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Tape of Beatles' only Top of the Pops live show found in attic | Tape of Beatles' only Top of the Pops live show found in attic |
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Footage of The Beatles' only live appearance on Top of the Pops has been discovered in an attic. | Footage of The Beatles' only live appearance on Top of the Pops has been discovered in an attic. |
David Chandler was a teenager when he used a wind-up camera to record the performance on the long-running BBC music show in June 1966. | David Chandler was a teenager when he used a wind-up camera to record the performance on the long-running BBC music show in June 1966. |
He dug out the 92-second clip, recorded weeks before the Fab Four's last-ever gig, after hearing about a shorter snippet found in Mexico last month. | He dug out the 92-second clip, recorded weeks before the Fab Four's last-ever gig, after hearing about a shorter snippet found in Mexico last month. |
Mr Chandler's recordings will be shown in Birmingham on Saturday. | Mr Chandler's recordings will be shown in Birmingham on Saturday. |
He donated the 8mm film to Kaleidoscope, an organisation specialising in locating previously missing TV footage. | He donated the 8mm film to Kaleidoscope, an organisation specialising in locating previously missing TV footage. |
It re-mastered Mr Chandler's original film, which had no sound and slowed down in places when the camera was wound up. | It re-mastered Mr Chandler's original film, which had no sound and slowed down in places when the camera was wound up. |
CEO Chris Perry said the find - which includes 92 seconds of the Liverpudlian four-piece performing Paperback Writer as well as nine minutes of other Top of the Pops performances - was "phenomenal". | CEO Chris Perry said the find - which includes 92 seconds of the Liverpudlian four-piece performing Paperback Writer as well as nine minutes of other Top of the Pops performances - was "phenomenal". |
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Mr Chandler, from Sheffield, had also stored recordings of Dusty Springfield, The Hollies, and a young Tom Jones belting out Green, Green Grass Of Home. | Mr Chandler, from Sheffield, had also stored recordings of Dusty Springfield, The Hollies, and a young Tom Jones belting out Green, Green Grass Of Home. |
Two months after their Top of the Pops performance, the Beatles played their final gig at San Francisco's Candlestick Park in August 1966. | Two months after their Top of the Pops performance, the Beatles played their final gig at San Francisco's Candlestick Park in August 1966. |
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