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Volume 01 The First Steps Beatlemania was a watershed for television as well as for the music industry. Until it came along, pop music was sandwiched somewhere in children's TV; Afterwards, it had to be taken seriously. Music from, among others, the Springfields (Dusty Springfield with her brother and a friend), the Shadows, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Wimoweh Mambo - Springfields (Dusty Springfield) (1961) Shadows - Instrumental (1961) Let's Twist Again - Pinky & Perky (1962) Oh, Lonesome Me - Craig Douglas (1962) It Only Took A Minute - Joe Brown & the Bruvvers (1962) She Loves You - Beatles (1963) Little Children - Billy J.Kramer & the Dakotas (1964) A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon (1964) You Were Made For Me - Freddy & the Dreamers (1964) Ferry 'Cross The Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers (1965) The Last Time - Rolling Stones (1965) ____ Volume 02 1964-5: Getting In On The Act The BBC's first exclusively pop programme, "Top of the Pops", appeared on New Year's Day 1964, and some of the biggest names in the business made their way to a disused church hall in Manchester to appear on it. Featuring the Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five and Roy Orbison. Not Fade Away - Rolling Stones (1964) Bits & Pieces - Dave Clark Five (1964) Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (1964) Baby Love - Supremes (1964) Just One Look - Hollies (1964) Just A Little Bit Better - Herman's Hermits (1964) The Carnival Is Over - Seekers (1965) I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher (1965) Hold Tight - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1965) Everyone's Gone To The Moon - Jonathan King (1965) All I Really Want To Do - Byrds (1965) ___ Volume 03 1964-6: The Beat Boom With the arrival of BBC2 in 1964 came the Beat Boom, catering for the art-school craze for Rhythm and Blues. With music by, among others, Tom Jones, The Kinks, Manfred Mann, The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things. What'd I Say - Tom Jones (1964) You Really Got Me - Kinks (1964) Come Tomorrow - Manfred Mann (1965) Go Now - Moody Blues (1964) Chills & Fever - Tom Jones (1964) I'm Leavin'- John Lee Hooker (& the Groundhogs) (1964) Get Off Of My Cloud - Rolling Stones (1965) Uncle Willie - Brian Poole & the Tremeloes (1965) Midnight To Six Man - Pretty Things (1966) ___ Volume 04 The Folk Revival A focus on the leading American protest singers, with Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Tim Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Tom Paxton, and Peter, Paul & Mary. With God On Our Side - Bob Dylan (1964) What Did You Learn In School Today - Pete Seeger (1964) It Ain't Me Babe - Joan Baez (1965) Last Thing On My Mind - Tom Paxton (1966) Early Morning Rain - Peter, Paul & Mary (1966) Stranger Song - Leonard Cohen (1967) I'm Coming Home - Tim Buckley (1968) High Flyin' Bird - Richie Havens (1969) ____ Volume 05 1967-68 - The Pop Boom By now Top of the Pops was an established part of the pop scene, and a group's appearance on the show was essential to a single's success. With footage of, among others, The Foundations, Procol Harum, The Rolling Stones, The Move, Manfred Mann and The Bee Gees. Baby, Now That I Found You - Foundations (1967) A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum (1967) Massachusetts - Bee Gees (1967) Let's Spend The Night Together (1967) Zabadac - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1967) Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Status Quo (1967) Fire Brigade - Move (1967) Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann (1968) ____ Volume 06 1968-69 - The Swinging Sixties This week looking at the height of the flower-power era. Featuring the music (and clothes) of Manfred Mann, Herman's Hermits, The Alan Price Set, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and The Rolling Stones. Come Back - Equals (1968) Bend Me, Shape Me - Amen Corner (1968) Don't Stop The Carnival - Alan Price Set (1968) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann (1968) Something's Happening - Herman's Hermits (1968) Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (1968) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity (1968) Sorry Suzanne - Hollies (1968) Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones (1968) ____ Volume 07 (1965-1969) - The Singer and the Song This week with Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Long John Baldry, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black and Peter Sarstedt. Long Live Love (rehearsal)- Sandie Shaw (1965) You Don`t Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield (1967) Let The Heartache Begin - Long John Baldry (1967) Love Loves Io Love Love - Lulu (1967) Delilah - Tom Jones (1968) Give Me Some Kind Of Sign - Brenton Wood (1968) Congratulations - Cliff Richard (1968) Surround Yourself With Sorrow - Cilla Black (1969) Where Do You Go To My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt (1969) ___ Volume 08 Hip to the Trip This edition features psychedelia and counter-culture, with performances by The Who, Pink Floyd, Joe Cocker and The Greaseband, The Nice and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Pow R. Toc H.(inc) - Pink Floyd (1967) The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) - Grateful Dead (1967) I Can See For Miles - The Who (1967) Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd (1967) With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker & the Greaseband (1968) America - Nice (1968) Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix Experience (1969) ____ Volume 09 In Living Colour Colour transmission began in 1968, and with it BBC2's Colour Me Pop. Performers include The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Small Faces, The Kinks, The Who and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Canyons Of Your Mind - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (1968) Oh, In The Sky - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention (1968) Song Of A Baker - Small Faces (1968) Blackberry Way - Move (1968) Days - Kinks (1969) Departure - Moody Blues (1968) My Generation - The Who (1968) Wild Thing - Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) ____ Volume 10 (1968-69) - The Progressive Tendencies The focus of this edition is the late 60s, a time of supergroups and guitar heroes including Pink Floyd, Donovan, the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and Jimi Hendrix. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun - Pink Floyd (1968) The Lullaby Of Spring - Donovan (1968) Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones (with Mick Taylor) (1969) Oh Well (Part 1) - Fleetwood Mac (1969) Dim - Family (with Roger Chapman) (1969) Hey Joe / Sunshine Of Your Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience (1969) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (1969) Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell (1970) The focus of this edition is the late 60s, a time of supergroups and guitar heroes including Pink Floyd, Donovan, the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and Jimi Hendrix. 1. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun - Pink Floyd (1968) 2. The Lullaby Of Spring - Donovan (1968) 3. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones (with Mick Taylor) (1969) 4. Oh Well (Part 1) - Fleetwood Mac (1969) 5. Dim - Family (with Roger Chapman) (1969) 6. Hey Joe / Sunshine Of Your Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience (1969) 7. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (1969) 8. Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell (1970)

Ten-part series featuring rock, pop and R & B performances from the BBC archives. Each one is about 30 minutes.

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