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The Popco Special

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1974

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Robert Taylor

5 Jun 2014 - 01.25pm

Bunny is here on the island where we live and Tony Wood comes over to sing with him. Being in Australia so far from home is hard but our island is like NZ in the 50's and that is some compensation.
Seeing Christchurch in its former glory is wonderful.

Maggie Parnell

28 Oct 2013 - 12.37pm

Great show for its time ! Enjoyed the Rockinghorse / Mark Williams segments . Great NZ artists !

Nev Claughton

26 Sep 2013 - 08.29pm

That Chicken Train was a sight reading nightmare. I got there but God knows how. Thanks to Leo Fender and a stiff Jim Dunlop pick.. eekk..

Lynley Welsh

14 Apr 2013 - 06.48pm

OMG just found this clip - I was a Maggie Burke Dancer - would also love to know if the Loxene Golden Disc Awards film is still available.

12 Feb 2013 - 09.23am

Great stuff; no budget but plenty of real talent. Excellent to be reminded of what genuine class acts Steve Gilpin and Marc Williams were.

7 Nov 2011 - 12.45am

Wow Pop Co was pretty happening for 1974 !.
Interesting David McPhail producer.
Avalon could have learnt a thing or two from this, i meen RTR was GR8, but this is better.
Loved part 3 showing ChCh in one piece with the dancers, and Space Waltz in colour and the complete clip, and Wellington rockers Rockinghorse.
Do NZOS have any Loxene Golden Disc Awards film or is it all lost or dumped.
Thanks for the classic gold NZOS, oh and the NZBC colour is Fab !. ;-)

19 Jun 2011 - 12.44am

Nev you are still cool :-)

19 Jun 2011 - 12.42am

What a great clip of the Chapa in Hagley Park - Dick Watson a great singer now lives in Aus (still singing).
I really hope they haven't destroyed the older Popco episodes - I want to see clips of Link (Only time Could Let Us Know) and Ticket (Mr Music).

Robert Olsen

7 Jun 2011 - 11.13am

Claire Raine now lives in Melbourne Australia - She would love to make return tour to NZ

Marie Picone

24 May 2011 - 12.53pm

fantastic footage. Steve Gilpin as I have never seen him before - those platform heels!! Unreel, RIP.. xoxooxoxox

Grant Quinn

5 Mar 2011 - 03.23pm

Hayden Wood now lives on the Gold Coast Aust. Still has a great voice !

chris grosz

28 Feb 2011 - 11.38pm

Chris Grosz dressed as santa...what was i thinking

barry smith

24 Feb 2011 - 03.43pm

old mates on there, rip to a couple of them, great memories wish they were still gigging fortunate that i still am.

PeteB

23 Feb 2011 - 02.37pm

Who was the singer from Waiheke Island that appeared on the same 1974 show of New Faces as Space Waltz?? Grant something I seem to remember

Nev Claughton

21 Feb 2011 - 11.19pm

I've just seen myself playing my 63 P Bass. Sold it in the UK along with the memories. Dang!@!

Some really nice hair there. Wished I still had mine.

Paul Baxter

20 Feb 2011 - 02.26am

Living in Melbourne now but was touring with different band's i.e Red Hot Pepper's, Swellsfoot Assembly in 74, Backed Bunny Walter's up North in the early 70's and played the same gig's with Father time as they where known before they where MiSex. Fantastic to see this old footage.

Peter Bain-Hogg

20 Feb 2011 - 01.03am

That's Hayden Wood singing and hosting the first part.

peter grattan

19 Feb 2011 - 06.38pm

Brilliant! Amazing to see this again. NZBC had just commissioned colour cameras in time for The Commonwealth Games. Congratulations to the artistes and production team in that wonderful city!

Brent Parlane

19 Feb 2011 - 06.11pm

Heyden Wood.

18 Feb 2011 - 05.34pm

Who is the first singer on "I'm a Train"?