'No More Heroes'
Hit Kwiss 3rd December 1977
German TV
Now this could be a nice find, Initial 'research' suggests that a version of 'Heroes' from this broadcast has previously been posted on YouTube as much lower quality from an unknown German TV source. I can clear that up by stating that this version of 'No More Heroes' was broadcast by the 'Hit Kwiss', (by the looks of it a German equivalent of TOTP/Cheggers Plays Pop), on 3rd December 1977.
Hit Kwiss was a short lived music program that broadcast from its broadcast from a studio in Stuttgart between '76 and '78. In this time The Stranglers appeared twice on 3rd December 1977 and 11th March 1978 - although both mimed performances were filmed at a same (earlier) date.
The quality if the 'Heroes' is great, far in excess of what I have seen online. The 'Grip' footage is a little more washed out colourwise but is possibly rarer.
'(Get A) Grip (On Your Self)'
Hit Kwiss 11th March 1978
German TV
Your opinions please!
I have shared the footage below in MPEG format
No More Heroes: https://we.tl/t-AcxGsHPG0Y
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself): https://we.tl/t-wb0BN2Fydj
and as a burnable, edited DVD with both tracks:
ISO Disc image: https://we.tl/t-rIbzTAvxcc
Thanks for the research and the footage. Never really liked the miming performances but this is a great find. Poor editing (leather jacket on/off/on) but some great angles. Hugh strangling his mic stand and tough JJ ripping off his strings ... 1977, the same year Iggy Pop was abusing the palm trees in the Top Pop studio (check it out) :-)
ReplyDeleteI love this stuff. Cheers Ade.
ReplyDeletegreat stuff thanks!
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