TOP OF THE POPS (Christmas '67) - [3of7]

[puterzhome]

I think the human race was still learning to dance in the 60's

[lewisner]

British music pretty much owned the world in 1967.

[phdubald]

how may we find such videos? i'd like to see more of these sequences.

[markstar777]

wow lulu xxx

[tigranvartanovitch]

Pete Murray - the oldest teenager.

[DrHogfan]

ipacak...because I need to throw up.

[ddamico3]

sigil magick presented in an "innocent way". it's as satanic as the stones, and that homo, baldry.

[clemstevenson]

Caramac!

[nicziw]

Blimey I was just a month old when this show aired, I wish I'd been born 15 years earlier could have appreciated it more!

[nitramgnal]

Kevin Keegan on the bongos?

[eddievision]

Just like to add my thanks to this upload great stuff but for those of you who wish to timeravel back to the sixties even if it were possible I would not bother to do it.The past is always better than the present because we know not what the future holds. The sixties started something that today still lives and is still good...Popular Music !

[SteveCaftdunt]

Gotta love Lulu - looking as good then as she still does today, how many of that audience do you think are still in the land of the living ???

[SuperYantz]

I remember 1967 as such a colorful year and this is in black and white which surprises me.

[clanDGordon1]

Watched this when it was first broadcast in 1967 - The two girls dancing - at 2:05 - LOVED them then - love em now - arent they great - - wonder if they have ever seen this - what a great pair of movers!

[captainsoul1953]

God luv the BBC for wiping the TOTP tapes...nearly a whole decade of treasures lost forever.....assholes

Jim

[Markgcr]

I have got to agree with you there.....assholes.

[SuperNevile]

@captainsoul1953 They must have thought this "modern" non-serious music was disposable, only suitable for teenagers and younger. The fact that alot of british sixties pop groups were grammar school boys and not public school may have added to this fact. Hadn't they just been 'forced' to start Radio 1?

[TheSoulfeeling]

the sixties, best time of my life, would like to buy a time-machine to get back...will you come with me???????

[redredreds100]

oh yea, but let's stop at at the 80s for a while

[SteveCaftdunt]

@TheSoulfeeling

When do we set sail then Captain ?? !!!!!!!!

[retronostalgic]

@TheSoulfeeling - Yes!

[sxitezza]

@TheSoulfeeling Jeez, deffo my friend,,, love that era, wish I was older, that way I could have lived it on the inside, instead I saw it as a kid on the outside, love the music from the 60s, never ever will there be an era like it, I have all the old 60s vinyl 45s which I collected from old record shops....

[pollog2007]

@TheSoulfeeling Yes

[odonna17]

I met Dave once and he was a great guy.

It's coming up to the first anniversary of his passing so God rest you Dave, and thanks for the memories-Donna

[verkaforever]

I'm twenty and I love '60s music. "Zabadak!" is a classic!

[kenfig]

Pete Murray is an asshole ; an insincere precursor to Peter Powell.Murray,on Juke box jury described the Pink Floyd as 'a con' (!!!!) What the fuck was Murray then if thats the case ? Wouldnt know talent if it bit him on the arse !

[Gruntelfluk]

Yep.. I'm in my 50s now, and was a big music fan back then.

Always thought that the likes of Pete Murray should never have been doing this sort of thing.. typical BBC trying to be 'with it' and using the old farts they employed at the time.

[kenfig]

Yea, well said ; every thing with Murray was 'Smashy & Nicey' e.g. "One of my favourite groups" for EVERY band he didnt really listen to ! & 'Great guy best of luck to ya mate ! Ha ha

[chatham43]

..mmm....Lulu.....

[drwhatson]

...and Blue Peter viewers named a puppy after this song.

[unigateman]

A most under rated group, Poor old Dave died in January, nicest bloke.

[redhairkid]

How do you think I feel then, Nitedrive? I was 8!

[retronostalgic]

I was minus 2 years and 8 months at the time!

[nitedrive]

Weird to think I was just a week old when this first aired. Makes me feel kind of ancient.

[slobbydag]

I know what you, I was two days old...pretty good year for music though dont ya think?

[nitedrive]

Definitely. '67 was quite a year, musically.

[slobbydag]

when I was at college me and a group of other 67 christmas babies used to get wrecked together and get down to some serious psychedelia appreciation...still do occasionally

[UKSazzy67]

I was 3 months old when this aired! Don't feel ancient though.

[dolphin8b]

In fact film recorded episodes survive of totp from as late as 1973 of programmes made in colour! In fact one has been colour restored. (colour recovery CR)

[wellohmeeeeeee]

Thanks

Yes that now makes sense.

But now !! I wonder why film some? perhaps they were specials, or anniversary ones.

Perhpas one day 8 or 16mm fimed from private tv versions will turn up.

[dolphin8b]

Sometimes episodes where sold abroad as a film version, no problems of video-standards conversion. Sometimes episodes where recorded on film because videotape machines where not available, so a film recording was made, sometimes BBC engineering made a film recording for other reasons. Film recordings are all that exist of ALL DR Who episodes that survive from the 1960's (145) and 30 from the 1970's as well! As well as many comedy drama and variety shows from the 1960's.

[retronostalgic]

Beautiful stuff!

[wellohmeeeeeee]

Can someone answer this?...How come some bits like this did survive the mass wipe out, the BBC did of 60s early 70s video.

I can understand it more, if it all survived...or it all was wiped!!

[dolphin8b]

The answer is this show was film recorded (telerecorded) the tape, a quad 2inch tape was wiped but a film version on 16mm film survived. Film recording worked by syncronising a modified cine camera at a 6inch flat screen b/w monitor. The film frame was synched to the two fields of the tv "frame". Only 6 totp shows from the 1960's survive from the 1960's out of 350 or so. One show from 1965 survives as a part VT recording. All the rest are Film recordings(Telerecordings/kine­scopes).

[lyndloo]

Great song Great group !60s' forever !! thanx for sharing ..Lyndloo..

[mill101]

Amazing to see Peter (don't call me Pete) Murray. How did he get to be DJ? Let guess, public school.

[tcidolfan]

SSSSSSSSSSSSWINGIN'!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!! Where did you dig up these gems?? I wanna see MORE of these!!!

[nyrainbow2]

me too :)(want to see more of these).

But, unfortunately, most of the old TOTP episodes have been wiped out by the BBC.

[tcidolfan]

what a pitty!! Not too long ago I've taken an interest in TOTP!! It's a shame that it had to leave air in 2006. Bet it was an awsome show!! I'm an American so I've NEVER got to see it on TV!!

[coolitababy]

It's a travesty.

[jessicafischerqueen]

@nyrainbow2 The BBC are arseholes, now interested only in making money and guarding their copyright. They are paid for by the British taxpayer, but they act as if they are WarnerMusicGroup. They long ago lost any credibility they once had.