offer to research old NME's Disc for tv show info

[SydV]

Interesting info on the TOTP clip.

The “Dee Time” appearance was mentioned on the 2009 “Peter Green - Man of the World” documentary. CBS were threatening to pull the single unless the band could secure a major television spot to promote it. Fleetwood Mac's manager then remembered that the producer of “Dee Time” had been a fan of “Need Your Love So Bad” and he sent him a copy of “Albatross”, Dee’s producer then phoned him back to ask if the band was free that coming Saturday. Immediately after the Dee Time appearance there were massive orders for the single.

The documentary had to use the familiar colour 1970 Julie Felix Show appearance to illustrate what they were talking about. The Felix clip is sometimes erroneously dated as 1968, but it was actually broadcast four days after Peter Green had played his last gig with the band and he looks very different on the Felix clip to how he would have done at the time “Albatross“ came out (he was clean shaven at the end of 1968 whilst Danny Kirwan had a Brian Jones style mop-top, not the long blonde hair you see in the colour clip).

[williammcgregor]

Hi Syd,

Thanks for the story behind 'Albatross' almost being pulled.

I'm sorry I've not been able to corroborate the Dee Time performance (YET), but I will not give up!

I'm constantly increasing my music paper archive, so you never know, although there's no info in the NME of the period, it might be in another music paper? (Disc and Music Echo, Melody Maker, Record Mirror) etc.

If I do eventually find corroboration, I will give you an update.

cheers William

[richardfitzgerald]

Hello William

this is great stuff! I couldn't help notice in your scan of the Pan's People articles, you can just see to the right a partial article on the Spectrum explaining how the band got hired to do the Captain Scarlet theme song for Gerry Anderson. Any chance of putting the full version up as I hadn't seen this before.

thanks

Richard

[williammcgregor]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for your kind words,

Here's the full article you asked for from Fabulous 208 magazine dated 23rd September 1967 regarding The Spectrum

cheers William

[jerryg]

William thank you very much indeed for posting the pans people article ,you are a very valuable member of this forum in my eyes with all the excellent research you are doing ,thank you once again.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks jerryg,

Wonderful news about the Pans People find recently, you'll be in your element!

cheers William

[williammcgregor]

Hi jerryg,

Feb 26, 2013 21:09:28 GMT jerryg said:

Hi william ,thanks for the offer ,i dont know if you will find any details ,but if its possible could you have a look and see ,if there is any info on granada tv new pop show that started 1st november 1968 called discotheque ,only there is very little info anywhere about this pop show ,also do you know if the pop show lift off,which began november 69 is mentioned anywhere ,in the papers ,many thanks.

Lift Off UPDATE number 6

I've checked Lost Shows and IMDB also previous Lift Off Threads and can see no mention of the following info before (please see below)


1) Susan Maughan mentioned as being one of the guests on the Xmas Eve 1969 show

2) Sheridan & Price, and Petticoat & Vine on the 28/10/70 edition


3) Christie were also supposed to be on the 28/10/70 show but they were brought forward to the 21/10/70 edition

4) finally, (Cassidy)...... don't know if it's an individual or group? appeared on the 23/12/70 edition



my apologies if I have missed the above info being on a previous thread? but as I've said beforehand, I double checked and could'nt see anything.

cheers William

[williammcgregor]

Feb 26, 2013 21:09:28 GMT jerryg said:

Hi william ,thanks for the offer ,i dont know if you will find any details ,but if its possible could you have a look and see ,if there is any info on granada tv new pop show that started 1st november 1968 called discotheque ,only there is very little info anywhere about this pop show ,also do you know if the pop show lift off,which began november 69 is mentioned anywhere ,in the papers ,many thanks.

Lift-Off UPDATE number 7

Record Mirror June 24th 1972

This is from the readers page

Having got home early from work one day I tuned in to the TV and the 'Lift Off'programme. Along comes the record 'American pie' by Don McLean and while this excellent record is telling the World about a tragic death the film on 'Lift Off'showed some feller running off with a great big pie!!
He was then chased while this pie seemed to get bigger.
The film had nothing to do with the record and altogether it was in rather bad taste.
This sort of thing happens too often and I think it gives a bad impression to the kids of what the music scene is like.PETER FREESTONE, 7 Bartlow Road, Castle Camps, Cambridge, CB1 6SY

For more Lift-Off information please see previous pages 1,3,4,5,6

[John Green]

Right up there with 'Jocky Wilson Says'...

[markg]

.. except that was Kevin Rowland's idea.

[jerryg]

Hi william ,only just got back from hols this week ,just seen this post of the pic of pans people ,really great ,many thanks william you are a star

[williammcgregor]

Feb 26, 2013 21:09:28 GMT jerryg said:

Hi william ,thanks for the offer ,i dont know if you will find any details ,but if its possible could you have a look and see ,if there is any info on granada tv new pop show that started 1st november 1968 called discotheque ,only there is very little info anywhere about this pop show ,also do you know if the pop show lift off,which began november 69 is mentioned anywhere ,in the papers ,many thanks.

Discotheque UPDATE number 5

Here's a picture of 'Discotheque' compere Diane Greaves for you from the TV Times 26th October 1968



To follow the "Discotheque" research postings from the beginning please see pages 1,3,6,8,9,10,12 and 15

[Tony Walshaw]

Subsequently, seems to have had a long career in movie/TV sound departments

[williammcgregor]

Feb 26, 2013 21:09:28 GMT jerryg said:

Hi william ,thanks for the offer ,i dont know if you will find any details ,but if its possible could you have a look and see ,if there is any info on granada tv new pop show that started 1st november 1968 called discotheque ,only there is very little info anywhere about this pop show ,also do you know if the pop show lift off,which began november 69 is mentioned anywhere ,in the papers ,many thanks.

Discotheque UPDATE number 6

Some good information re 'Discotheque' on this website hardprog.pagesperso-orange.fr/discotheque_episode_guide_2216.htm

To follow the "Discotheque" research postings from the beginning please see pages 1,3,6,8,9,10,12 and 15

[williammcgregor]

Nov 17, 2013 9:28:29 GMT Tony Walshaw said:

Subsequently, seems to have had a long career in movie/TV sound departments

Discotheque UPDATE number 7

"Discotheque" did end its run on 23 April 1969: but without Dianne Greaves, who got her wish: she did her last show on 12 March, and was replaced by another 'female', Ayshea Brough. So successful was Ayshea at being a "girl DJ" that the programme was networked throughout all of ITV, and re-titled "Lift Off with Ayshea".

From the late 1980s, Dianne became a 'foley artist' - someone that recreates sound effects for movies. She's worked on films like Chicken Run, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and the cinema release of The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


To follow the "Discotheque" research postings from the beginning please see pages 1,3,6,8,9,10,12 and 15