Friday, 7 March 2025

I'll Be Missing You Top of the Pops

 The following three editions of Top of the Pops 1997 (27th of June, 4th of July and 11th of July) will not be shown on BBC4 due to them featuring Puff Daddy. So a whopping big thanks goes to Anonymous for making each of them available at WeTransfer:


27/6/97

27-6-97:   Presenter:  Jo Whiley

(4) OCEAN COLOUR SCENE – Hundred Mile High City
(21) BRAND NEW HEAVIES – You Are The Universe
(5) BLUR – On Your Own  (via satellite)  ®
(16) PRIMAL SCREAM – Star
(2) THE VERVE – Bitter Sweet Symphony  (video)
(9) CAST – Guiding Star
(11) CELINE DION – Call The Man  (video)
(8) ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN – Nothing Lasts Forever
(1) PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS – I’ll Be Missing You  (video)  (and credits)


4/7/97

4-7-97:   Presenter:  Jayne Middlemiss

(6) ULTRA NATÉ – Free
(9) PET SHOP BOYS – Somewhere  (video)
(12) FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS – I’m Not In Love/Scooby Snacks
(28) PAULA COLE – Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
(3) NO DOUBT – Just A Girl  (video)
(2) SASH! feat. RODRIGUEZ – Ecuador
(11) OCEAN COLOUR SCENE – Hundred Mile High City
(1) PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS – I’ll Be Missing You  (video)  (and credits)


11/7/97

11-7-97:   Presenter:  Zoë Ball

(3) 911 – The Journey
(12) ALISHA’S ATTIC – Air We Breathe
(17) TEENAGE FANCLUB – Ain’t That Enough
(5) TODD TERRY – Something Goin’ On
(8) SHERYL CROW – A Change Would Do You Good  (Glastonbury footage)
(4) ULTRA NATÉ – Free
(1) PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS – I’ll Be Missing You  (video)
(NEW) OASIS – D’You Know What I Mean?  (video)  (and credits)



20 comments:

  1. Thanks anonymous!!!

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  2. Was afraid this was going to happen. Such a shame.

    Thanks Anonymous for the fills.

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  3. 27-6-97 - Echo & The Bunnymen back in the Top 10 with their first single since 1988, and in the TOTP studio, what took them so long?

    4-7-97 - Sash! now on their second single and back in the TOTP studio with their second No.2, but this time with male lead vocals, moving from French to Spanish for the new single Equador.
    Also a new entry and peak position of No.21 for Jean Michel Jarre with Oxygene 10, having recently peaked at No.17 in March with Oxygene 8.

    11-7-97 Phil Collins with a new entry and peak position of No.43 with Wear My Hat, having recently peaked at No.30 at the end of 1996 with It's In Your Eyes. Nothing further to come from Collins until late 1998.

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  4. Hi! Could you please repeat the links to 13-6-97 and 20-6-97

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  5. No links were posted on those, they on iplayer

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  6. Hi, has anyone else noticed episodes of 1997 are on U&Eden now? seem to be a few weeks ahead of bbc4

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    1. Are they showing the July and Aug 1997 episodes currently being left out by BBC4?

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    2. 12/12/97 is first episode tonight

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    3. yes I mentioned this on the 6.6.1997 thread. Been recording them as a backup in case there are any issues with the BBC 4 reruns

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    4. U&Eden are continuing up to 25th March with the repeats at least and I assume continuing on. Looking forward to seeing Crush, Jennifer Paige from Sept '98 if they get that far. Picture quality is fine though it does feel weird to see them somewhere else.
      I'd swap all of them to see the totp 2 '60s and '70s specials on TV again. Please repeat them BBC4! Yours, a superfan. Fabulous clips from 1970 were shown I recall.
      You may be interested to know that the 18th March 1976 edition has been recovered in recent weeks! DLT alas but maybe it will get a repeat through the Kal event at the BFI. Here's hoping. Features Pan's People dancing to The Eagles Take It To The Limit and from the '75 repeats Pan's do The Eagles very well.

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    5. I must say that the picture quality on U&Eden is awful, as I have an HD tv and most of the main channels are in HD, but this U&Eden channel is really grainy, as if it was from the 60s or 70s videos in old nitrate. I'm sticking to BBC4, with or without some of the shows!

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  7. Don't know why they can't have edited Puff Daddy out of the 11th July edition since he wasn't over the credits?

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    1. Because he was no.1 and they won't show an episode with the no.1 cut out

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    2. They could have shown Faith's bit then cut to Zoe as they didn't show much of it anyway. Easy edit and I agree with Angelo

      Morgie

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  8. Many thanks Anonymous - so sorry but I have fallen a bit behind with all the missing episodes and the WeTransfer link has now unfortunately expired.
    I would be very grateful if it might be possible to make the links to the 27/6, 4/7, 11/7 episodes live again.
    Many thanks, Bob

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    1. I second this, I am very behind catching up with these episodes, and a re-up would be even more appreciated than the work you already do.

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  9. U&Eden videos here are better quality then previous bbc4. Bitrate higher

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