Missing and Lost Top Of The Pops

Top of the Pops ran on the BBC from 1964-2006. For many reasons, a large number of the episodes from between 1964 and 1977 were either wiped or not recorded at all by the BBC. They didn't start caring about keeping most of them until April 1976, by which time the charts were shit an until September 1977 there is still the odd episode missing. As a massive music nerd who wasn’t even born when these episodes were shown, I’ve always found this area of rock and pop history fascinating. I’ve started this blog as a place to keep pictures of lost performances from TOTP and other shows all together in one place so people can see what the performances looked like as a lot of these pictures aren’t widely circulated and are just stuck on forums or stock photo libraries. I’ve also included dates and songs where possible. I hope if you're a music fan like me that you'll enjoy the anorakiness of this blog or if you were alive at the time and actually remember seeing some of these on TV that it brings back good memories!

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Hotlegs (10cc) - Neanderthal Man, Top of the Pops, July/Aug 1970

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Marsha Hunt - Keep the Customer Satisfied, Top of the Pops, 26th March 1970

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Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure?, Top of the Pops, 10th September 1970

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The Faces - Flying, Top of the Pops, 11th March 1970

Their first ever appearance on the show

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Elton John - Border Song, Top of the Pops, 2nd April 1970

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Sandie Shaw - Heaven Knows I’m Missing Him Now, Top of the Pops, 11th September 1969

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White Plains - I’ve Got You On My Mind, Top of the Pops, May 1970

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Butterscotch - Don’t You Know (She Said Hello), Top of the Pops, 14th May 1970

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Blue Mink - Our World, Top of the Pops, 10th September 1970

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Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours, Top of the Pops, 9th July 1970

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Marmalade - Rainbow, Top of the Pops, July/August 1970

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Bob & Marcia - To Be Young, Gifted and Black, Top of the Pops, 19th March 1970

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Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again, Top of the Pops, 20th August 1970

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The New Seekers - Look What They’ve Done to My Song Ma, Top of the Pops, 30th July 1970

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The Beach Boys - Tears in the Morning, Top of the Pops, 19th November 1970

Peak UK Chart Position: Didn’t chart, featured as a new entry 

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The Who - The Seeker (second appearance), Top of the Pops, 7th May 1970

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The Who - The Seeker (first appearance), Top of the Pops, 23rd April 1970, 

exists in black and white: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jGspICyk5I