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Top of the tops 1981 version

Enquire about it (January 2011)

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A former member
I wish to ask if a non singing version of the 1981 Top of the pops theme ever released?

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Last edited by A former member on 5 January 2011 10:09pm
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I've never come across it - Yellow Pearl is largely instrumental anyway (and what a track by legend Phil Lynott!)
C8
Channel 8
I'm sure I've got a copy on an extended 12" vinyl version somewhere - weather or not there's an instrumental on the B-side I'm not certain.
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A former member
reason im asking is, what did there use for the TOP 40 countdown?
C8
Channel 8
If you're talking about the top 40 countdown used on TOTP I'm sure they used Yellow Pearl as a backing, as already mentioned it was a largly instrumental track and I think back then rather than countdown the top 40 in one chunk it was broken throughout the programme, ie; 40-31, 30-20, etc. In fact, I've a feeling that TOTP only included a countdown of the top 30. I used to religiously VCR TOTP weekly throughout the 80's and 90's and still have many of them boxed away somewhere.

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