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16 Years Of Whistle Test (31st December, 1987) [TVRip (MPG)]
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The Old Grey Whistle Test was a music programme which ran from 1971 to 1987 on BBC2. "16 Years Of Whistle Test" was the title given to the last edition of the programme, transmitted on New Year's Eve, 1987. For this final programme, Whistle Test returned to it's original tiny studio, Pres B in BBC Television Centre. Bob Harris, who had hosted the show throughout most of the 1970's, presents this final programme which is a compilation of items, presented roughly in chronological order.
As Bob Harris back announces it in his opening link, I have included a short film on the making of the video for A Touch Of Grey by the Grateful Dead which preceded the Whistle Test programme.
The music is grouped into three blocks. The first features items from the early days of the programme. The second covers artists or band members who had died since the inception of the programme. These two sequences are medleys, not complete performances. The third, much longer sequence is a more general collection of longer items from 1974 to 1985. Included are some items taken from concert footage, not recorded by the BBC. There are also a few of the quirky videos which were made specially for the programme.
1. Cat Stevens - Changes IV (1971)
2. Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (1971)
3. Elton John - All The Nasties (1971)
4. David Bowie - Queen Bitch (1972)
5. Vinegar Joe - Rusty Red Armour (1972)
6. Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man (1973)
7. Roxy Music - Ladytron (1972)
8. John Lennon - Stand By Me (1975)
9. The Wailers - Stir It Up (1973)
10. Little Feat - Rock 'n' Roll Doctor (1975)
11. Tim Buckley - Dolphins (1974)
12. Klaus Nomi - Total Eclipse (Of The Sun) (1980)
13. Alex Harvey - Next (1973)
14. Talking Heads - Don't Worry About The Government (1978)
15. Led Zeppelin - Trampled Underfoot [OGWT video] (1975)
16. ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses (1980)
17. Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years [concert footage] (1978)
18. Patti Smith - Because The Night (1978)
19. Frank Zappa - City Of Tiny Lights [OGWT video] (1979)
20. Ultravox - Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1978)
21. Television - Foxhole [OGWT video] (1978)
22. The Tourists - Blind Among The Flowers (1979)
23. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon [concert footage] (1976)
24. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells [OGWT video] (1973)
25. Police - Can't Stand Losing You (1978)
26. The Eagles - Hotel California [concert footage] (1978)
27. Pink Floyd - One Of Thes Days [OGWT video] (1974)
28. U2 - I Will Follow (1981)
29. The Smiths - This Charming Man (1984)
30. The Long Ryders - Lights Of Downtown (1985)
31. Suzanne Vega - Marlena On The Wall (1985)
32. The Robert Cray Band - The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This) (1985)
33. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Uncomplicated (1985)
34. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell [video] (1978)
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