Disco 2 (TV series)
| Disco 2 | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Tommy Vance, Pete Drummond, Richard Williams, Mike Raven |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Rowan Ayers |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC2 |
| Original release | 10 January 1970 – 8 July 1971 |
Disco 2 (or Disco Two) was a BBC2 television music show that ran between January 1970 and July 1971. It was a precursor of The Old Grey Whistle Test. The earliest programmes were billed as Line Up's Disco 2, the programme originally being a spin-off of Late Night Line-Up.[1]
The series was produced by Rowan Ayers (the father of musician Kevin Ayers) and directed by Granville Jenkins.[2] The regular presenter of the first series was Tommy Vance, who was replaced for the second series by Pete Drummond;[1] other presenters used occasionally included Mike Harding, Richard Williams and Mike Raven. The theme music was initially by Elton John.[1] This was later replaced with the opening riff of Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick.[3] Programmes were initially broadcast on Saturday evenings, later occasionally moving to Friday evening and then Thursday evening.[4]
Only a few performances from the show are known to survive.[1]
Appearances
First series
- 10 January 1970: Joe Cocker, Lou Christie, Elton John
- 17 January 1970: Procol Harum, Juicy Lucy, The Peddlers
- 24 January 1970: Chicken Shack
- 31 January 1970: Pentangle, Richie Havens
- 7 February 1970: Taste, Jimmy Ruffin
- 14 February 1970: Wild Angels
- 21 February 1970: The Strawbs, Judas Jump
- 28 February 1970: Blodwyn Pig
- 7 March 1970: The Tremeloes, Fleetwood Mac
- 14 March 1970: The Faces, Toe Fat
- 21 March 1970: Slade, The Keef Hartley Band
- 28 March 1970: Yes, The Move
- 4 April 1970: Fairport Convention, Hookfoot
- 11 April 1970: Honeybus
- 18 April 1970: Juicy Lucy
- 25 April 1970: Slade, Legend
- 2 May 1970: Pretty Things, Trader Horne
- 9 May 1970: Family, Groundhogs
- 16 May 1970: Buddy Knox, Daddy Longlegs
- 23 May 1970: Stone the Crows, Duster Bennett
- 30 May 1970: Fleetwood Mac, Quintessence
- 6 June 1970: Groundhogs
- 13 June 1970: Free, Bobby Darin
- 20 June 1970: Procol Harum, Affinity
- 27 June 1970: The Roy Young Band, Audience
- 4 July 1970: "Bob Dylan Special"
- 11 July 1970: Alan Bown, Justine, Steeleye Span
- 25 July 1970: Matthews Southern Comfort, Mighty Baby, Savoy Brown
Second series
- 12 September 1970: Humble Pie, Taste, Melanie
- 19 September 1970: Strawbs, Caravan, Kris Kristofferson
- 26 September 1970: Quiver, Turley Richards
- 3 October 1970: Eric Burdon, The Mark-Almond Band, Orange Bicycle
- 10 October 1970: Bridget St John, Mott The Hoople
- 17 October 1970: Love Affair, Rare Bird, U.F.O., Jimmy Campbell & Peter Campbell
- 24 October 1970: Stone The Crows
- 31 October 1970: Slade, The Move, Clarence Carter, Sweet Box
- 7 November 1970: Cat Stevens, Good News
- 14 November 1970: Duncan Browne, Dream Police, Genesis, Zoo
- 21 November 1970: Curved Air, Fleetwood Mac, Curtis Mayfield
- 27 November 1970: Trapeze, Lindisfarne, Jonathan Kelly, Satisfaction
- 5 December 1970: James Taylor, Wishbone Ash
- 12 December 1970: Golden Earring, High Broom, Which What, Ray Fenwick
- 19 December 1970: Elton John
- 2 January 1971: Compilation programme
- 9 January 1971: Bill Fay, Stephen Stills, Tear Gas, Van der Graaf Generator
- 16 January 1971: Juicy Lucy, Livingston Taylor
- 23 January 1971: The Roy Young Band, Bronco
- 30 January 1971: Yes, Rod Demmick, Herbie Armstrong
- 25 February 1971: Nico, Argent, Tom Gerricky
- 4 March 1971: Graham Bond, Trees
- 11 March 1971: Atomic Rooster, Fairweather, Leon Russell
- 18 March 1971: The Alan Bown, Patto
- 25 March 1971: Jade, Stray
- 1 April 1971 Leon Russell & Friends
- 8 April 1971: Stray, Quintessence, Yvonne Elliman
- 15 April 1971: Mott The Hoople, Seals and Crofts, Hookfoot
- 22 April 1971: The Faces
- 29 April 1971: Loudon Wainwright III, Cochise
- 6 May 1971: The Keef Hartley Band, Seals and Crofts
- 13 May 1971: Allan Taylor, Warhorse
- 20 May 1971: James Taylor, Livingston Taylor, Uriah Heep
- 27 May 1971: The Byrds
- 3 June 1971: Assagai, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, blues documentary feature
- 10 June 1971: Gordon Lightfoot
- 17 June 1971: Loudon Wainwright III, Help Yourself, Ernie Graham
- 24 June 1971: Iain Matthews, Stefan Grossman
- 1 July 1971: Brewer and Shipley
- 8 July 1971: Heaven
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rock On TV: Disco 2. Retrieved 5 November 2013
- ↑ Disco 2 at IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2013
- 1 2 Moby Dick Disco 2
- 1 2 Disco 2 at TV Pop Diaries. Retrieved 5 November 2013