Single Minded: 1975

Top of the Pops – the teenage allowance still rules

Two pages from Beetle magazine, January 1, 1975.

"Top Of The Pops is still the barometer of the ever-shifting British singles scene. Unlike American pop radio which is controlled by tight playlists, promo tipsheets, and marketing reports in the trades, the English 45 action is still controlled by teen- agers with their allowances.

TOTP is a weekly BBC television programme that features film clips of the top ten, dancing and fashion, as well as new performers who hope to smile their way to maybe six to eight weeks on the charts..."