 By 1981, Top of the Pops began going out live on occasion, with three live editions, 7 May 1981, 9 July 1981 and 3 September 1981 including three performances on each date by Legs & Co.The BBC only holds in their library master tapes for all Top of the Pops episodes broadcast after 8 September 1977, with only partial coverage up to this date.Nine editions in the Legs & Co era do not have master tapes in the BBC library, though all missing performances survive either in off-air recordings or master copies, though not all are complete.