Pink Floyd TV appearance

(live-playback)

1967

20.01.67          

Ufo Club, Tottenham Court Road, London, UK.

(Grenada TV, UK)  

“Interstellar Overdrive” - live.

Filmed by Joe Durdan-Smith. Grenada TV, Manchester, UK, aired on 7.02.67 on Channel 9 and 10. Rebroadcast on 1.06.87, ITV “Sergent Pepper: It was 20 years ago today”, “Intertsellar Overdrive”, 0:10.

06.03.67          

Grenada TV Studios, Manchester, UK.

(Grenada TV, UK)  

“Interstellar Overdrive” - live.

First British TV appearance. Rebroadcast on Channel 4 “Wired” on 24.06.88 (1:00)

3, 4, 5.04.67

BBC Film Studios, London, UK.

(BBC broadcast)

“Arnold Layne“ clip filmed (playback).

Promo clip for “Arnold Layne” was filmed near Mason's house.

6.04.67

BBC Studios, London, UK.

(“Top of the pops”, BBC 1 at 7:30pm)  

First appearance on “TOTP”. “Arnold Layne” (playback)

There were three different take of “Arnold Layne” for “TOTP” made, but we're unsure of when they were recorded.

13.04.67          

BBC TV, UK.

Rebroadcast of 6.04.67.

20.04.67          

BBC TV, UK.

Rebroadcast of 6.04.67.

24.04.67          

Pink Floyd started shooting their own half hour film “The life story of Percy the ratcatcher”, written and directed by the band as the “Flautistic magic” story. This was to be a TV series but never reached the light of day. The tune “Percy the ratcatcher” became after “Lucifer Sam”.

14.05.67          

London.

(“The look of the week”, BBC 1, London, UK)

“Astronomy domine”, black and white video. Shown at 11:10pm, recorded earlier?

21.05.67          

“Bouton rouge”, ORTF, France.

First appearance on French TV.

“Arnold Layne” from “TOTP” (april 1967) rebroadcast.

14.06.67          

“Look of the week”, BBC 2, London, UK.

“Pow R Toc H” live.

06.07.67          

BBC Film Studios, London, UK.

(“Top of the pops” recording sessions)

The band played “See Emily play” live on this date for the first of the three times on “TOTP”. All different live takes, not sure if all three takes were on this day or on three different days.

08.07.67          

“Hit Parade”, UK TV show.

“See Emily Play”

09.07.67          

The Roundhouse, London.

(BBC 2 “Look of the week”, including interview with Barrett and Waters)

“Astronomy domine” - live (4:00); “Interstellar overdrive” - live.

“Astronomy” and a short cut of Barrett interview broadcasts in the 80's.

13.07.67          

BBC 1 “Top of the pops” at 7:30pm.

Broadcast of 6.07.67 sessions, first appearance.

17.07.67          

ITV Rediffusion Studios, London, UK.

(“Come here often” recording sessions)

Probably broadcast on 18.07.67, Channel 9 at 5:25pm.

20.07.67          

BBC 1 “Top of the pops” at 7:30pm.

(“See Emily play” - playback? 3:00 audio tape)

Second appearance. Syd was looked noticeably dishevelled.

27.07.67          

BBC 1 “Top of the pops” at 7:30pm.

(“See Emily play” - live)

Syd didn't fell he had to do “TOTP” after finding out the John Lennon didn't have to do it. The band did the song without him.

29.07.67          

BBC Film Studios, London, UK.

11.09.67          

Copenhagen, Denmark.

TV appearance.

12.09.67          

BBC “Top of the pops”.

Rebroadcast of “Arnold Layne” (6.04.67 broadcast).

05.11.67          

Los Angeles, California, USA

(“The Pat Boone Show”)

“See Emily play” - playback.

Syd was interviewed on the show, but remained silent when questioned.

06.11.67          

ABC TV, Hollywood, California, USA.

(Dick Clark's “American Bandstand”. Supposedly broadcast on December 16th? at 12:30pm)

“Arnold Layne” and “See Emily play” were played. The rest of the group had to mime because Syd wasn't into moving his lips that day.

02.12.67          

“Bouton rouge”, ORTF, France.

Broadcast of portions from London “Love in” 29.07.67. Not known what, if any, footage of Pink Floyd was shown.

00.12.67          

“Jugband blues” promotional film.

Taped in color, made for the “Central Office of Information - the British Government”

00.00.67          

Promotional film, German TV.

Presented twice (was shown to the studio audience, but was never broadcasted on TV). The video was the promo film for “Arnold Layne” (2:03 video). This video would be shown during the 1987 “Radio KAOS” tour of Roger Waters.

00.00.67          

“Pathé Newsreel” broadcast.

Included a colour video of Pink Floyd, “The scarecrow” (2:11 video); recorded in London suburbs in May or June 1967, it showed Pink Floyd in the country with a scarecrow.

00.00.67          

“Test: Pop Color Mix”, ZDF, Wiesbaden, Germany.

“Interstellar overdrive” studio jam, in color, made as test for ZDF color TV transmission capatibilities. It was shown only once, early in the morning.

1968

07.02.68          

“Mary Hopkins TV show”, Paris, France.

18-19.02.68      

RTBF, Bruxelles, Belgium.

First TV appearance with Gilmour. Pink Floyd performed in studio “Astronomy domine” (3:26) and “Apples and oranges (3:02), in a field “The scarecrow” (1:51) and “See Emily play” (all playback tunes).

“See Emily play” was official released on the video “Rock'n'Roll - The greatest years 1967” (VC 4058 VIDEO).

20-21.02.68      

“Bouton rouge”, ORTF, Paris, France.

Live recording were made, but never broadcast, supposedly “The scarecrow” “Let there be more light”, “Set the controls for the heart of the sun”, “Astronomy domine” and “Flaming”.

24.02.68          

“Bouton rouge”, ORTF, Paris, France.

“Set the controls for the heart of the sun” live? Shown again on 11.05.68, French TV.

26.-27.03.68     

BBC Studios, London, UK.

Filming a documentary for the BBC about pop music. No idea if this was eves shown.

06.05.68          

Piper Club, Roma, Italy.

“Intertsellar overdrive” - live (7:00 audio only). Aired by ARD, German TV.

31.05.68          

Amsterdam, Netherlands.

“A saucerful of secrets” - live. Only music broadcasted on VPRO, Netherlands, “Erotisch Panorama”, 12.06.88 (0:10 only).

18.08.68          

“All you need is love” TV broadcast.

UK TV? No idea what this is. No info could be found. “Set the controls for the heart of the sun” live recorded earlier in 1968 (2:21 video).

00.09.68          

The Psychedelic Club, Paris, France.

“Let there be more light” live (3:00 audio only).

07.09.68          

ORTF Studios, Paris, France.

(“Samedie et c.ie”, ORTF, by Albert Raisner, Paris).

With Mary Hopkins, performing “Let there be more light” live (3:00 audio only). “Corporal clegg” live also played. Both songs performed in front of an audience kids. Rebroadcast on 21.09.68.

17.09.68          

The group goes to see a pilot film made for the BBC featuring the group and their music. It was unclear as to what this film was or whether it was shown on television.

00.09.68          

ORTF, Paris, France.

(“Bouton rouge” by Pierre Lattès).

00.09.68          

ORTF, Paris, France.

(“Dim Dam Dom” broadcast)

12.10.68          

ORTF, Paris, France.

(“A l'affiche du monde” - special on festivals)

31.10.68          

ORTF, Paris, France.

(“Tous en scene”).

“Point me at the sky” live, may have been rebroadcasted on 22.01.69.

31.12.68          

ORTF, Paris, France.

(“Surprise party”)

Not sure if the Floyd actually played here of just a clip rebroadcast.

00.12.68          

“Point me at the sky” promotional film.

(4:00).

00.00.68          

“Set the controls for the heart of the sun”

(Broadcasted by GTR TV, Australia - 4:00)

1969

22.01.69          

ORTF TV Studios, Paris, France.

(“Tous en scene” recording sessions)

“Set the controls for the heart of the sun” live (3:00 video). First broadcast on 15.02.69, “Forum de musique”.

16.06.69          

Abbaye de Royaumont, Paris.

(“Dim Dam Dom”, ORTF)

“Cymbaline” live (3:00 audio tape)

18.06.69          

Den Haag, Netherlands.

TV show.

22.07.69          

NDR3, Bremen, Germany.

(“Beat Club” live appearance)

24-25.07.69      

Dutch TV.

Pink Floyd recording sessions for a Dutch TV program.

19.09.69          

ORTF, Paris, France.

(“Samedie et c.ie”)

“More” recording sessions, Abbaye de Royaumont, North of Paris. “Cymbaline” probably a rebroadcast of 16.06.69.

00.00.69          

ORTF, Paris, France.

“Careful with that Axe, Eugene” live.