Even Robin Nash acknowledged that the show's huge ratings in the early and mid seventies were partly due to Pans People. Not a lot of patience on this thread is there? Some great dance tracks mentioned on this page. So laid back, groovy, top quality sample. It might even appeal to a few posters on here Glenn A Posts: 20, Forum Member.

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However, they were disqualified in early since their low price was perceived as giving them an unfair advantage in the market. The albums continued to be released at regular intervals throughout the s, with the general theme and cover art largely unchanged throughout. The cover designs featured female models in period attire, some with the models in skimpy clothing such as miniskirts and bikinis.

There were numerous similar album series in existence in the s, put out by other labels. Some of these were also commercially successful. In addition to the central series of Top of the Pops , Hallmark issued an annual round-up for each year starting in and ending in , plus another in which was recorded specially, the main series having been wound up by then.

The main albums also sold well in Europe, and in the early s a short-lived series of special 'Europe Editions' were recorded and released, with different tracks to the contemporary UK albums. In a retrospective AllMusic review of The Best of Top of the Pops '81 , Dave Thompson felt that "of the three John Lennon songs wrapped up within, either " Imagine " or " Woman " could have given Roxy Music's version of " Jealous Guy " a run for its money in the brokenhearted sincerity stakes".

In the late s the main studio band behind the recordings was dispersed, and both the group's leader Tony Rivers and the regular producer Bruce Baxter left the fold.

As a result, from about , Pickwick compiled the LPs from material recorded by external companies. Top of the Pops. We have produced a Style Guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing. If you are unsure how best to edit this programme please take a moment to read it.

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