Top of the Pops - 1964-1969

Top of the Pops - The Orphans
This is a list of the surviving clips that are confirmed to exist either in the BBC archive or other Archives around the world.
Here they are listed by each year from 1964 to 1969.


1964

1964          
Artist  Song Date Type BBC Notes 
Dave Clark 5 Bits and Pieces 19th Feb 64 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas Little Children 26th Feb 64 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Rolling Stones Not Fade Away (incomplete) 4th Mar 64 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
The Hollies Just One Look 4th Mar 64 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Gene Pitney That Girl Belongs To Yesterday 11th Mar 64 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love 25th Mar 64 Insert No 8mm film
The Supremes Baby Love 7th Oct 64 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Roy Orbsion Oh Pretty Woman 22nd Oct 64 Totp Film Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Moody Blues Go Now 31st Dec 64 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes

1965

1965

         
Artist  Song Date Type BBC Notes 
Gerry & Pacemakers Ferry Cross the Mersey 7th Jan 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Moody Blues Go Now 14th Jan 65 TOTP Promo No Caravel Promo
Brian Poole & Tremeloes Three Bells 21st Jan 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Del Shannon Keep Searching 21st Jan 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Manfred Mann Come Tomorrow 21st Jan 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin Feeling 28th Jan 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Rolling Stones The Last Time 4th Mar 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
The Beatles Ticket To Ride 15th Apr 65 Filmed Insert Yes Dr Who Episode
Jonathan King Everyone's Gone to the Moon 12th Aug 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Sonny & Cher I Got You Babe 12th Aug 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
The Byrds All I Really Want To Do 12th Aug 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
The Shadows Don't Make My Baby Blue 12th Aug 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Herman's Hermits Just A Little Bit Better 19th Aug 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Peter Paul & Mary Early Morning Rain 30th Sep 65 Performance Yes BBC Insert Tape
Rolling Stones Get Off Of My Cloud 4th Nov 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
The Seekers The Carnival is Over 4th Nov 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Barron Knights Merry Gentle Pops 16th Dec 65 Performance Yes Xmas Night With Stars (Totp Spoof)
The Seekers The Carnival is Over (diff) 25th Dec 65 Performance No BBC
Sandie Shaw Long Live Love (rehearsal) 25th Dec 65 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
         

1966

1966

         
Artist  Song Date Type BBC Notes 
Stevie Wonder Uptight 20th Jan 66 Performance Yes US Tv show
Rolling Stones 19th Nervous Breakdown 3rd Feb 66 Performance Yes Approx 30 Seconds
Rolling Stones 19th Nervous Breakdown 3rd Mar 66 Promo No  
Sonny & Cher What Now My Love 17th Mar 66 Promo No  
The Hollies Bus Stop 9th Jun 66 Performance Yes Insert Reel
Kinks Sunny Afternoon 23rd Jun 66 Performance Yes Insert Reel
Walker Brothers Baby You Don't Have To Tell Me 21st Jul 66 Performance Yes From 'Beat Club' show
Cliff Richard Visions 11th Aug 66 Totp Film Yes Mute BBC Insert Tape
Roy Orbison Too Soon To Know 25th Aug 66 Promo No  
Rolling Stones Have You Seen Your Mother 22nd Sep 66 Totp Film Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Manfred Mann Semi Detached Suburban Mr James 20th Oct 66 Performance No French TV & Insert Tape
Paul Jones High Time 20th Oct 66 Performance No Insert on French Tv
The Easybeats Friday On My Mind 24th Nov 66 Performance Yes Insert from Austrailia
The Who Happy Jack 29th Dec 66 Promo No Filmed for TOTP
                                                                                                                                                    

1967

1967

Artist  Song Date Type BBC Notes 
Chris Farlowe My Way Of Giving 2nd Feb 67 Performance No French Tv Insert
Spencer Davis Group I'm A Man 2nd Feb 67 TOTP Promo No Specially Filmed
Manfred Mann Ha Ha Said the Clown 23rd Mar 67 Performance No Insert Tape
Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze 30th Mar 67 Performance No Insert Tape
The New Vaudeville Band Finchley Central 11th May 67 Performance No Insert
Jimi Hendrix The Wind Cries Mary 18th May 67 Performance No Hendrix Estate
Pink Floyd See Emily Play 6th Jul 67 Performance Yes BFI Recovered
The Monkees Alternate Title 6th Jul 67 Promo Yes BFI Recovered
Procol Harum A Whiter Shade Of Pale 6th Jul 67 Performance Yes BFI Recovered
Dave Davies Death Of A Clown 27th Jul 67 Performance Yes BFI Recovered
The Beatles All You Need Is Love 27th Jul 67 BBC Promo Yes BFI Recovered
Tom Jones I'll Never Fall in Love 27th Jul 67 Performance Yes BFI Recovered
The Turtles She'd Rather Be With Me 27th Jul 67 Performance Yes BFI Recovered
Alan Price The House That Jack Built 27th Jul 67 Performance Yes BFI Recovered
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Zabadak 5th Oct 67 Performance No Rock''Roll Years VT
The Kinks Autumn Almanac 12th Oct 67 Performance Yes Vjoew (Dutch Tv)
The Bee Gees World 30th Nov 67 Performance No Insert Reel
Georgie Fame Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 21st Dec 67 Performance No 'Go Go scope' Austrian TV
The Foundations Baby, Now That I've Found You 25th Dec 67 Performance Yes 3 Takes existing
The Beatles Hello Goodbye 25th Dec 67 BBC Promo Yes BBC Insert Tape
The Rolling Stones 2000 Light Years From Home 28th Dec 67 Insert Yes Shown on BBC4's TOTP Christmas Hits.
                                                                                                                                                      

1968

1968

         
Artist  Song Date Type BBC Notes 
Donovan The Tinker & The Crab Unknown Performance No French Tv Insert
Tom Jones Delilah 29th Feb 68 Performance Yes BBC Insert from Pop Go The 60's.
Kinks Wonderboy 18th Apr 68 Performance Yes Vjoew (Dutch Tv)
Crazy World of Arthur Brown Fire! 18th Jul 68 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Richard Harris MacArthur Park 18th Jul 68 BBC Promo Yes  
Alan Bown Set We Can Help You 29th Aug 68 Performance No Private super 8 telerecording
Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days (Rehearsal) Late 1968 Performance Yes Behind scenes filming.
                                                                                                                                                   

1969





1969

         
Artist  Song Date Type BBC Notes 
Vanity Fare Early In The Morning 10th Jul 69 Performance No Insert from Hits a GoGo
Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women 10th Jul 69 Performance No Insert from Hits a GoGo
Joe Dolan Teresa 30th Oct 69 Performance Yes Insert from Hits a GoGo
Fleetwood Mac Oh Well 30th Oct 69 Performance No Insert from Hits a GoGo
Jethro Tull Sweet Dream 6th Nov 69 Performance No Insert from Hits a GoGo
The Beatles Something 13th Nov 69 Promo No Early Unique Beatles Promo
Nancy Sinatra The Highway Song 13th Nov 69 Promo No Specially Filmed for TOTP
Vanity Fare Hitchin A Ride 18th Dec 69 Performance No Repeated on 05-02-1970
Marmalade Ob la di Ob la da 25th Dec 69 Performance Yes Pop Go The 60's
Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women 25th Dec 69 Performance Yes 30 second clip of Alternate Performance
Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women 25th Dec 69 Performance Yes Bob Pratt Tapes
Scaffold Lily the Pink 25th Dec 69 Performance Yes Very Short Incomplete Clip from Reel
Clodagh Rodgers Goodnight Midnight 25th Dec 69 Performance Yes Rehersal Tape
The Archies Sugar Sugar 26th Dec 69 Crowd Dancing Yes Rehersal Tape

last update - October 2014