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4 unusual facts about The Old Grey Whistle Test


Dreamer Deceiver

It was performed by the band on the British television programme The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975.

Jess Roden

The Butts Band played a short US tour (including multiple dates at New York's Max's Kansas City), a handful of British dates (including opening for The Kinks at London's Finsbury Park Astoria, later The Rainbow Theatre) as well as recording one session for BBC TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test after which Roden, Chenn and Davies left the group.

Lloyd Watson

In 1972, Watson won the solo category of the coveted Melody Maker Folk/Rock competition and two days later appeared on The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Tubeway Army

A special picture-disc helped boost sales but what particularly grabbed the British public's imagination was Tubeway Army's appearance on the BBC show The Old Grey Whistle Test, followed soon after by a slot on Top of the Pops.


Sounds of the Seventies

There was also a BBC2 TV series called Sounds of the 70s which compiled 1970s performances from the BBC's music archives, taken from programmes such as Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test.


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