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Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 2

DVD/APPROX. 145 MINS./2003/US NR

Main feature:

Release Jan 17, 2006
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio
Subtitles
Studio BBC Home Video
Year 2003
Genre Music, Concert

Special features:

  • Commentary from Whistle Test presenters Mark Ellen and David Hepworth
  • Reminiscences on their Whistle Test performances by Roger Daltrey, Hamish Stuart, Roddy Frame, Rick Wakeman, Jools Holland and others
  • Artists' Gallery

Synopsis:



The UK's Legendary Live Music Show

BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test was the UK's seminal live music show. For over 15 years from 1971-1987, it was essential viewing for fans of album rock and "serious" music. It was the only place on British television for live avant-garde, progressive and jazz rock performances and the ideal venue for American artists looking to break in the UK. If you removed the comedy form Saturday Night Live and featured only music acts, you'd have The Old Grey Whistle Test.

The Old Grey Whistle Test Volume Two includes Roxy Music's first ever television appearance, an unscheduled performance by The Adverts (the first punk band to play live on Whistle Test), as well as a rare acoustic rendition of "Disney Girls" by Beach Boy Bruce Johnston and unforgettable performances by rock legends The Who, Meatloaf, New York Dolls, Tim Buckley, Suzanne Vega, Jim Croce and many more.

Artists:
Heads Hands and Feet
Roxy Music
Loggins and Messina
The Who
Judee Sill
Argent
Average White Band
Jim Croce
The New York Dolls
Tim Buckley
Montrose
Bruce Johnston
Nils Lofgren
Darryl Hall & John Oates
Joan Armatrading
The Adverts
Patti Smith Group
Meatloaf
Siouxsie And The Banshees
The Undertones
Squeeze
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Aztec Camera
Thomas Dolby
The Style Council
Suzanne Vega
Simply Red
Prefab Sprout
The Pogues

Cast and Crew:

BBC Home Video presents
Christopher MastersonJake Muxworthy"Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 2"

Production Year: 2003

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