This is the second in my Old Grey Whistle Test posts.

Enjoy, and a very Merry Christmas to you all.

The Whistle Test Years

In 2003 Bob Harris presented a series of retrospective Whistle Test compilations on BBC TV, one per year.
Also known as 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' ...

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1971-1972
Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne
Curtis Mayfield - Keep On Keepin’ On
David Bowie - Queen Bitch
Wishbone Ash - Jailbait
Fairport Convention - The Hanging Song
The Crickets - Lovesick Blues
Roxy Music - Ladytron
The Beach Boys - You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
Jerry Lee Lewis - Chantilly Lace / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

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1973
The Who - Relay
John Martyn - I’d Rather Be The Devil
The Wailers - Stir It Up
Average White Band - Put It Where You Want It
Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man
Clifford T Ward - Scullery
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next
Rory Gallagher - Walk On Hot Coals

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1974
Tim Buckley - Honey Man
Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
Supertramp - Dreamer
Johnny Winter - Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Splinter - Costafine Town
Captain Beefheart - This Is The Day
Graham Nash - On The Line
Ducks Deluxe - Coast To Coast
Chick Corea - Space Circus

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1975
Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub
Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance - You Never Can Tell
Richard & Linda Thompson - A Heart Needs A Home
John Lennon - Slippin’ And Slidin'
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Jackson Browne - Jamaica Say You Will
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (live)

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1976
Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Emmylou Harris - Amarillo
The Chieftains - Women Of Ireland
Patti Smith - Horses, Hey Joe
Nils Lofgren - Keith Don’t Go
Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat

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1977
Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff
The Dictators - Search & Destroy
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes - Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
The Tubes - White Punks On Dope
The Runaways - School Days
George Benson - Breezin’
Tom Waits - Small Change
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Cheryl’s Going Home

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1978
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
The Rezillos - I Love My Baby Cos She Does Good Sculptures
Chris Rea - Whatever Happened To Benny Santini
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Randy Newman - Sail Away
The Spitballs - Telstar
The Jam - A Bomb In Wardour Street
The Adverts - Bored Teenagers
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Metal Postcard
Buzzcocks - 16 Again

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1979
The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
Lene Lovich - Say When
Simple Minds - Chelsea Girl
Iggy Pop - I Wanna Be Your Dog
Tubeway Army - Down In The Park
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
The Damned - Smash It Up
Madness - Night Boat To Cairo
Blondie - Heart Of Glass (live Glasgow)
Ultravox - Hiroshima Mon Amour
Frank Zappa - City Of Tiny Lights (amazing animation)

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1980
Ramones - Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio
Fabulous Thunderbirds - She's Tuff
Public Image Ltd (PIL) - Poptones
John Cooper Clarke - Beasley Street
OMD - Messages
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan Is A Bitch
Genesis - Duchess
Teardrop Explodes - Reward
Ian Dury - Sweet Gene Vincent

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1981
U2 - Eleven O’Clock Tick Tock
Adam & The Ants - Ant Invasion
Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty
Scars - All About You
Eurythmics (with Holger Czukay) - Never Gonna Cry Again
Altered Images - Insects
Joe Ely - Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
The Sound - Sense Of Purpose
Jack Bruce - White Room
Stanley Clarke & George Duke - School Days

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1982
The Go-Gos - We Got The Beat
Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf
Japan - Ghosts
King Crimson - Indiscipline
The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
Clint Eastwood & General Saint - Another One Bites The Dust
Ry Cooder - The Very Thing That Makes You Rich
Todd Rungren - A Dream Goes On Forever
Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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1983
Big Country - Thousand Stars
Spandau Ballet - Gold
Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
Tom Robinson - War Baby
The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain
The Waterboys - I Will Not Follow
Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed
Marillion - Forgotten Sons

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1984-85
Billy Bragg - The Milkman Of Human Kindness
The Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
Richard Thompson - Tear Stained Letter
Everything But The Girl - Frost & Fire
REM - Moon River, Pretty Persuasion
Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne
Sade - Is It A Crime
The Kane Gang - Gun Law
The Pogues - Sally MacLennane
Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall

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1985-86
The Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities
Half Man Half Biscuit - All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Uncomplicated
Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs
Paul Brady - Back To The Centre
Ivor Cutler - Shop Lifters
The Mission - Severina
Sinead O’Connor - Just Like You Said It Would Be
World Party - Ship Of Fools
Lone Justice - I Found Love
U2 - Exit

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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2011-12-21 15:08 by strettonbull.