The British jazz-funk-pop band took their bow with a set produced by British blues figurehead Mike Vernon.
Hugely revered by Fairport devotees, 'Angel Delight' also became their highest-charting UK LP.
Rick Parfitt took lead vocals on a song that was inspired by his year of tax exile on the island of Jersey.
The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' clip almost single-handedly established the video as the essential marketing tool in promoting a record.
The Fab Four performing ‘Paperback Writer’ on ‘Top Of The Pops’ in 1966 is just one of the rare clips set to be screened at the event.
Promotional films for 'Hello Goodbye' were shot at London's Saville Theatre on 10 November 1967; the single went on to top the charts in both the UK and US.
This version of 'Green' highlight 'Orange Crush' was recorded live for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1 and first broadcast on 15 October 2003.
The original lyric sheet for David Bowie's legendary 1972 hit Starman is to be auctioned by Julien's Auctioneers in Los Angeles in November 2017
A new 5CD collection from The Jam, the 1977 box set, revisits their classic first two albums, 'In The City' and 'This IsThe Modern World', with bonus tracks
With such a polarizing genre, aesthetic is the primary way one can find others in their metal tribe.
Both with Soft Cell and as a solo artist, Marc Almond made a number of appearances on ‘Top Of The Pops’. “It was always an amazing moment,” he says today.
Top Of The Pops was Britain’s longest-running and best-loved pop show, and many classic live performances were performed on its stage.
Running for over four decades, ‘Top Of The Pops’ was a beloved television institution that became the go-to destination for music legends the world over.
The 40-year career of British original Graham Parker will be celebrated on 30 September by UMC with the box set These Dreams Will Never Sleep.
This is the date in 1966 that the phenomenon of Dusty in our living rooms became a regular occurrence, when Dusty Springfield's BBC TV series first aired.
