Here's an exciting bit of history for even the most well-versed David Bowie fanatics. Footage of Bowie thought to have been erased from history has emerged -- a 1973 performance of his number two single "The Jean Genie" on an old episode of the BBC's "Top Of The Pops." Presumed missing from history as a result of the channel's cost-saving "wiping" policy, which allowed tapes to be re-used before archiving was in place, the copy came to light this October when a TV cameraman named John Henshall mentioned he owned it during a radio interview. According to BBC News, "excited Bowie aficionados" immediately "contacted him to explain its status." Said Hanshall:
"I just couldn't believe that I was the only one with it. I just thought you wouldn't be mad enough to wipe a tape like that."
Indeed! The footage had its public re-premiere at the British Film Institute's "Missing Believed Wiped" festival,...
"I just couldn't believe that I was the only one with it. I just thought you wouldn't be mad enough to wipe a tape like that."
Indeed! The footage had its public re-premiere at the British Film Institute's "Missing Believed Wiped" festival,...
- 12/22/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
London, Dec 21: The footage of David Bowie's 1973 Top of the Pops performance of 'The Jean Genie', which was thought to have been lost forever, will be aired on Wednesday for the first time in nearly 40 years.
It will be screened on a BBC2 Top of the Pops special after retired TotP cameraman John Henshall found the clip in a dusty box in a cupboard at home, the Mirror reported.
"I didn't realise that it had been wiped by the BBC or that anyone was seeking it," Henshall, 69, said.
"I initially got permission to keep a copy of Bowie's performance for my showreel, as I used my own effects in the clip."
John.
It will be screened on a BBC2 Top of the Pops special after retired TotP cameraman John Henshall found the clip in a dusty box in a cupboard at home, the Mirror reported.
"I didn't realise that it had been wiped by the BBC or that anyone was seeking it," Henshall, 69, said.
"I initially got permission to keep a copy of Bowie's performance for my showreel, as I used my own effects in the clip."
John.
- 12/21/2011
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
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