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Points: 20450 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2015 at 10:08
Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

I can't think of a more awkward band to ever appear on TOTP. Awesome!
 
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I remember seeing pictures of this performance ,,many, many years ago from a booklet included in the Young Person's Guide To King Crimson, double LP released on Island records. I have the Japanese import cd of the Young Person's Guide and wouldn't part with it ever, but it just sounds completely awful and I have to resort to using an EQ in order to clean it up a bit. Never in my life have I actually seen this footage and I'm loving it! This is a very rare and precious moment in time and I really appreciate this vid. Peter Giles playing bass with King Crimson on a film? Really? This is a rare moment that sends chills up my spine. A very unique transitional period for the band. A true rare video archive that should be posted on P.A. along side the classic reviews to further stun the viewers. This is simply amazing! It's as rare as rocking horse sh-t! The only thing I can compare it to would be having a performance on film of Hatfield and the North WITH the Northettes...which will never happen.
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Points: 20617 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2015 at 08:58
I can't think of a more awkward band to ever appear on TOTP. Awesome!
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Absolutely no attempt to pretend the song wasn't prerecorded. I wonder if Fripp bought in his copy of the album for them to play. LOL

 
Not to mention the two bass guitars on stage (Lake and Pete Giles) LOL
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2015 at 02:51
I've got a feeling I've seen a few seconds of that clip before probably on a prog rock documentary. It looks familar.

I would also agree it comes from the Beat Club.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Seen it before but a long time ago


Really? Can you remember where it was shown, as this was previously thought to have been wiped along with 90% of other Top of the Pops from that era.




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Points: 29689 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2015 at 01:34
Seen it before but a long time ago

From what I remember ELP had already been  announced by this time but Lake still went ahead with the recording. It may have been his last appearance with KC.
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Points: 1281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2015 at 01:06
I couldn't sleep, so I came here to find this. I thought this was wiped from the archives.

Good song, btw. I'm still surprised that this didn't make it big on the singles charts. I guess Keith Tippet's piano and Peter Sinfield's lyrics scared them off.
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Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Love the part at 2:08 when Fripp tries to mime the guitar growl part LOL

Also, who is on piano?  I know Keith Tippet recorded the studio piano part but that doesn't look like him to me...


probably the BBC keyboard tech..some lucky sap from the audience..  or perhaps someone's brother.. brought in to mime as best they could LOL

Well considering the...ahem...how do I put this...atonal style of Keith Tippet, they could have had a cat running across a piano and it would have looked believable Big smile 


hah... perhaps it was Mike Garson!!! LOL
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Love the part at 2:08 when Fripp tries to mime the guitar growl part LOL

Also, who is on piano?  I know Keith Tippet recorded the studio piano part but that doesn't look like him to me...


probably the BBC keyboard tech..some lucky sap from the audience..  or perhaps someone's brother.. brought in to mime as best they could LOL

Well considering the...ahem...how do I put this...atonal style of Keith Tippet, they could have had a cat running across a piano and it would have looked believable Big smile 
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Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Love the part at 2:08 when Fripp tries to mime the guitar growl part LOL

Also, who is on piano?  I know Keith Tippet recorded the studio piano part but that doesn't look like him to me...


probably the BBC keyboard tech..some lucky sap from the audience..  or perhaps someone's brother.. brought in to mime as best they could LOL
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Points: 2466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 19:53
Greg's voice is both studio AND live...interesting. otherwise, bonus points for you for finding and uploading this!!!
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Love the part at 2:08 when Fripp tries to mime the guitar growl part LOL

Also, who is on piano?  I know Keith Tippet recorded the studio piano part but that doesn't look like him to me...
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Points: 71 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 19:20
Thank you for this one.

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Cat food is a great song btw Smile
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Points: 3126 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 13:46
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 13:43
Originally posted by Lear'sFool Lear'sFool wrote:

I liked the joke the German host made.

Basically "Ah, the King is here in the studio!-"
             "Oh! King Crimson."


I see where the joke writer I employ for my various internet personnas got his start in the business...
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Points: 8644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 13:38
I liked the joke the German host made.

Basically "Ah, the King is here in the studio!-"
             "Oh! King Crimson."
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 13:28
Originally posted by Cactus Choir Cactus Choir wrote:

Greg back when he was a pretty boy! The set looks like the Top of the Pops one from that era with the cage, and that girl is definitely English the way she says "Cat Food". Perhaps Beat Club came over the London to record it?


perhaps.  Good find btw. I hadn't seen that! Clap
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 13:27
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Absolutely no attempt to pretend the song wasn't prerecorded.



The Who were the masters of that LOL Purposefully so badly mimed it was entertainment in itself to watch.

Yeah, I think most of those era Beat Club performances were either prerecorded or taken straight from the album.
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Points: 872 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2015 at 13:25
the 'King Crimson' girl looked like Laurie Partridge
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