PICK OF THE POPS #341 (1971)

Tracklisting: MEDICINE HEAD - Once There Was A Day - Pig Stomp - Call On Your Saviour (And Sing With The Drum) - Thou Shall Not Pass - Medicine Pony / SAM APPLE PIE / MCGUINNESS FLINT (if not listed, songs unknown)

From the "Pick Of The Pops For Your DJ" series, broadcast on 18 May 1971

- UK LP: BBC 127981/82 (cue sheets wanted)

Side 2 is subtitled "John Peel in concert with MEDICINE HEAD". The concert was recorded on 15 April 1971 and originally broadcast on 24 April 1971 on BBC Radio One.

PICK OF THE POPS #350 (1971)

Tracklisting: IF - Upstairs - Sweet January - Forgotten Roads - Fibonacci's Number / PRETTY THINGS - Summertime / MEDICINE HEAD - Pictures In The Sky - Expectation Blues / TREMELOES - Hello Buddy / MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Tweedledee, Tweedledum / THIN LIZZY - Look What The Wind's Just Blown In

- UK LP: BBC 128512/13 (view cue sheet: 1 | 2)

This is LP # 350 in the "Pick Of The Pops For Your DJ" series, broadcast on 20 July 1971

PICK OF THE POPS #363 (1971)

Tracklisting: MEDICINE HEAD - On The Land - That Was Hard To Do - That Is That - Don't You Worry - But The Night Is Long - All The World Is Bright / MUNGO JERRY - You Don't Have To Be In The Army / PETER NOONE - Walnut Girl - Right On Mother / MIXTURES - Captain Zero - This Song Is For You / COCHISE - Can I Break Your Heart / EDISON LIGHTHOUSE - All I Ever Want

- UK LP: BBC 128805/06 (view cue sheet: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

This is LP # 363 in the "Pick Of The Pops For Your DJ" series, broadcast on 19 September 1971. One side captured Medicine Head live in concert, but three songs were actually performed by John Fiddler solo: "That Was Hard To Do", "That Is That" and "All The World Is Bright".

TOP OF THE POPS #364 (1971)

Tracklisting: FACES - Maggie May / MEDICINE HEAD - On The Land - All The World Is Bright / THE FORTUNES - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - Freedom Come - People I've Got A Dream / THE HERMITS - She's A Lady - Helplessly Hoping - Gold Mandella / GREYHOUND - High And Dry - Follow The Leader / PICKETTYWITCH - Bring A Little Light Into My World - It's Too Late

- UK LP: BBC 128996/97 (cue sheets wanted)

This is LP #364 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 26 October 1971

TOP OF THE POPS #382 (1972)

Tracklisting: T.REX - Telegram Sam / GALLAGHER AND LYLE - Desiderata / THE FORTUNES - Storm In A Teach / MEDICINE HEAD - On The Land / THE TREMELOES - How Can You Say Goodbye / THE NEW SEEKERS - Beg, Steal or Borrow (all songs are BBC live recordings except the New Seekers track which was their current single).

- UK LP: BBC 130049/50 (view cue sheet: 1 )

This LP is #382 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 1 March 1972. It also includes a Marc Bolan interview. The album includes more songs than listed, but I don't have the complete cue sheet.

TOP OF THE POPS #392 (1972)

Tracklisting: GREYHOUND - I Am What I Am / MARVIN, WELSH & FARAH - Marmaduke - Mr Sun - Lonesome Mole / MUNGO JERRY - Open Up - Going Back Home - Say Goodnight - Don't Wanna Go Back To School / GREYHOUND - Just My Imagination / MEDICINE HEAD - Only To Do What Is True - You And Me - You're Not Here / ELTON JOHN - Rocket Man

- UK LP: BBC 130438/39 (cue sheets wanted)

This LP is #392 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 10 May 1972. All songs are BBC live recordings.

TOP OF THE POPS #410 (1972)

Tracklisting: MOTT THE HOOPLE - All The Young Dudes / ELLIS - Morning Paper - El Doomo - Good To Be Alive / SWAMPFOX - Miss America - Don't You Hear Me Calling - I've Got A Thing ABout You Baby / MEDICINE HEAD - Not Like a Soldier But Like An Old Love Song - Thru A Hole / ELTON JOHN - Honky Cat (all songs are BBC live recordings)

- UK LP: BBC 130990/91 (cue sheet: 1 | 2 | 3)

This LP is #410 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 13 September 1972. It also includes a Marc Bolan interview. The Medicine Head songs were recorded by the BBC on 14 August 1972, and although the presenter says one of them will probably feature on their next album, neither did.

Also recorded at the 14 August 1972 session: Approximately Blue Suede Shoes / Rock & Roll Kid

TOP OF THE POPS #416 (1972)

Tracklisting: JEFF BECK / DAVID BOWIE / MEDICINE HEAD / GILBERT O'SULLIVAN / ROD STEWART / LABI SIFFRE / LINDISFARNE / LIEUTENANT PIGEON (songtitles unknown - all songs are BBC live recordings)

This is LP #416 in "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 25 October 1972

- UK LP: BBC 131329/30 (cue sheet: (cue sheets wanted)

TOP OF THE POPS #439 (1973)

Tracklisting: T. REX / JOHN DUMMERS / OOBLE DOOBLEE BAND / MEDICINE HEAD / MUD / HONEYBUS / DAVE CLARK AND FRIENDS (BBC live recordings) plus interviews with COLIN BLUNSTONE / ALAN HULL / ROD CLEMENTS

This is LP #439 in "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 4 April 1973

- UK LP: BBC 132571/72 (cue sheets wanted)

TOP OF THE POPS #445 (1973)

Tracklisting: 10CC / SWEET / WOLF / MEDICINE HEAD / THE WAILERS / HARVEY ANDREWS & GRAHAM COOPER / CLIFFORD T. WARD (songtitles unknown - all songs are BBC live recordings)

This is LP #445 in "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 16 May 1973

- UK LP: BBC 132784/85 (cue sheets wanted)

TOP OF THE POPS #454 (1973)

Tracklisting: THE HOT SHOTS - Snoopy Versus The Red Baron / MEDICINE HEAD - Rising Sun - Be My Flyer - Changing Man / ELTON JOHN - Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting - Jack Rabbit - Whenever You're Ready / T REX - The Groover / BLUE - Little Jody - Let Me Know - She Wrote Me A Letter / MOTT THE HOOPLE - Honaloochie Boogie

- UK LP: BBC 133099/100 (view cue sheet 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)

This LP is #454 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 18 July 1973. It also includes interviews with Junior Campbell (ex-Marmalade) and Ian Hunter. The Medicine Head tracks on this album are all BBC live recordings, recorded shortly before the "Rising Sun" single was released. "Changing Man" was a new John Fiddler composition written for the forthcoming "Thru' A Five" album, but it never made the album.

TOP OF THE POPS #456 (1973)

Tracklisting: MEDICINE HEAD / JOHN KONGOS / ELTON JOHN / EAST OF EDEN / PHILIP GOODHAND-TAIT / MUNGO JERRY / CLIFFORD T WARD / GARY GLITTER (songtitles unknown - all songs are BBC live recordings)

This is LP #456 in "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 1 August 1973

- UK LP: BBC 133321/22 (cue sheets wanted)

TOP OF THE POPS #459 (1973)

Tracklisting: MUNGO JERRY - Alright, Alright, Alright / JIM CROCE - Roller Derby Queen - These Dreams / MONO MONO - Awareness - Make You Realize / MEDICINE HEAD - Rising Sun / PETE SINFIELD - Wholefood Boogie - Night People / OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Let Me Be There - And I Love You So / NEIL SEDAKA - Our Last Song Together

- UK LP: BBC 133327/28 (view cue sheet 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)

This is LP #459 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 22 August 1973.

TOP OF THE POPS #489 (1974)

Tracklisting: WINGS - Jet / ELTON JOHN - Benny & The Jets / This Song Has No Title / JULIAN CAMBELL (ex Marmalade) - Wondering Man - Carolina Days / MEDICINE HEAD - Slip And Slide / QUEEN - Seven Seas Of Rye - The Fairy Fellows Master Stroke - Funny How Love Is / NAZARETH - Shanghi'd In Shanghi

- UK LP: BBC 134542/43 (cue sheets wanted)

This LP is #489 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast in the summer of 1974. I don't know if "Slip And Slide" is a BBC live version or not. Interestingly, the album also includes an interview with John Fiddler dicussing the early days as a duo before they became a five piece band.

TOP OF THE POPS #532 (1975)

Tracklisting: RUBETTES - Juke Box Jive / MEDICINE HEAD - It's Got To Be Alright - Can't Live A Lie - Walking Blues / STARRY EYED & LAUGHING - Down The Street - Just Like A Weepy Movie / NAZARETH - Love Hurts / GALLAGHER & LYLE - We / WIZZARD - Are You Ready To Rock / ROD STEWART interview

- UK LP: BBC 136232/33 (view cue sheet 1 | 2 | 3)

This is LP #532 in the "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 15 January 1975

TOP OF THE POPS #613 (1976)

Tracklisting: THE BEE GEES - You Should Be Dancing / CLIFF RICHARD - I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You / STEVE GIBBONS BAND - Johnny Cool / 5000 VOLTS - Dr. Kiss Kiss / JOHNNY WAKELIN - In Zaire / BILLY OCEAN - Love On Delivery / MEDICINE HEAD - It's Natural / SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - The Sultan's Choice

- UK LP: BBC 139403/05 (view cue sheet 1 | 2 | 3)

This is LP #456 in "Top Of The Pops" series, broadcast on 4 July 1976. All artists were recorded in session for the BBC except Bee Gees and Cliff Richard.

POP SPECTACULAR (1973)

Tracklisting: PRETTY THINGS - introduced by Mike Harding - Religion's Dead - Havana Bound - Love Is Good - Onion Soup - Route 66 /
MEDICINE HEAD - introduced by Mike Harding - Rock'n'Roll Kid - Rainy Day Blues - (And The) Pictures In The Sky - One And One Is One - Train Time - I Know Why

- UK LP: BBC 134150/51-S (cue sheets wanted)

This LP is subtitled "Stereo Pop Special #54" (catalogue number CN1922/S). It was broadcast in November 1973 and one side has a live concert by the Pretty Things, the other has a Medicine Head concert. Both bands were recorded live at the BBC Theater in London (Golders Green Hippodrome).

The following transcription discs have also been reported:

• 1971 UK LP - Pick Of The Pops For Your DJ #312 (BBC 127315-S | broadcast 1971): MEDICINE HEAD - Sing With A Drum - To Train Time / ROGER WITTAKER - New World In The Morning - Sail Away / WHITE PLAINS - Julie Do You Love Me / VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Killer (plus interview with PETER HAMILL) / T2 - In Circles - Questions And Answers - Cd

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• 1974 UK LP - Top Of The Pops #449 (BBC | broadcast 13 June 1973): NAZARETH - Broken Down Angel / MIKE HUGG - Stress And Strain - Blue Suede Shoes Again - Don't Keep Me Hanging On / CLIFF RICHARD - Tomorrow Rising - Help It Along - The Next Time / GEORDIE - Can You Do It - Geordie's Lost His Liggie / MEDICINE HEAD - One And One Is One / MUD - Hypnosis / Poison Ivy - She Sings Out Of Tune / plus interview with WIZZARD

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• 1975 UK LP - Top Of The Pops # 484 (or 485) (BBC | broadcast 1974): DONOVAN interview / E.L.O / MEDICINE HEAD / SUZI QUATRO / HUDSON FORD / ROB NOAKES / NEIL SEDAKA (songtitles unknown)