Long lost David Bowie video on TOP2

[Legacywr]

BBC2 at 7.30. A live take of Gene Genie(?) that has rcently been unearthed!

[Lippy Kid]

Legacywr said:

BBC2 at 7.30. A live take of Gene Genie(?) that has rcently been unearthed!

Heard the bloke who the clip belongs to on Radio 2 a couple of weeks ago, talking to Johnny Walker. Sounded quite intriguing but I forgot all about it.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Legacywr]

Lippy Kid said:

Legacywr said:

BBC2 at 7.30. A live take of Gene Genie(?) that has rcently been unearthed!

Heard the bloke who the clip belongs to on Radio 2 a couple of weeks ago, talking to Johnny Walker. Sounded quite intriguing but I forgot all about it.

Thanks for the heads up.

For those that don't know, a camera man from the recording kept a copy because he used a fish eye type lens for the first time. The BBC's own recording got wiped, but said camera man only realised quite recently that he had the only copy.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Was it really that amazing? For fans perhaps.

[TheEnd]

Mr GrimNasty said:

Was it really that amazing? For fans perhaps.

Yea, I thought that.
I couldn't see what the fuss was about.

[Legacywr]

Mr GrimNasty said:

Was it really that amazing? For fans perhaps.

It probably is an age thing.

[HarryW]

Superb, yes I'm old enough to remember it...quite a unique version too with Mick Ronson(?) having a solo in the middle and lots of harmonica from DB, over 4 minutes long and live (not that the vid/audio sync is any good on it).
Tis on the tube now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atHoLxow9k

[Legacywr]

Why oh why did that chump talk over the beging and end of that video??

[Legacywr]

Thanks for the link!

Can you remember when he first apperead on TOTP singing Starman? And your mum saying "is that a man or a woman?" Incredible!

[Black can man]

Takes me back , Bowie was a real star

Thanks for the link

[Simpo Two]

Legacywr said:

And your mum saying "is that a man or a woman?" Incredible!

You can see her point though:





Browsing images to find that, it strikes me he's a like an effeminate Sean Bean!

[VinceFox]

thx for posting, good find.

[alsaautomotive]

When it was announced that some rare Bowie footage had been found I was rather hoping it would be the Laughing Gnome

[tr7v8]

Legacywr said:

Why oh why did that chump talk over the begining and end of that video??

That irritated me as well!

[FourWheelDrift]

Probably more to do with the BBC routinely wiping recordings and losing lots than anything else. Loads of missing episodes of TV programmes and occasionally rare finds. I think a couple of episodes of early Dr Who have been recently found as well.

[Eric Mc]

FourWheelDrift said:

Probably more to do with the BBC routinely wiping recordings and losing lots than anything else. Loads of missing episodes of TV programmes and occasionally rare finds. I think a couple of episodes of early Dr Who have been recently found as well.

Before the mid 1970s the BBC (and other TV channels) generally did not keep permanent archive copies of their broadcast material. They didn't think that there would be much interest or commercial reason to hang onto old stuff.

VT was also relatively expensive - and its chief practical point was that it could be reused many times.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Legacywr said:

Mr GrimNasty said:

Was it really that amazing? For fans perhaps.

It probably is an age thing.

Yeh I'm TOO old! LOL.

[HarryW]

1972 OGWT live version of
Oh you pretty things..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnXZ3R3OWpg
5 years.......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louXPUW7tHU
Queen bh....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpH_cpV2oYk

Edited by HarryW on Thursday 22 December 14:17

[williamp]

Eric Mc said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Probably more to do with the BBC routinely wiping recordings and losing lots than anything else. Loads of missing episodes of TV programmes and occasionally rare finds. I think a couple of episodes of early Dr Who have been recently found as well.

Before the mid 1970s the BBC (and other TV channels) generally did not keep permanent archive copies of their broadcast material. They didn't think that there would be much interest or commercial reason to hang onto old stuff.

VT was also relatively expensive - and its chief practical point was that it could be reused many times.

Plus they were quite bulky. Can you imagine the size of warehouse needed to store 18? hours of footage from 365 days a year, for 2 channels, every year. Plus radio broadcasts. Plus (why not) the unedited footage too. In the right humidity/tenmperature conditions. The size would be mind boggling

Possibly the BBC archive circa 1985:

[LuS1fer]

I was never into Bowie though can now appreciate his talent. All I saw last night was a pretty good live rendition from a pasty-faced ging-er and a weirdo in bacofoil but fair play, it was still good and he hit all the notes he attempted.

The thing is so could many others (Rod Stewart was a great performer live) but most were forced to mime in a rather pointless fashion. It was better back then though - more raw and gutsy but then Time does flex like a wh*re and falls w****** to the floor....

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Edited by LuS1fer on Thursday 22 December 19:42