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Top Of The Pops The Story Of 1977

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01/06/2012
Various Artists
Set 1Footage of artists appearing on the music show in 1977, a year that saw the emergence of punk and New Wave with the Stranglers
and the Jam, the continuing power of disco exemplified by Donna Summer's I Feel Love, the reggae of Bob Marley and pub rock
by acts such as Eddie and the Hot Rods. Insight into performing on the programme comes from musicians including the Adverts,
John Otway, members of Darts, JJ Burnel of the Stranglers and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, as well as contributions from
Nicky Wire, Alexis Petridis and Pete Paphides
Commenta really cool documentary from last night on BBC4 here in the UK.
Its the story of how Top Of The Pops changed in 1977 with the arrival of Punk
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