Old Grey Whistle Test

[WattStaxy]

First trip over to The UK. Saw them at Knebworth that year. Brilliant.

He supported Nils Lofgren at City Hall in 77

 

[Dodgy]

A class show I discovered the New York Dolls when I watched a rerun as a young 'un-

Now ya talking.

 

[Paul3845]

Is that the Lassie from North Shields that sang with Meatloaf??

Anybody else at the Concert at City Hall when Meatloaf collapsed..... Great Singer, sadly missed...

No, but I was at Newcastle Arena when he walked off and 'retired' in around 2007.

 

[gluepot]

Is that the Lassie from North Shields that sang with Meatloaf??

Anybody else at the Concert at City Hall when Meatloaf collapsed..... Great Singer, sadly missed...

She is Karla daVito. Not from Sheels.
Ellen Foley sang on the album track.

 

[Starman]

 

[GMac]

She is Karla daVito. Not from Sheels.
Ellen Foley sang on the album track.

Thanks....... It was Lorraine Crosby from Walker who sang on the 'I'd Do anything For Love' tracks and in Concert with him much later.....

No, but I was at Newcastle Arena when he walked off and 'retired' in around 2007.

Me too......

 

[Sgt Pepper]

Wayne Winston Norris before he chucked it all in to become a chippie.

I used to have a Heavy Metal Kids greatest hits type album somewhere. They had some canny songs.

 

[lostinfrance]

I used to have a Heavy Metal Kids greatest hits type album somewhere. They had some canny songs.

Poor choice of name for the band. They were never heavy metal.

 

[Jacksnuts]

My memory of it growing up was a shit TOTP
How wrong was I !!
Saturday nights at house party’s with parents kids left in front if tv looking for something to watch thinking wtf is this shite

 

[Sneech]

My memory of it growing up was a shit TOTP
How wrong was I !!
Saturday nights at house party’s with parents kids left in front if tv looking for something to watch thinking wtf is this shite

I was the same, just seemed like a load of boring old hippies. And the bands were as well.

Looking back at some of these clips it seems I was completely wrong, or were they just the little gems hidden among the stinking pile of boring old hippies?

 

[Harry Gates]

I was the same, just seemed like a load of boring old hippies. And the bands were as well.

Looking back at some of these clips it seems I was completely wrong, or were they just the little gems hidden among the stinking pile of boring old hippies?

It was both really, "Bob Bands" and more current and emerging artists, you got Camel [BB] and Gang of Four or the Rezillos.

 

[Jacksnuts]

I was the same, just seemed like a load of boring old hippies. And the bands were as well.

Looking back at some of these clips it seems I was completely wrong, or were they just the little gems hidden among the stinking pile of boring old hippies?

Totally agree it took me a long time to find my music
Always loved music
But I really feel I missed my early years appreciating what was about (blame the parents)
The likes of beat surrender (RIP) & Stereo Underground have really helped me find these gems as you say and I can really enjoy an OGWT view on YouTube with a can in hand

 

[Sam Handwich]

It was both really, "Bob Bands" and more current and emerging artists, you got Camel [BB] and Gang of Four or the Rezillos.

And you had to have an album out before you could appear on the show

 

[Barry Quizshow]

I love the Small Faces and have never seen that before, when's it from? Post Humble Pie era maybe, for Marriott?

Mind that bass player and his irritating mugging to camera while flicking his shit f***ing perm around, detracts from the performance horribly!

1977 promoting the "Playmates" reunion album

Rick Wills is the bass player and replaced Ronnie Lane who left after the first rehearsal following an argument. He played on this and the "78 in the Shade" albums before the band broke up again.

 

[Harry Gates]

1977 promoting the "Playmates" reunion album

Rick Wills is the bass player and replaced Ronnie Lane who left after the first rehearsal following an argument. He played on this and the "78 in the Shade" albums before the band broke up again.

And then joined Foreigner.

 

[Crook Mackem]

Up there with tales of the unexpected for programmes I hated in my earlier years. No idea why either , I just hated it

 

[black cat in france]

Bob Harris got me chucked out of the Family farewell party at Holiday Inn.

 

[Big Jeff]

I loved the whistle test.

It was a gateway to another world.

I heard stuff I would never have been exposed to.

What a show.

 

[black cat in france]

He supported Nils Lofgren at City Hall in 77
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Nils and his trampoline was always good see.

 

[Barry Quizshow]

Bob Harris got me chucked out of the Family farewell party at Holiday Inn.

Tim Buckley had a stunning voice