TOTP 16 October 1975: Rehearsal footage of Pan’s People dancing to Elton John’s Island Girl.
Dubbed Sound version:
Original rehearsal footage:
From the old blog, Friday, 12 August 2011:
Katy miss queenie requested this routine a while ago: I didn’t have it, but beautifulbabs pointed me to this YouTube video, which I think was uploaded by our good friends over at panspeople.com. It’s a recording of a TOTP rehearsal (PP appear around the 3:57 mark), and while it’s fascinating stuff, the performance itself is hampered by audio from the studio gallery drowning out ole’ Reg Dwight.
So at katy miss queenie’s suggestion, I’ve dubbed audio from the original record, to get a better idea of the performance. That’s meant a further slight degradation of video quality, which wasn’t to great to start with, but it seems like the best we can get. Unless of course, someone out there has a better quality version.
comments:
PattiforPM said…
Excellent work YMG. I thought only HLPR could do this kind of clever stuff around here. Can’t believe the actual performance was any better except for the colours.
12 August 2011 22:18
Suefan said…
Yes well done YMG, much better without the PA chatter. Always the gent P4pm but it looks a little rough around the edges to me. Some of those girls at the back of the class aren’t paying proper attention and mistress Flick will be on their case if they are not careful!
12 August 2011 22:29
mojo2007 said…
Could we also have the original sounds, so I can try out what the various instruction mean. thank you
16 August 2011 21:58
