The Roxy - Episode 20 (October 20, 1987)

Описание: From the producers of Channel 4's "The Tube" comes what is supposed to be ITV's answer to "Top of the Pops". It's the hottest nightclub on the telly, The Roxy! Presented by David "Kid" Jensen and Kevin Sharkey, this series used a weekly chart distributed by Satellite Media Services, produced by Capital Radio and compiled by the Media Research Information Bureau (MRIB). You could hear "Kid" count them down every Sunday afternoon from 5pm, in competition with BBC Radio 1's own chart show.

Studio Performances:
The Alarm - "Rain In The Summertime" [#15]
Scarlet Fantastic - "No Memory" [#36]
Erasure - "The Circus" (video used mute intercut with studio performance) [#9]
Blue Mercedes - "I Want To Be Your Property" [#47]
Bryan Adams - "Victim of Love" [#49]

Videos:
Pet Shop Boys - "Rent" [#16, new entry]
George Michael - "Faith" [#14, highest new entry]
Bee Gees - "You Win Again" [#1]

Guests: Paul Weller, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

Notes:
Anybody besides me find Kevin's introduction to Scarlet Fantastic unhearable? Same with the Young Ones segment. Somebody at Tyne Tees needed better audio mixing.
Cor blimey, Tyne Tees! Here we go with an entry outside the Top 40. What do I know? I'm an American.
Saturday rebroadcast, Style Council and Rick Astley get new entries in the next show.
Hey, I found another reason why The Roxy didn't do so well. Everyone was watching on Saturday instead of Tuesday because that's when "Kid" handed out chart spoilers.

This episode has not been previously uploaded. Matt Churchett gave me the link to his Google Drive folder, and you can download these for offline viewing: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z6...


The chart data was provided by the now defunct Media Research Information Bureau. All rights reserved by original copyright holders, in this case, ITV plc. (Hey, ITV.... if you want these videos back or want to produce a new Roxy, leave a comment on my video. It'll cost you, though. Some for Matt and some for me.) No copyright infringement intended.