The Old Grey Whistle Test
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Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 6
London
England
Queen Bitch (Take 2) - David Bowie 1972-02-08 *
We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's 1982-01-21
Indiscipline - King Crimson 1982-03-18
I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses 1982-04-29
Another One Bites The Dust - Clint Eastwood & General Saint 1982-04-22
A Dream Goes On Forever - Todd Rundgren 1982-06-03
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus 1982-10-04
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 1982-12-24
Scullery - Clifford T. Ward 1973-11-20
On The Line - Graham Nash 1974-05-08
Lovesick Blues - The Crickets 1972-12-12
Walk On Hot Coals - Rory Gallagher 1973-02-13
Thousand Stars - Big Country 1983-04-22
Gold - Spandau Ballet 1983-04-29
War Baby - Tom Robinson (recorded in Chippenham 1983-11-28)
Reel Around The Fountain - The Smiths (recorded at The Assembly Rooms, Derby 1983-12-06)
I Will Not Follow - The Waterboys 1983-05-27
Our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three 1983-05-06
Tear-Stained Letter - Richard Thompson 1984-03-23
Frost & Fire - Everything But The Girl 1984-10-30
I Love You Suzanne - Lou Reed 1984-12-18
Gun Law - Kane Gang 1985-02-19
Uncomplicated - Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1986-05-27
Guitars, Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam 1986-07-15
Back To Centre - Paul Brady 1986-06-17
Shop Lifters - Ivor Cutler 1986-06-03
Severina - The Mission (with Julianne Regan) 1987-03-04
28. Just Like You Said It Would Be - Sinead O'Connor (recorded in Belfast 1987-03-11)
Ship Of Fools - World Party 1987-02-11
Exit - U2 (recorded in Belfast 1987-03-11)
Chantilly Lace > Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis 1972-04-25
+ California Comes To The Whistle Test extras
Goin' To Brownsville - Ry Cooder 1973-03-20
Short People - Randy Newman 1978-06-06
Little Sister - Ry Cooder 1982-05-20
"Through the Years" Volume I
London
England
Area Code 615 - Stone Fox Chase (OGWT Theme)
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
David Bowie - 5 Years
David Bowie - Queen Bitch
Roxy Music - Do the Strand
Rory Gallagher - Hands Off
Bob Marley - Stir It Up
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah
Supertramp - Dreamer
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes - The Fever
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Rosalita
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
Billy Joe - The Piano Man
Patti Smith - Horses/Hey Joe
Nils Lofgren - Keith Don't Go
All songs from radio & tv broadcasts
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 1
London
England
Eagles - Take It Easy ( In Concert 1973 )
Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub ( Studio 1975 )
Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way ( In Concert 1976 )
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing ( Studio 1978 )
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama ( In Concert 1975 )
Bob Seger - Still The Same ( In Concert 1978 )
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Fooled Again ( Studio 1977 )
ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses ( Studio 1980 )
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon ( In Concert 1976 )
Rory Gallagher - Walk On Hot Coals ( Studio 1973 )
Steve Miller Band - The Gangster Is Back ( In Concert 1972 )
Joe Walsh - Turn To Stone ( In Concert 1975 )
Eagles - Hotel California ( In Concert 1978 )
Little Feat - Long Distance Love ( Studio 1975 )
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird ( In Concert Knebworth 1976 )
Steely Dan - Reelin In The Years ( ABC In Concert? 1973 )
Neil Young - Like A Hurricane ( VH1 1977 )
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 2
London
England
Ramones - Don't Come Close - studio 1978
ZZ Top - I Thank You - studio 1980
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime - in concert 1979
Spirit - Turn To The Right - studio 1981
Bruce Springsteen - Quarter To Three - in concert 1979
Linda Ronstadt - Willin' - in concert 1976
John Martyn (with Phil Collins) - Sweet Little Mystery - studio 1980
Genesis - I Know What I Like - in concert 1973
Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace (cut) - in concert 1972
George Benson - Nature Boy - studio 1977
Curtis Mayfield - Keep On Keeping On - studio 1972
Elton John - The Bitch Is Back - in concert 1974
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way - in concert 1976
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rich Girl - studio 1977
Nils Lofgren - Back It Up - studio 1975
Dr Feelgood - She Does It Right - studio 1975
Bonus Tracks
Manfred Mann's Earthband - Blinded By The Light - (Midnight Special 1976)
Rolling Stones - Hip Shake ( Montreux 1972)
Rolling Stones - Bluesberry Jam/ John's Jam (Montreux 1972)
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 3
London
England
Tourists - Blind Among The Flowers - 1979
Japan - Swing - 1981
Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing - 1981
Nina Hagen - Ziggy Stardust
Patti Smith - Horses - 1976
Jim Croce - Workin' At The Car Wash Blues - 1973
Paul Butterfield - Slow Down - 1977
Alvin Lee - Don't Be Cruel - 1975
Stackridge - Dancing On Air - 1975
Bonnie Raitt - Love Has No Pride - 1975
Joni Mitchell - Help Me - 1975
Van Morrison - Wild Nights - 1975
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes - The Fever - 1977
Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love - 1975
Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man - 1973
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way - 1975
Bonus Clips : Faces - BBC Disco 2 1971
Tell Everyone
Sweet Lady Mary
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 4
London
England
OGWT Intro
Bob Harris Intro
Spanish Tide - Family (November 1971)
Fog On The Tyne - Lindisfarne (October 1971)
Think About It, Darling – Jerry Lee Lewis (April 1972)
Rusty Red Armour - Vinegar Joe (April 1972)
What About Me? - Richie Havens (June 1972)
God’s Song - Randy Newman (March 1972)
Looking For A Love – The J. Geils Band (January 1973)
Use Me - Bill Withers (November 1972)
On Broadway - The Drifters (July 1973)
Looking For A Kiss – The New York Dolls (November 1973)
Dance With Me - Janis Ian (October 1974)
This Is The Day – Captain Beefheart (June 1974)
If You Want To Get To Heaven – The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (April 1976)
Be My Baby – Kate & Anna McGarrigle (February 1977)
Johannesburg – Gil Scott-Heron (February 1976)
White Punks On Dope – The Tubes (November 1977)
Radios In Motion – XTC (February 1978)
The Beginning Of The End – Eddie & The Hot Rods (February 1978)
Hey Lord, Don’t Ask Me Questions – Graham Parker & The Rumour (March 1978)
My Best Friend’s Girl - The Cars (November 1978)
Free For All – Ted Nugent (May 1979)
Burma Shave – Tom Waits (April 1979)
Bonus Tracks
Peter Gabriel Interview (OGWT, 1982-10-09)
Bob Dylan & Dave Stewart – Interview & Performance (OGWT, 1985-11-22)
Goin’ To Brownsville – Ry Cooder (OGWT, 1973)
Smack Dab In The Middle – Ry Cooder (OGWT, January 1977)
He’ll Have To Go – Ry Cooder (OGWT, January 1977)
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? – Ry Cooder (OGWT, 1982)
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 5
London
England
The Mumble Rumble & The Cocktail Rock - Kilburn & The High Roads (Ian Dury) - 1973-11-20
Doolin Dalton - J.D. Souther - 1973-04-24
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder - 1974-02-03
Costafine Town - Splinter - 1974-10-08
This Is The Day - Captain Beefheart - 1974-06-18
Another Sleep Song - Graham Nash - 1974-05-08
Coast To Coast - Ducks Deluxe - 1974-01-20
Space Circus - Chick Corea - 1974-03-12
Turn To Stone - Joe Walsh - 1975-05-02
Fat Man In The Bathtub - Little Feat - 1975-01-17
You Never Can Tell - Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance 1975-02-21
Piano Man - Billy Joel - 1975-05-16
Hey Joe - Patti Smith - 1976-05-11
Love Me Like A Man - Bonnie Raitt - 1976-03-23
For A Dancer - Jackson Browne - 1976-12-07
Mohammed's Radio - Warren Zevon & Jackson Browne - 1976-12-07
Without Love - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes - 1977-04-16
Fooled Again - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 1977-05-10
Close Your Eyes - James Taylor & Carly Simon - 1977-11-01
Sixteen Again - The Buzzcocks - 1978-11-14
Art-I-Ficial - X-Ray Spex 1978-12-05
Definitive Gaze - Magazine - 1978-09-19
Don't You Write Her Off - McGuinn, Clark & Hillman - 1979-02-20
On The Nickel - Tom Waits - 1979-04-24
Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top - 1980-04-15
Interview / Doin' The Things That We Want To - Lou Reed - 1984-12-18
The Lay Of The Land - The Fall (with The Michael Clark Company) - 1984-11-20
Lights Of Downtown - The Long Ryders- 1985-10-01
The Last Time (I Ever Get Burned Like That) - The Robert Cray Band - 1985-11-26
Uncomplicated - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 1986-05-27
Farewell From Bob Harris - 1988-01-01 (The Last Whistle Test)
Sally MacLennane - The Pogues - 1985-06-04
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 7
London
England
Workin’ For MCA – Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast)
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast)
Show Me The Way – Peter Frampton 1976-10-26
Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits 1978-05-16
Foxhole – Television 1978-05-16
Don’t Come Close – The Ramones 1978-09-19
War Zone – The Vibrators 1978-04-04
Ha Ha, I’m Drowning – The Teardrop Explodes 1980-11-08
Too Much, Too Young – The Specials 1979-10-02
Cosmic Surfing – Yellow Magic Orchestra 1979-10-09
Down By The River – Neil Young & The International Harvesters 1985-10-15 (excerpt)
I’m Waiting For The Man – Lou Reed 1984-12-18 outtake
Dying On The Vine – John Cale 1985-12-03
Brenda’s Iron Sledge – Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1985-04-16
Milkman of Human Kindness – Billy Bragg 1984-02-10
Inbetween Days – The Cure 1985-11-19 (@ Camden Palace, London)
Home – Public Image Limited 1986-05-20
Neat, Neat, Neat – The Damned 1986-09-20
Oblivious – Aztec Camera 1983-12-16 (@ Aston University Birmingham)
Working For The Yankee Dollar – The Skids 1979-11-13
Don't Worry About The Government - Talking Heads 1978-01-31
Streams Of Whiskey – The Pogues 1986-06-17
Born In The U.S.A – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1984-10-30
Listen Like Thieves – INXS 1986-07-08
Severina – The Mission (with Julianne Regan) 1987-03-04
The Killing Moon – Echo & The Bunnymen 1985-11-12
Medicine Show – Big Audio Dynamite 1986-05-13
E=MC2 – Big Audio Dynamite 1986-05-13 (excerpt)
Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top – 1980-04-15
I Found Love – Lone Justice 1987-02-25
Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast)
Women Of Ireland – The Chieftains 1976-04-06
OGWT Outro (inc “Billy Hunt” – The Jam 1978-05-23 and “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor” – Arctic Monkeys, The Old Grey Whistle Test Story, 2007-01-03)
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 8
London
England
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads - "RockPop" (@ Westfallenhalle, Dortmund 1980-12-20) OGWT 1981-01-31
Andy Kershaw Intro 1985-02-26
Chasing The Night - The Ramones 1985-02-26
Ships In The Night - Be Bop Deluxe 1976-01-13
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult 1987-01-28
King Kong - Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - "Colour Me Pop" (BBC) 1968-10-23 (OGWT 1971-11-16)
Fly Away - James King & The Lone Wolves 1985-03-05
Horses > Hey Joe - Patti Smith 1976-05-11
Keith Don't Go - Nils Lofgren 1976-05-25
Sin City - Hank Wangford, Billy Bragg & Brendan Croker - "Rock Around The Clock" (BBC) 1986-09-20
When Will I Be Loved? - Linda Ronstadt (@ New Victoria Theatre, London) OGWT 1976-11-23
You Be Illin' - Run DMC 1987-02-04
This Charming Man - The Smiths (@ The Assembly Rooms, Derby 1983-12-06) "Whistle Test On The Road" 1983-12-09
Forgotten Sons - Marillion 1983-05-20
Run Run Run - Echo & The Bunnymen with Billy Bragg - "Rock Around The Clock" (BBC) 1986-09-20
Dreamboat Annie - Heart 1976-12-14
Walking By Myself - Johnny Winter (@ BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush 1979-04-30) OGWT 1979-05-01
Celluloid Heroes - The Kinks (@ The Rainbow Theatre, London 1977-12-24)
Terminal Love - The Boys 1980-01-08 (or 15th?)
Elephant Talk - King Crimson (@ The Venue, London 1981-10-05) OGWT 1981-11-26
I Wanna Be Your Dog - Iggy Pop 1979-04-24
Get Back To The Country - Neil Young & The International Harvesters 1985-10-15
Neil Young interview excerpt 1985-10-15
Feelin' Single, Seein' Double - Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band (@ BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush 1977-01) OGWT 1977-04-12
Smoke On The Water Intro - Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore talks to "Dawn Chorus" (Liz Kershaw)
The Unwritten Law (excerpt) - Deep Purple (Tracks 26-28 @ Palais des Omnisports, Bercy, Paris 1987-02-20) OGWT 1987-03-04
Ants Invasion - Adam & The Ants 1981-01-17
Poptones - Public Image Limited 1980-12-02
Hang On To Yourself - David Bowie (@ Dallas Convention Center 1978-04-10) OGWT 1979-02-27
Bob Harris Intro 1977-09-20
Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones (@ Les Abbatoirs, Paris 1976-06-05) OGWT 1977-09-20
Unreleased Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 9
London
England
OGWT Intro
Bob Harris Intro
Eleven O’clock Tick Tock - U2
Love On The Wrong Side Of Town - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
School Days - The Runaways
Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? - Chris Rea
I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
Sail Away - Randy Newman
Without A Word - Jack Bruce
Say When - Lene Lovich
Down In The Park - Tubeway Army
Night Boat To Cairo – Madness
She's Tuff - Fabulous Thunderbirds
Beasley Street - John Cooper Clarke
Messages - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Inglan Is A Bitch - Linton Kwesi Johnson
To Hell With Poverty - Gang Of Four
All About You – Scars
Never Gonna Cry Again – Eurythmics (with Holgar Czukay)
Insects - Altered Images
Musta Notta Gotta Lotta - Joe Ely
Sense Of Purpose - The Sound
The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) - Ry Cooder
Alathea - Robin Trower
Hand Of Fate – Rolling Stones
Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones
Outta Space - Billy Preston with the Rolling Stones
Live Life - Terry Reid
Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Pro-Shot
NTSC
Various
Various
UK
Wishbone Ash - Jailbait 1971
Beach Boys - You Need Mess Of Help To Stand Alone 1972
Jerry Lee Lewis - Chantilly Lace / Whole Shakin Goin On 1972
Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man 1973
Tim Buckley - Honey Man 1974
Graham Nash - On The Line 1974
Chick Corea & Return To Forever - Space Circus 1974
Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub 1975
Ronnie Slim & Slim Chance - Cest La Vie ( You Never Can Tell ) 1975
John Lennon - Slippin & Slidin 1975
Billy Joel - Piano Man 1975
Lynyrd Skynyrd - FreeBird 1974 ( Hamburg 1974 not OGWT Concert From 1975)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie 1977
Patti Smith - Horses/Hey Joe 1976
Nils Lofgren - Keith Don't Go 1976
Linda Rondstat - When WIll I Be Loved 1976
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me 1978
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 1978
Iggy Pop - I Wanna Be Your Dog 1979
Jack Bruce - White Room 1981
George Duke / Stanley Clarke - School Days 1981
Compilation
London
England
Volume 6 34 tracks
Bowie, Go-go's, King Crimson, Todd Rundgren, Richard Thompson, Lou Reed, many more
Old Grey Whistle Test
London
England
3 dvd set.
Compilation #4
London
England
number 4
Bill Withers, Richie Havens, Graham Parker, Captain Beefheart, Cars, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, many more