Top Gear - October 1, 1967

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Major upgrade of the Top Gear version of The Scarecrow

Chris M

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:03 am    Post subject: Major upgrade of the Top Gear version of The Scarecrow

This is from a much longer version of the 'aircheck' recording of the first ever Top Gear that the late Bernie Andrews kept. Significant for us as we now have The Scarecrow in the same quality as the Flaming, Set the Controls and Reaction in G upgrades from a few years back . Reaction in G is actually a few seconds longer than what we had before Syd's vocals on The Scarecrow really benefit from the inline source, his performance is much more nuanced than the off air source we have been saddled with led us to believe. Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O36FUE68 Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KI53TAZ5 Read more at www.latenightdiscussion.com

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The two downloads are the entirity of the Top Gear show of 1st October 1967, so include some other great material, such as a first showing for the Mothers' "Big Leg Emma".
This is way TOO good to miss! I'm copying Dan's email to the LM group including 
tracklist and timings... very kind info... so thanks to LM and Dan too! 

So good to hear John Peel again, he was on radio as it happens last night.... 
what a joy to hear and then find this here! 

Happy New Year:-)
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Thanks, that's great!

I made a tracklist while I listened. Since it's not the full show do we 
know whereabouts in the proceedings The Gnome & Matilda Mother might 
have appeared?

Top Gear, 1967.10.01

PART 1
[recording starts around 2:43pm]
(last few seconds of something)
The Move - Hey Grandma (live)
Felice Taylor - I Feel Love
Tim Rose interview
Tim Rose - Come Away Melinda
Traffic - A House For Everyone
The Idle Race - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree [cut at 14:41 - end of reel]
The Idle Race - Imposters Of Life's Magazine
Big Mae Bell & The Senate - Mean To Me [abrupt cut at 18:01]
[19:25] Pink Floyd - Scarecrow 
[21:49 time check - 3:05:20]
Mothers Of Invention - Big Leg Emma
Canned Heat - Rollin' & Tumblin'
The Senate - Skate
Tim Rose - You're Slipping Away From Me (live)
Tomorrow featuring Keith West - Revolution (live)
Roy Redmond - Good Day Sunshine
Simon & Garfunkel - Faking It
[42:20 time check - 3:26pm]
The Move - Stephanie Knows Who (live)
Traffic - Hole In my Shoe (live) [cuts off at 46:40 - end of reel]
Billy Fury - Suzanne & The Mirror

PART 2
Billy Fury - Suzanne & The Mirror (continued)
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Devil's Grip
Tomorrow faturing Keith West - Real Life Permanent Dream
Nirvana - Pentecost Hotel
[8:16] Pink Floyd - Set The Controls
Tim Rose - Morning Dew
[14:35 time check - 3:46:30]
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
[cut at 17:20 - end of reel]
The Hollies - King Midas In Reverse [small cut at 18:23]
Velvet Underground & Nico - Sunday Morning
["Nico's coming over (to the UK) this week I am told"]
[22:47] Pink Floyd - Reaction in G
[23:30 (3:55pm going by the last timecheck)]
[Supposed to be News with Pat Doody, but it's missing from this recording]
---must be a cut here---
---APPROX 36 MIN MISSING---
[23:30 working back from the 4:40 timecheck, this must be around 4:31pm]
Tomorrow featuring Keith West - Colonel Brown (live)
Amen Corner - World Of Broken Hearts
Traffic - Paper Sun (live)
[32:25 timecheck - 4:40pm]
["Twenty minutes before 5 and you're into the final half hour of the 
programme."]
[Does he mean the final half hour starts now, making the show end at 
5:10pm, or]
[does he mean 20mins before five AND THEN you're into the final half hour.]
[I'm assuming the latter, since 5:10 is a stupid time to end a show.]
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Yellow Brick Road
Big Mae Bell - Every Day I Got The Blues
The Move - Kilroy Was Here (live) [small cut at 39:30]
Skip Bifferty - On Love
[43:18] Pink Floyd - Flaming
Tim Rose - Fare Thee Well (end cut)
[47:48 = approx 4:55pm]
[LAST 35 min missing - show ended at 5:30pm]