Pentangle/Fairport Convention

[Bill Bletcher]

Although neither of these bands were renowned for troubling the singles charts, they both had a hit single each:

Pentangle with Light Flight

Fairport Convention with Si Tu Dois Partir

I was wondering if anyone knows whether they appeared on TOTP?

Thanks

[Mark Leech]

Pentangle were in the TOTP studio 8th April 1971 with "Light Flight". Fairport Convention performed "Si Tu Dois Partir" on 14th August 1969, and featured in the Album Slot on 15th July 1971 with two tracks, "Angel Delight" and "Instrumental Melody"

Regards

Mark

[Bill Bletcher]

Oct 21, 2012 19:18:04 GMT Mark Leech said:

Pentangle were in the TOTP studio 8th April 1971 with "Light Flight". Fairport Convention performed "Si Tu Dois Partir" on 14th August 1969, and featured in the Album Slot on 15th July 1971 with two tracks, "Angel Delight" and "Instrumental Melody"

Regards

Mark

Thanks Mark.

I was fairly sure Pentangle would have been on as I remember Light Flight being in the Top Ten and as we all know, it was the theme to Take Three Girls

I wasn't so sure about Fairport and I certainly had no idea they'd appeared in the album slot.

[Alan Turrell]

14-8-69: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)

(1) THE ROLLING STONES – Honky Tonk Women (and charts)
(20) THE EQUALS – Viva Bobby Joe ®
(13) ZAGER & EVANS – In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)
(9) LOVE AFFAIR – Bringing On Back The Good Times
(43) THE BEE GEES – Don’t Forget To Remember
(12) MARVIN GAYE – Too Busy Thinking ‘Bout My Baby (crowd dancing)
(29) FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Si Tu Dois Partir
(7) CILLA BLACK – Conversations ®
(1) THE ROLLING STONES – Honky Tonk Women ®




8-4-71: Presenter: Jimmy Savile (Wiped)

(20) THE SWEET – Funny Funny
(13) ANDY WILLIAMS – (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (video)
(2) RAY STEVENS – Bridget The Midget
(17) DAVE & ANSIL COLLINS – Double Barrel (video)
(NEW) PENTANGLE – Light Flight
(8) JOHN LENNON & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND – Power To The People (crowd dancing) (and charts)
(NEW) SEALS & CROFT – Ridin’ Thumb
(ALBUM TRACK) YVONNE ELLIMAN, MURRAY HEAD & THE TRINIDAD SINGERS – Everything's All Right
(ALBUM TRACK) YVONNE ELLIMAN, MURRAY HEAD & THE TRINIDAD SINGERS – Superstar
(1) T-REX – Hot Love ®
(28) DIANA ROSS – Remember Me (crowd dancing) (and credits)






15-7-71: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)

(25) ATOMIC ROOSTER – The Devil’s Answer (crowd dancing) (and charts)
(26) THE NEW SEEKERS – Never Ending Song Of Love
(23) THE ROLLING STONES – Street Fighting Man (video)
(NEW) LABI SIFFRE – Get To The Country
(ALBUM TRACK) FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Angel Delight
(ALBUM TRACK) FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Instrumental Melody
(NEW) CURVED AIR – Back Street Luv
(29) SLADE – Get Down And Get With It
(NEW) DAVE CLARK FIVE – Won’t You Be My Lady ®
(27) THE WHO – Won’t Get Fooled Again * WATCH
(1) MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep ® *
(4) T-REX – Get It On (crowd dancing) (and credits)

* although this show is wiped, these performances still exist

[John Green]

Bill,are you sure most people would remember 'Take Three Girls'?
For anyone who doesn't,there's a newish upload: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7US6EL9SG88

I keep thinking that the melody is Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five',but it seems that it's just that they've both got odd time signatures (it says here).

[Bill Bletcher]

Oct 21, 2012 19:37:59 GMT Alan Turrell said:

14-8-69: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)

(1) THE ROLLING STONES – Honky Tonk Women (and charts)
(20) THE EQUALS – Viva Bobby Joe ®
(13) ZAGER & EVANS – In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)
(9) LOVE AFFAIR – Bringing On Back The Good Times
(43) THE BEE GEES – Don’t Forget To Remember
(12) MARVIN GAYE – Too Busy Thinking ‘Bout My Baby (crowd dancing)
(29) FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Si Tu Dois Partir
(7) CILLA BLACK – Conversations ®
(1) THE ROLLING STONES – Honky Tonk Women ®




8-4-71: Presenter: Jimmy Savile (Wiped)

(20) THE SWEET – Funny Funny
(13) ANDY WILLIAMS – (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (video)
(2) RAY STEVENS – Bridget The Midget
(17) DAVE & ANSIL COLLINS – Double Barrel (video)
(NEW) PENTANGLE – Light Flight
(8) JOHN LENNON & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND – Power To The People (crowd dancing) (and charts)
(NEW) SEALS & CROFT – Ridin’ Thumb
(ALBUM TRACK) YVONNE ELLIMAN, MURRAY HEAD & THE TRINIDAD SINGERS – Everything's All Right
(ALBUM TRACK) YVONNE ELLIMAN, MURRAY HEAD & THE TRINIDAD SINGERS – Superstar
(1) T-REX – Hot Love ®
(28) DIANA ROSS – Remember Me (crowd dancing) (and credits)






15-7-71: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)

(25) ATOMIC ROOSTER – The Devil’s Answer (crowd dancing) (and charts)
(26) THE NEW SEEKERS – Never Ending Song Of Love
(23) THE ROLLING STONES – Street Fighting Man (video)
(NEW) LABI SIFFRE – Get To The Country
(ALBUM TRACK) FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Angel Delight
(ALBUM TRACK) FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Instrumental Melody
(NEW) CURVED AIR – Back Street Luv
(29) SLADE – Get Down And Get With It
(NEW) DAVE CLARK FIVE – Won’t You Be My Lady ®
(27) THE WHO – Won’t Get Fooled Again * WATCH
(1) MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep ® *
(4) T-REX – Get It On (crowd dancing) (and credits)

* although this show is wiped, these performances still exist

Hi Alan

Thanks for that.

[Bill Bletcher]

Oct 21, 2012 19:55:51 GMT John Green said:

Bill,are you sure most people would remember 'Take Three Girls'?
For anyone who doesn't,there's a newish upload: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7US6EL9SG88

I keep thinking that the melody is Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five',but it seems that it's just that they've got both got odd time signatures (it says here).

You may well be right on that point - I sometimes forget how old I am!

[Deleted]

Oct 21, 2012 19:30:07 GMT Bill Bletcher said:

I was fairly sure Pentangle would have been on as I remember Light Flight being in the Top Ten

Actually Light Flight peaked at No. 43 in February 1970! Maybe it was rereleased in 1971, but it didn't chart then.

[Deleted]

I haven't got the details to hand right now but I seem to have registered in my mind from looking at the P as Bs that Pentangle were on late '69 as well (just before the song went into use for Take Three Girls in November). Maybe the '71 appearance was due to it reappearing in the charts briefly? Just a thought anyway.

[John Green]

According to some things I've found:
'Basket of Light' was released in 1969.On the back of 'Light Flight',(the opening number),it shot up to number 5 (or 6) in the album charts.This was because of the popularity of the song on the opening credits of 'Take Three Girls'.
When did the album get into the charts?

[simoncurtis]

'Basket of Light' entered the charts on the 1st November 69 and reached number 5

They did have another minor hit single,'Once i had a Sweetheart' reached number 46 in May 69

[Deleted]

Thanks for that. It must have been Basket Of Light that was the '69 TOTP appearance I remembered then.

[simoncurtis]

Oct 22, 2012 16:57:55 GMT @laurencepiper said:

Thanks for that. It must have been Basket Of Light that was the '69 TOTP appearance I remembered then.

The album was 'Basket of Light',I dont think there was ever a song with that name.
So i assume the late '69 performance must have been 'Light Flight',not unless Totp did an album slot back then?

[John Green]

Ah.'Light Flight' was commissioned for the TV show,then "substantially rewritten" for the commercial recording.

[Deleted]

Ah, that's interesting! I always assumed it was a proper song before it was amended for the TV theme version. It was the other way round then?