When was the first pop video released?

The first musical short film was by Lee De Forest in 1923. Over the years, many performers claimed they invited the music video - Little Richard said the film of Tootie Fruitie, was the first. The Beatles have something of a claim as they produced films that would be used to replace personal appearances with the first being for Paperback Writer/Rain. Pop videos became far more widespread in the 1980s -as recording and editing on videotape became cheaper and more widespread. There are many claims, but Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was recorded on video tape and was probably one of the very earliest.