ITV Chart Show Indie Chart 13th September 1997

[DigitalPrinciples]

Odd that The Chemical Brothers, Portishead and The Verve were featured in the indie chart, given that none of them were on indie labels at that time. The Chems are on Virgin, Portishead were on Go! Beat (part of Universal) and The Verve were on Hut (owned by Virgin).

[RolexTharsus]

*ITV Production office September 1997*

"There's no video for the Arab Strap song, we need something to fill their position on the chart"

"Well it's from an ep about relationships from a band named after a sex toy so we need something that reflects that"

"How about some ferrys?"

"Done"

[jonk1982]

I remember this chart like it was yesterday, absolutely brilliant! All the bands & their songs here were great in their own way, especially at the time, just glad I can remember it all first hand. Timeless stuff!

[MarcusBowen]

In 2003 my mate got Joe Birch's e-mail addy when he played in Hell Is for Heroes when they supported Feeder. He's the drummer for Symposium in this video, loved that band when I was a kid, well jeallous of her!!lol!!. But the pair of us are on first name terms with Feeder and been to a few aftershows of theirs which was ace :D.

That Hurricane#1 song was well underrated like the band themselves. All was going well until they contributed a song to an advert and got labelled "SELL OUTS!!".

[Glamking1]

This was the week after Diana's funeral, The Chart Show was never shown in a few weeks in 1997 due to F1 coverage and they never showed the 6th of September 1997 due to the coverage of Princess Diana, of Wales's funeral and also that a Rock chart or any specialist chart wasnt played and just shortened editions.

Shortly after this, they dropped the 'PLAY' button and just fast forwarded every song or a full specific song.

[DirtyDay123]

The Chemical Brothers at 5; bit of an error by The Chart Show, the song should be spelt 'Elektrobank'. A great song by The Verve at 1.

[mcatling]

they went from indie chart to rock chart

[craydee75]

There was another Indie Chart before the change. It was dated 4th October 1997. I have uploaded it along with other Chart Show specialist charts.

[staffs73]

Stereophonics before the mainstream era a year later and 'Brimful of Asha' before Quentin Cook got hold of it. Oddly The Chemical Brothers appear outside the Dance Chart as well as Portishead (although I think the latter is experimental, so it is sort of indie)

[jackjude]

I think this was compiled on who was on Independant record labels, rather than purely Indie as genre.

[benriggers]

is that a differnt video used for the verve's the drugs don't work?

[Andrew077]

No, they've used the wrong video here. That footage you're seeing is the video for their 1995 single "This Is Music".

[mcatling]

that would be if they had those mid to late 90's band like the promise ring, Braid, the get up kids, cursive, jimmy eat world and mineral on the indie chart because that would be awesome

[razdan1974]

portishead what a tune !!!

[mcatling]

13th September 1997