The Old Grey Whistle Test - 1977/8
1 - ‘Rolling Stones’ in Concert
Air Date: September 20, 1977
Rolling Stones in concert at Les Abbatoirs recorded for French TV Honky Tonk Women / Hand of Fate / Fool to Cry / Hot Stuff / You Gotta Move / You Can’t Always Get What You Want / Baby (feat. Billy Preston) / Outta Space (feat. Billy Preston) / Jumping Jack Flash / Street Fighting Man / I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
2 - Episode 2
Air Date: September 27, 1977
3 - Joan Armatrading / Harry Chaplin
Air Date: October 4, 1977
4 - Episode 4
Air Date: October 11, 1977
5 - Dr. Hook
Air Date: October 18, 1977
6 - The Runaways
Air Date: October 25, 1977
7 - James Taylor & Carly Simon
Air Date: November 1, 1977
8 - Episode 8
Air Date: November 8, 1977
9 - Cher & Greg Allman
Air Date: November 15, 1977
10 - ‘Southside Johnny & The Ashury Dukes’ in Concert
Air Date: November 22, 1977
Live from the TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. This Time It’s for Real / Love on the Wrong Side of Town / She got Me Where She Wants Me / Little by Little / It Ain’t the Meat (It’s the Motion) / The Fever / We’re Having a Party (credits) / Stagger Lee
11 - Tyla Gang / Don McLean / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Warsaw Pakt / Steve Hillage
Air Date: November 29, 1977
Tyla Gang: Don't Shift A Gear / The Young Lords Don McLean: Prime Time / Colour TV Blues Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: I Need To Know / American Girl / interview (Whiskey A GoGo, Los Angeles clip) Warsaw Pakt: Fast Eddie (film) Steve Hillage: Motivation Radio (live in Germany)
12 - Episode 12
Air Date: December 6, 1977
13 - Episode 13
Air Date: December 13, 1977
14 - Episode 14
Air Date: December 20, 1977
15 - The Kinks’ Christmas Concert
Air Date: December 24, 1977
Bob Harris introduces the Kinks in concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London. Sleepwalker / Life on the Road / Well Respected Man / Death of a Clown / Sunny Afternoon / Waterloo Sunset / All Day and All of the Night / Slum Kids / Celluloid Heroes / Get back in the Line / Schoolboys in Disgrace / Lola / Alcohol / Skin & Bone / Father Christmas / You Really Got Me
16 - Ramones
Air Date: January 3, 1978
17 - Picks of Last Years Bunch
Air Date: January 5, 1978
(Originally intended for 31st December)
18 - ‘John Martyn’ Special
Air Date: January 10, 1978
May you Never / Small Hours / Certain Surprise / Couldn’t Love You More / Big Muff / Bless the Weather (credits) Inside out / Spencer and the Rover
19 - Episode 19
Air Date: January 17, 1978
20 - Episode 20
Air Date: January 24, 1978
21 - Talking Heads / Fabulous Poodles
Air Date: January 31, 1978
22 - Adverts / Jim Capaldi / Styx / Dusty Springfield
Air Date: February 7, 1978
23 - XTV / Radio Stars English
Air Date: February 14, 1978
24 - ‘Dickie Betts & Great Southern’ in Concert
Air Date: February 21, 1978
Dickey Betts in concert at the TV Theatre Shepherds Bush. Leaving me Again / Back on the Road / Good Time Feeling / Jessica / Ramblin’ Man / Southbound (credits)
25 - Episode 25
Air Date: February 28, 1978
26 - Episode 26
Air Date: March 7, 1978
27 - Billy Joel
Air Date: March 14, 1978
Billy Joel and his band performing live on the British rock programme “The Old Grey Whistle Test” in 1978. Miami 2017 / Movin’ Out / New York State of Mind / Entertainer / She’s Always a Woman to Me / Root Beer Rag / Just the Way You Are / Only the Good Die Young (Credits)
28 - ‘Graham Parker & The Rumour’ in Concert
Air Date: March 21, 1978
Graham Parker & The Rumour live at the BBC. Stick to me (Take 1) / Stick to me (Take 2) / Problem Child / Back Door Love / Thunder and Rain / Turned up Too Late / Fools Gold / Saturday Night is Dead / I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / Don’t Ask Me Questions / Soul Shoes
29 - Cheap Trick
Air Date: March 28, 1978
30 - Episode 30
Air Date: April 4, 1978
31 - Episode 31
Air Date: April 11, 1978
32 - Episode 32
Air Date: May 2, 1978
33 - Episode 33
Air Date: May 9, 1978
34 - Dire Straits
Air Date: May 16, 1978
"Sultans Of Swing"
35 - The Jam
Air Date: May 23, 1978
The Jam • Billy Hunt " In The Street Today " " 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street "
36 - Episode 36
Air Date: May 30, 1978
37 - ‘Randy Newman’ in Concert
Air Date: June 6, 1978
Randy Newman in concert from TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. Birmingham / Leave Your Hat On / Texas Girl at the Funeral of her Father / Short People / Simon Smith & the Amazing Dancing Bear / In Germany Before the War / Political Science / Rider in the Rain / I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today / Rednecks / Guilty / Sail Away / It’s Lonely at the Top
38 - Episode 38
Air Date: June 13, 1978
39 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert
Air Date: June 20, 1978
Bob Harris introduces Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert at the BBC Television Centre in London's Shepherd's Bush in 1978. Anything That’s Rock & Roll / Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) / I Need to Know / Breakdown / Listen to Her Heart / You’re Gonna Get It / American Girl / Strangered in the Night / Shout