.
The Kinks... an edition many of us would love to see recovered partly because of the antics that were going on where The Kinks were allegedly drunk and ended up misbehaving. Think they had some kind of an altercation with Slade which left The Kinks in the TOTP bad books. They wouldn't return for 11 years.
The Coasters... that was a peculiar one off release on Parlophone of all labels. The B side was a version of "D W Washburn" - it was produced by Leiber and Stoller too. The recordings dated from 1967 and 1968, released on King in the US, but not released until December 1971 in the UK. There were quite a few soul and R+B oldies being reissued that were charting - Tami Lynn being a prime example - so maybe they hoped to tap into that market.
Middle Of The Road were cheesy but with Sally Carr at the helm, one could forgive them for almost anything! Strange to think they were not based in the UK, making their records in Italy and generally going around Europe, so they wouldn't always be available for TOTP. Just frustrating that their sole existing TOTP appearance has the end titles running over some of it... especially since Sally was looking... um... gorgeous!
Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love" is a wonderful song. Of course the Madness version is much better known and it's always charming to see Labi in their video and I believe he helped out on backing vocals as well.
Bee Gees - My World... a fine song, thanks to ZDF using it in Disco, we do have them performing that on TOTP.
A shame about the Sly and The Family Stone fiasco. It was so sad - Sly had a bad reputation back in the 70's for not showing up at gigs. He vanished for a couple of decades and now in his 60's one hoped he'd had put all that nonsense behind him when he did that tour, but from all the reviews I read, he was pulling the same stunt practically every night, finally condescending to wander on when he felt like it. You'd be lucky if he stayed around for three songs or more. His big chance to redress the balance and remind everyone of the wonderful music he made in his prime and he blew it big time. A real shame.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Sept 16, 2012 8:20:30 GMT
Is that Sandie Shaw song the same as the one Diana Dors recorded about 10 yrs later?There was another one similar wasnt it Petula Clark All The Sad Young Men?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 9:13:08 GMT
A few observations on these fascinating notes - which I'm greatly enjoying. Middle Of The Road were cheesy but with Sally Carr at the helm, one could forgive them for almost anything! Strange to think they were not based in the UK, making their records in Italy and generally going around Europe, so they wouldn't always be available for TOTP. Just frustrating that their sole existing TOTP appearance has the end titles running over some of it... especially since Sally was looking... um... gorgeous! I seem to recall that their appearance for Soley Soley exists as an insert too, Phillip. Yes, keep those posts coming, John. Very enjoyable reading your notes from the time. |
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Post by nicadare on Sept 16, 2012 9:38:49 GMT
According to the Popscene website the whole episode survives Laurence but I have my doubts. I know Middle of the Road & Tony Christie exists from this show because they were used on ZDF's Disco (with mute intro from Jimmy Savile) date 15.01.1972 . But Labi Siffre & the rest  It's listed as on orphaned clip at the link below from Thursday 23.12.1971 however there was no TOTP broadcast on that date. homepage.ntlworld.com/e.watkins/musictv/interest2.htmDECEMBER 1971: 2-12-71: Presenter: Jimmy Savile (16) ISAAC HAYES – Theme From ‘Shaft’ (crowd dancing) (and charts) (NEW) MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – Soley Soley(2) BENNY HILL – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (video) (25) TONY CHRISTIE – (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (NEW) THE BACHELORS – Diamonds Are Forever (21) DEEP PURPLE – Fireball (danced to by Pan’s People) (NEW) FAME & PRICE – Follow Me (27) LABI SIFFRE – It Must Be Love (29) THE SUPREMES & THE FOUR TOPS – You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (1) SLADE – Coz I Luv You ® (4) CHER – Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves (crowd dancing) (and credits) |
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 16, 2012 9:54:49 GMT
A few observations on these fascinating notes - which I'm greatly enjoying. Sandie Shaw - Where Did They Go... one of the only Sandie singles I don't have... those final Pye singles are not very easy to find. That one was released in January 1972. There would be one more in July, "Father and Son" - she appeared the following month on "Sez Les" doing an impressive "Happy Feet" and a good rendition of "If You Could Read My Mind" for which she wore the worst dress ever. Bizarrely she didn't even plug that final Pye single and it wouldn't be until 1977 she finally returned to the recording studio. The Kinks... an edition many of us would love to see recovered partly because of the antics that were going on where The Kinks were allegedly drunk and ended up misbehaving. Think they had some kind of an altercation with Slade which left The Kinks in the TOTP bad books. They wouldn't return for 11 years. The Coasters... that was a peculiar one off release on Parlophone of all labels. The B side was a version of "D W Washburn" - it was produced by Leiber and Stoller too. The recordings dated from 1967 and 1968, released on King in the US, but not released until December 1971 in the UK. There were quite a few soul and R+B oldies being reissued that were charting - Tami Lynn being a prime example - so maybe they hoped to tap into that market. Middle Of The Road were cheesy but with Sally Carr at the helm, one could forgive them for almost anything! Strange to think they were not based in the UK, making their records in Italy and generally going around Europe, so they wouldn't always be available for TOTP. Just frustrating that their sole existing TOTP appearance has the end titles running over some of it... especially since Sally was looking... um... gorgeous! Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love" is a wonderful song. Of course the Madness version is much better known and it's always charming to see Labi in their video and I believe he helped out on backing vocals as well. Bee Gees - My World... a fine song, thanks to ZDF using it in Disco, we do have them performing that on TOTP. A shame about the Sly and The Family Stone fiasco. It was so sad - Sly had a bad reputation back in the 70's for not showing up at gigs. He vanished for a couple of decades and now in his 60's one hoped he'd had put all that nonsense behind him when he did that tour, but from all the reviews I read, he was pulling the same stunt practically every night, finally condescending to wander on when he felt like it. You'd be lucky if he stayed around for three songs or more. His big chance to redress the balance and remind everyone of the wonderful music he made in his prime and he blew it big time. A real shame. Thanks Philip ! some interesting stuff you list there, most of which I didnt know. I hoped for some more Bee Gees stuff to turn up from Maurice Gibb's video collection (along with other stuff) a la Dick Emery's, but sounds like not, so far... |
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 16, 2012 9:56:45 GMT
Is that Sandie Shaw song the same as the one Diana Dors recorded about 10 yrs later?There was another one similar wasnt it Petula Clark All The Sad Young Men? Ooh that's stumped me Stephen! I bet Morrissey knows the answer though:) Anyone else know? |
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Post by johnvincent on Sept 16, 2012 9:59:00 GMT
A few observations on these fascinating notes - which I'm greatly enjoying. Middle Of The Road were cheesy but with Sally Carr at the helm, one could forgive them for almost anything! Strange to think they were not based in the UK, making their records in Italy and generally going around Europe, so they wouldn't always be available for TOTP. Just frustrating that their sole existing TOTP appearance has the end titles running over some of it... especially since Sally was looking... um... gorgeous! I seem to recall that their appearance for Soley Soley exists as an insert too, Phillip. Yes, keep those posts coming, John. Very enjoyable reading your notes from the time. thanks Laurence will do! |
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