Top of the Pops - The Existing Shows 1965-1970

19th August 1965:
Presented by: Jimmy Savile (Partially Wiped)
 





The Headliners – That’s The Way I Must Go
Horst Jankowski – A Walk In The Black Forest (promo)
The Kinks – See My Friends
The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
The Beatles – Another Girl (promo)
The Byrds – All I Really Want To Do ® *
Jonathan King – Everyone’s Gone To The Moon *
The Shadows – Don’t Make My Baby Blue ® *
Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe ® *
Herman's Hermits – Just A Little Bit Better *
The Beatles – Help (promo) *
 
* = Exists

This edition partially survives due to insert tapes saved by ex-BBC engineers.

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16th June 1966
Presented by: Pete Murray & Samantha Juste (Partially Wiped)
 





Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the night (charts)
Herman's Hermits - This door swings both ways
Cilla Black - Don’t answer me
Kinks - Sunny afternoon *
Hollies - Bus stop *
Yardbirds - Over under sideways down
Beach Boys - Sloop John B (film)
Gene Pitney - Nobody needs your love
Beatles - Rain 
Beatles - Paperback writer *
 
* = Exists

It is rumoured that this edition exists in full in a private collection.
Copies of The Beatles tracks are rumoured to be held by Apple Corps.

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6th July 1967
Presented by: Alan Freeman, Samantha Juste (Partially Wiped)

 






Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale (and charts)
Sandie Shaw – Tonight In Tokyo
Lulu – Let’s Pretend
The Four Tops – Seven Rooms Of Gloom (crowd dancing)
The Small Faces – Here Come The Nice ®
Pink Floyd – See Emily Play *
The Monkees – Alternate Title (promo) *
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (Our World clip) *
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale ® *

* = Exists

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27th July 1967
Presented by: Alan Freeman, Samantha Juste (Partially Wiped)

 






The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (and charts)
The Tremeloes – Even The Bad Times Are Good
Anita Harris – Just Loving You
Pink Floyd – See Emily Play
The Turtles – She’d Rather Be With Me ® *
Dave Davies – Death Of A Clown *
Alan Price Set – The House That Jack Built *
Tom Jones – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again *
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (BBC promo) *

* = Exists

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25th December 1967
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
Pete Murray & Alan Freeman
 




Bee Gees - Massachusetts
Monkees - I'm A Believer (promo)
Rolling Stones - Let's Spend The Night Together
Long John Baldry - Let The Heartaches Begin
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Zabadak
Lulu - Love Loves To Love
Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (promo)
Diana Ross & Supremes - Reflections (Go-Jo's)
Cliff Richard - All My Love
Procol Harum - Whiter Shade Of Pale
The Beatles - All You Need Is love (our world)
Englebert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz   

Repeated on BBC4

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15th February 1968
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
& Dave Cash
 





Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn (disc & charts)
The Foundations - Back On My Feet Again
Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival
Brenton Wood - Gimmie Some Sign (rpt perf)
The Move - Fire Brigade
Herman's Hermits - I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Legend of Xanadu
Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn   

Edit at the end of 'Legend of Xanadu' due to a power failure at the BBC
Repeated on BBC4.

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6th June 1968
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
& Davy Jones
 





The Equals - Baby Come Back
Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Totp promo)
Don Partridge - Blue Eyes
Julie Driscoll - This Wheels On Fire (rpt perf)
Manfred Mann - My Name Is Jack
Cilla Black - Where Is Tomorrow
Rolling Stones - Jumpin Jack Flash (promo)
Gary Puckett - Young Girl (promo)  

The links between the songs are all mute.

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27th February 1969
Presented by: Stuart Henry
 

 




Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Disc) 
Cliff Richard - Good Times, Better Times
Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont
Donald Peers - Please Don't Go
Hollies - Sorry Suzanne
Glen Campbell - Witchita Lineman (promo)
Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow
Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely

Some mute links between the songs. The sound at the beginning of this show is damaged.

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6th March 1969
Presented by: Alan Freeman
 

 





Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (disc & charts)
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Don Juan
Stevie Wonder – I Don’t Know Why (I Love You)
Love Affair – One Road
Lulu – Boom Bang-A-Bang 
The Tymes – People
The Bee Gees – The First Of May
Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)  

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25th December 1969
Presented by: Jimmy Savile & Pete Murray
 

 





The Scaffold – Lily The Pink **
Marmalade – Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da *
Zager and Evans – In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus) (promo)
Blue Mink – Melting Pot
Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air
The Beatles – Get Back (rooftop promo)
Clodagh Rodgers – Goodnight Midnight *
Fleetwood Mac – Albatross (promo)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising (crowd dancing)
Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women *

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29th January 1970
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
 

 




Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (disc & charts)
Bloodwyn Pig - Same Old Story
Arrival - Friends *
Rare Bird - Sympathy
Chicago - I'm A Man (Pan's People)
Jethro Tull - Witches Promise
Mary Hopkin - Temma Harbour (promo & crowd dancing)
Shocking Blue - Venus
Badfinger - Come And Get It
Jonathan King - Let It All Hang Out
Brotherhood of Man - United We Stand
Canned Heat - Lets Work Together (Totp promo)
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows

Some of this edition exists in colour partly due to inserts existing on other BBC reels.
Colour performances: Blodwyn Pig, Arrival, Rare Bird, Jethro Tull, Badfinger.
* Slight damage to the film print at the end of this clip.
Repeated on Einsfestival

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5th February 1970
Presented by: Tony Blackburn
 

 





Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (disc & charts)
Shocking Blue - Venus (rpt perf)
Barry Ryan - Magic Spell
Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (promo)
Jackson 5 - I Want you Back (crowd dancing)
John Lennon - Instant Karma (promo)
Billy Preston - Everything I've Got
Vanity Fair - Hitchin A Ride  (rpt perf)
Judy Collins - Both Sides Now (Pan's People)
Fifth Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (promo)
Sandie Shaw - By Tomorrow
Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You  (rpt perf)
B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (rpt perf)  

Black & White
Repeated on Einsfestival

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26th February 1970
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
 


 



Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (disc & charts)
White Plains - My Baby Loves Love
Kenny Rogers & First Edition - Something's Burning
Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling
Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Goodbye (promo)
Dave Dee - My Woman's Man
Shocking Blue - Venus (crowd dancing)
Steve & Albert - Follow The Bouncing Ball
Mary Hopkin - Temma Harbour (Pan's People)
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (promo)
Malcolm Roberts - We Can Make It Girl
Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around
Dave Clark 5 - Everybody Get Together
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (crowd dancing & credits) 

Black & White
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15th October 1970
Presented by: Tony Blackburn







Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (disc & charts) 
Christie - San Bernadino 
Deep Purple - Black Night (rpt perf) 
Horace Faith - Black Pearl (crowd dancing)
Richard Barnes - Go North 
The Rattles - The Witch 
Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock (promo) 
Baskin & Copperfield - I Never See The Sun  
Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You (Pan's People) 
Hollies - Gasoline Alley Bred 
Jimmy Ruffin - It's Wonderful 
Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (crowd dancing & credits)
 
DJ Links are Mute

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