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]

Contents
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 * 1 Appearances
 * 1.1 First series
 * 1.2 Second series
 * 2 References

First series[edit]

 * 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[edit]

 * 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