Top of the Pops - The Full Shows 1973

25th January 1973
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
 





Wizzard - Ball Park Incident (Audience) 
Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me 
Dandy Livingstone - Big City 
Colin Blunstone - How Could We Dare To Be Wrong 
Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Pan's People) 
Strawbs - Part Of The Union 
Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones (Promo Video)
Elton John - Daniel 
Sweet - Blockbuster 
Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (Audience)

Repeated on Einsfestival.
Gary Glitter's track edited out of repeat on Einsfestival

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1st February 1973
Presented by: Noel Edmonds
 

 




Status Quo - Paper Plane (Audience) 
Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar 
Focus - Sylvia (Promo Video) 
Carly Simon - You're So Vain (Audience) 
Tony Christie - Avenues & Alleyways 
Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads  
Sweet - Blockbuster 
Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Pan's People)

Survives only as a B&W Telerecording.
Repeated on Einsfestival.

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22nd June 1973
Presented by: Kenny Everett







Geordie – Can You Do It (charts) 
Junior Campbell – Sweet Illusion ®
Peters And Lee – Welcome Home 
Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby (video)
The Hotshots – Snoopy Vs The Red Baron
Paul Simon – Take Me To The Mardi Gras (Pan’s People) 
Slade – Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
Wings – Live And Let Die (video)
Dave Edmunds – Born To Be With You
10cc – Rubber Bullets ®
Mott The Hoople – Honaloochie Boogie (credits)

 
Survives complete from the PVL Collection.
B&W domestic video recording.
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27th September 1973
Presented by: Noel Edmonds

 




Ike & Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits (charts)
Status Quo – Caroline
Rod Stewart – Oh No Not My Baby (video)
The Hollies – The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee
Perry Como – For The Good Times (video)
Manfred Mann's Earthband – Joybringer
Bobby 'Boris' Picket – Monster Mash (Pan’s People)
The Strwabs – Shine On Silver Sun
The Jackson 5 – Skywriter (video)
Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level 
Dawn & Tony Orlando – Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Crowd & Credits)   

Repeated on Einsfestival

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4th October 1973
Presented by: Jimmy Savile, Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds & Kenny Everett.
 






Johnny Pearson Orchestra with Cozy Powell & Tony Carr from CCS – Whole Lotta Love * 
The Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
Dawn – Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
David Bowie – The Laughing Gnome (video) *
Lynsey De Paul – Won’t Somebody Dance With Me *
Slade - My Friend Stan *
Cliff Richard – Take Me High
Bryan Ferry – A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
Dawn – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree *
The Isley Brothers – That Lady (danced to by Pan’s People)
David Cassidy – The Puppy Song * 
David Cassidy – Daydreamer * 
The Who – 5:15 * 
Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level (and credits) *     

This is the 500th Edition of Top of the Pops. Several sources claim to have a full copy of this edition but as yet, none have been confirmed. Sources include 'The Who' archive, and some private collectors.
* = Exists

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11th October 1973
Presented by: Kenny Everett

 





David Cassidy – The Puppy Song (charts)
Electric Light Orchestra – Showdown
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (video)
Michael Ward – Let There Be Peace On Earth 
Status Quo – Caroline
The Detroit Spinners– Ghetto Child (Pan’s People)
Englebert Humperdinck – Love Is All
Slade – My Friend Stan
Limmie & the Family Cooking – Dreamboat
Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level Ike & Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits (crowd & Credits)

This survives as a 'Studio Master'.
It's been re-edited and shown on BBC4.

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15th November 1973
Presented by: Tony Blackburn
 

 




Ringo Starr - Photograph (charts)
Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
Paul McCartney - Helen Wheels (video)
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why
Mott the Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
David Essex - Lamplight
Osmonds - Let Me In
Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance (Pan's People)

Repeated on Einsfestival.
Gary Glitter track edited out of repeat on Einsfestival.

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22nd November 1973
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
 

 




Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (crowd & chart)
Mud - Dyna-Mite
Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love (promo)
Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance?
Eddy Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (Pan's People)
Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo
The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
Roxy Music - Street Life
Cliff Richard - Take Me High
Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (crowd & credits)

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20th December 1973
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
 

 




Cozy Powell - Dance with the Devil (charts)
Faces - Pool Hall Richard
New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
Golden Earring - Radar Love
Roy Wood - Forever
Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (Pan's People)
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Clifford T Ward - Scullery
Slade - Merry Xmas everybody
Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (credits)

Survives as a 'Studio Master'. Was re-edited and shown on UK Gold.
Features outakes, alternate versions of Roy Wood, Clifford T Ward, Golden Earring.

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25th December 1973
Presented by: Tony Blackburn & Noel Edmonds
 

 




Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
Donny Osmond - Young Love (insert)
Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (Promo)
Sweet - Blockbuster
Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (Pan's People)
Gary Glitter - Leader Of The Gang
David Cassidy - Daydreamer (Promo)
10CC - Rubber Bullets
Peters and Lee - Welcome Home
Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody  

Survives as a 'Studio Master'. with various outtakes and alternate versions.
Repeated on BBC2, UKGold, & Einsfestival.
Gary Glitter edited out of einsfestival showing.

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27th December 1973
Presented by: Jimmy Savile
 


 



10 Years of Top of the Pops Special

The Kinks – Top Of The Pops (promo)
Clips :Dave Clark 5 - Bits & Pieces/Billy J Kramer - Little Children/ Supremes - Baby Love.
The Beatles - I Feel Fine  (promo)
The Bachelors - I Believe
Clips: The Who - My Generation/Rolling Stones - Get Off Of My Cloud  & The Last Time/Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin Feeling Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe.
Jonathan King - Everyone's Gone To The Moon.
Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love
Clips: Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (promo), Procol Harum - Whiter Shade Of Pale
The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
Clips: - Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign/ DDDBM&T - Legend Of Xanadu/Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends(film)/  Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men/ Alan Price Set - Don't stop the Carnival/ Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire/ Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity - Wheel's On Fire/ The Move - Fire Brigade/Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da/ Free - All Right Now/Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (PP).
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky (Pans People)
Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (ex 15-04-71)
Rod Stewart - Maggie May (ex 20-10-71)
David Bowie - Starman (ex 06-07-72)
Wizzard - Ball Park Incident
Wizzard - Angel Fingers (Titles)

Full performances are  hi-lighted in bold.
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