Disco 2 (TV series)

Disco 2 (or Disco Two) was a BBC2 television music show that ran between January 1970 and July 1971. It was a precursor of The Old Grey Whistle Test. The earliest programmes were billed as Line Up's Disco 2, the programme originally being a spin-off of Late Night Line-Up.^[1]

The series was produced by Rowan Ayers (the father of musician Kevin Ayers) and directed by Granville Jenkins.^[2] The regular presenter of the first series was Tommy Vance, who was replaced for the second series by Pete Drummond;^[1] other presenters used occasionally included Mike Harding, Richard Williams and Mike Raven. The theme music was initially by Elton John.^[1] This was later replaced with the opening riff of Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick.^[3] Programmes were initially broadcast on Saturday evenings, later occasionally moving to Friday evening and then Thursday evening.^[4]

Only a few performances from the show are known to survive.^[1]

Appearances

First series

• 10 January 1970: Joe Cocker, Lou Christie, Elton John
• 17 January 1970: Procol Harum, Juicy Lucy, The Peddlers
• 24 January 1970: Chicken Shack
• 31 January 1970: Pentangle, Richie Havens
• 7 February 1970: Taste, Jimmy Ruffin
• 14 February 1970: Wild Angels
• 21 February 1970: The Strawbs, Judas Jump
• 28 February 1970: Blodwyn Pig
• 7 March 1970: The Tremeloes, Fleetwood Mac
• 14 March 1970: The Faces, Toe Fat
• 21 March 1970: Slade, The Keef Hartley Band
• 28 March 1970: Yes, The Move
• 4 April 1970: Fairport Convention, Hookfoot
• 11 April 1970: Honeybus
• 18 April 1970: Juicy Lucy
• 25 April 1970: Slade, Legend
• 2 May 1970: Pretty Things, Trader Horne
• 9 May 1970: Family, Groundhogs
• 16 May 1970: Buddy Knox, Daddy Longlegs
• 23 May 1970: Stone the Crows, Duster Bennett
• 30 May 1970: Fleetwood Mac, Quintessence
• 6 June 1970: Groundhogs
• 13 June 1970: Free, Bobby Darin
• 20 June 1970: Procol Harum, Affinity
• 27 June 1970: The Roy Young Band, Audience
• 4 July 1970: "Bob Dylan Special"
• 11 July 1970: Alan Bown, Justine, Steeleye Span
• 25 July 1970: Matthews Southern Comfort, Mighty Baby, Savoy Brown

Second series

• 12 September 1970: Humble Pie, Taste, Melanie
• 19 September 1970: Strawbs, Caravan, Kris Kristofferson
• 26 September 1970: Quiver, Turley Richards
• 3 October 1970: Eric Burdon, The Mark-Almond Band, Orange Bicycle
• 10 October 1970: Bridget St John, Mott The Hoople
• 17 October 1970: Love Affair, Rare Bird, U.F.O., Jimmy Campbell & Peter Campbell
• 24 October 1970: Stone The Crows
• 31 October 1970: Slade, The Move, Clarence Carter, Sweet Box
• 7 November 1970: Cat Stevens, Good News
• 14 November 1970: Duncan Browne, Dream Police, Genesis, Zoo
• 21 November 1970: Curved Air, Fleetwood Mac, Curtis Mayfield
• 27 November 1970: Trapeze, Lindisfarne, Jonathan Kelly, Satisfaction
• 5 December 1970: James Taylor, Wishbone Ash
• 12 December 1970: Golden Earring, High Broom, Which What, Ray Fenwick
• 19 December 1970: Elton John
• 2 January 1971: Compilation programme
• 9 January 1971: Bill Fay, Stephen Stills, Tear Gas, Van der Graaf Generator
• 16 January 1971: Juicy Lucy, Livingston Taylor
• 23 January 1971: The Roy Young Band, Bronco
• 30 January 1971: Yes, Rod Demmick, Herbie Armstrong
• 25 February 1971: Nico, Argent, Tom Gerricky
• 4 March 1971: Graham Bond, Trees
• 11 March 1971: Atomic Rooster, Fairweather, Leon Russell
• 18 March 1971: The Alan Bown, Patto
• 25 March 1971: Jade, Stray
• 1 April 1971 Leon Russell & Friends
• 8 April 1971: Stray, Quintessence, Yvonne Elliman
• 15 April 1971: Mott The Hoople, Seals and Crofts, Hookfoot
• 22 April 1971: The Faces
• 29 April 1971: Loudon Wainwright III, Cochise
• 6 May 1971: The Keef Hartley Band, Seals and Crofts
• 13 May 1971: Allan Taylor, Warhorse
• 20 May 1971: James Taylor, Livingston Taylor, Uriah Heep
• 27 May 1971: The Byrds
• 3 June 1971: Assagai, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, blues documentary feature
• 10 June 1971: Gordon Lightfoot
• 17 June 1971: Loudon Wainwright III, Help Yourself, Ernie Graham
• 24 June 1971: Iain Matthews, Stefan Grossman
• 1 July 1971: Brewer and Shipley
• 8 July 1971: Heaven

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