Turn Me On, Dead Man

One of the coolest musical performances ever in a TV show. Big Jim Sullivan plays the electric sitar in the episode "Troubled Spirits" from the first season of Space: 1999.

Big Jim Sullivan was a much sought-after session guitarist in the 1960s and 1970s. Jimmy Page, who was also in demand as a session guitarist during this time, was referred to as "Little Jim," so as not to be confused with Big Jim Sullivan. Jimmy Page is well known for playing on any number of British pop recordings before his days with the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. In a 1973 interview, Ritchie Blackmore doesn't refute Jimmy Page's claims to having played on many recordings, but he states that Jimmy Page played rhythm guitar in some instances. One specific example Blackmore cites is "The Crying Game," in which Jimmy Page played rhythm guitar, while the lead guitar part was taken by Big Jim Sullivan. The lead guitar part was a "reading part," a skill possessed by Big Jim Sullivan but not Jimmy Page, apparently.

The Coral Sitar is an electric guitar designed to replicate the sound of a sitar. The unique design of this guitar feaured sympathetic strings and a "buzzing bridge." Check out Hyp Records list of pop-sitar albums.