My, hasn't it flown? The first Top Of The Pops 1976 went out, thirty five years on to the day, a year ago today and was given its precis here (posted on the 9th, but let's not split hairs) I'm still embarking on finding a voice, as you can tell. Not that many people were interested back then so with the benefit of hindsight let's discuss this landmark afresh, with the aid of this handy reminder.
And before that went out, the reliably useless Story Of 1976 documentary. If BBC4 get to 1978 can we not have Sue Perkins, please?
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it's been a great and unmissable ride so far, but in my opinion nothing has yet outdone (or even equalled) fox with "s-s-s-single bed" (the totp version actually knocks the official recording into a cocked hat)... i can't believe i let that one slip out of my life for over 30 years, but thanks to these old shows it's now back with a vengeance!
This site’s been a Godsend. It’s (re)opened my eyes to the musical and fashion styles of the time, both hit and miss, it’s caused me to raid iTunes for stuff I’d never had contemplated buying at the time, it’s been a thoroughly enjoyable rollercoaster journey, and the late news that the fabled cobbled together or 'not quite up to transmission standard' 31st March 1977 edition WILL now be shown (after much to-ing and fro-ing and a concerted mass complaint from Pop-ites) almost makes up for the disappointment of getting Patrick over Easter. This is the gift that keeps on giving!
Yeah, on that whole 31/3/77 thing... the outrage at it not being shown seemed to start weeks before whether it'd actually be shown or not was ever due to appear in initial advance schedules, and there were a couple of occasions last year where the early listings skipped a week which were corrected before broadcast. Basically, I don't really think anyone knows what state it's in as it hasn't been broadcast in any form for 35 years and the previous Diddy recoveries seemed alright.
Also, putting Legs & Co aside, seven of its eight songs are on again or have been on.
True, but it's still nice to keep the run consistent, especially as I think it's Diddy's last stand and he's been instrumental in trying to fill missing pieces of the wiped episodes jigsaw, bless him. Also, at least we'll get to see the Bonnie Tyler song that was wiped previously. I didn't protest, by the way, I just sat back and hoped for the best, which has happended.
The best thing I've discovered in 12 months of old TOTP is Sailor.
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