The Old Grey Whistle Test

The Old Grey Whistle Test Vol 2 DivX



In some ways The Old Grey Whistle Test Volume 2 is more interesting than its predecessor, as it covers the show's enjoyably uncomfortable period of transition from beard-rock to punk/new wave. Hence, the music ranges across the likes of Loggins and Messina (the frightful "The House at Pooh Corner"), the Who, Judee Sill, Argent (doing "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You", which all Bill and Ted fans probably think is a Kiss original), Roy Harper, the Adverts, the Undertones (not playing "Teenage Kicks", sadly), Patti Smith and Siouxie and the Banshees. There's also some arty stuff that doesn't really fit into either camp, including Kevin Ayers and Roxy Music at their uncommercially weirdest. There are a few nicely revelatory moments, too, such as the realisation that Thomas Dolby's "Hyperactive" was in fact a nu-jazz masterpiece born 20 years too soon and that Robbie Williams should cover Aztec Camera's wonderful "Walk Out to Winter" immediately. This is an enjoyable and diverse collection of music from a fairly fraught period in the history of more-or-less popular music, so it's good to be reminded just how much good stuff was actually happening amidst the melée.

This DVD features the following tracks:

Heads Hands & Feet - 'Warming up the Band' (28.9.71)
Kevin Ayers - 'May I' (4.4.72)
Roxy Music - 'Ladytron' (20.6.72)
Loggins & Messina - 'House at Pooh Corner' (12.9.72)
The Who - 'Relay' (30.1.73)
Judee Sill - 'The Kiss' (20.2.73)
Argent - 'God Gave Rock n Roll to You' (6.3.73)
Average White Band - 'Put it Where you Want it' (10.7.73)
Montrose - 'Bad Motor Scooter' (21.5.74)
Bruce Johnston - 'Disney Girls' (24.1.75)
Be Bop Deluxe - 'Made in Heaven' (19.7.75)
Nils Lofgren - 'Going Back' (4.11.75)
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 'She's Gone' (18.5.76)
Joan Armatrading - 'Love & Affection' (5.10.76)
Roy Harper - 'One of Those Days in England' (29.3.77)
The Adverts - 'Bored Teenagers' (7.2.78)
Patti Smith - 'Because the Night' (4.4.78)
Siouxsie & the Banshees - 'Metal Postcard' (7.11.78)
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - 'Don't Believe a Word' (9.1.79)
Undertones - 'Jimmy Jimmy' (6.3.79)
Squeeze - 'Slap and Tickle' (3.4.79)
OMD - 'Dancing' (15.4.80)
Stanley Clarke/George Duke Project - 'Schooldays' (26.5.81)
Tom Verlaine - 'Days on the Mountain Part 1' (10.6.82)
Aztec Camera - 'Walk Out to Winter' (13.5.83)
Thomas Dolby - 'Hyperactive' (27.1.84)
Style Council - 'Walls Come Tumbling Down' (21.5.85)
Suzanne Vega - 'Marlene On the Wall' (8.10.85)
John Walters, John Peel, Ro Newton, Andy Kershaw - Skiffle jam (5.11.85)
Prefab Sprout - 'When Love Breaks Down' (10.12.85)
Pet Shop Boys - 'Opportunities' (29.4.86)
Pogues - 'Dirty Old Town' (17.6.86)


Also included - newly filmed interviews with Presenter Bob Harris, founding producer Mike Appleton and musicians Roger Daltrey, Hamish Stuart, Roddy Frame, Rick Wakeman, Bill Nelson, Kevin Ayers, Bob Geldof, Nick Lowe, Robin Trower, Edwyn Collins and Jools Holland.





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The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 to 1987. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco Two", which had been running since January 1970, while continuing to feature non-chart music. It was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from

... a 'tin pan alley' phrase from years ago. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys [doormen in grey suits] . The ones they could remember and could whistle having heard it just once or twice had passed the old grey whistle test.
The show's focus on "serious" rock music rather than chart hits was emphasised by a lack of showbiz glitter: bands would often perform their songs in front of either the bare studio walls or plain wooden boards (actually the backs of set walls from other programmes filmed in the same studio). As with many BBC productions, this was (initially at least) as much a matter of money as of style; other late night shows of the time, having only 'minority' appeal, also had to be content with spartan sets. Another factor was that the programme was originally made in a studio known as "Pres B", which had been originally intended for in-vision continuity. The studio was only 32x22 [2] feet (a little under 10 x 7 metres) which left little room for a set once the cameras and band were in.



BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 1

01. Eagles - Take It Easy (In Concert, Recorded 20th March 1973)
02. Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub (17th January 1975)
03. Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead - 26th October 1976)
04. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Studio, 16th May 1978)
05. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Televison Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London - 11th November 1975)
06. Bob Seger - Still The Same (In Concert 1978)
07. Tom Petty - Fooled Again (10th May 1977)
08. ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses (15th April 1980)
09. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (In Concert 1976)
10. Rory Gallagher- Walk On Hot Coals (13th February 1973)
11. Steve Miller Band - The Gangster Is Back (Rainbow Theatre, London February 1972, OGWT 19th July 1975)
12. Joe Walsh - Turn To Stone (2nd May 1975)
13. Eagles - Hotel California (In Concert 1978)
14. Little Feat- Long Distance Love (Studio 1975)
15. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Knebworth Festival, 21st August 1976)
16. Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan (November 1978)
17. Like A Hurricane - Neil Young (Hammersmith Odeon, March 1976)

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 2

01. Ramones - Don't Come Close - studio 1978
02. ZZ Top - I Thank You - studio 1980
03. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime - in concert 1979
04. Spirit - Turn To The Right - studio 1981
05. Bruce Springsteen - Quarter To Three - in concert 1979
06. Linda Ronstadt - Willin' - in concert 1976
07. John Martyn (with Phil Collins) - Sweet Little Mystery - studio 1980
08. Genesis - I Know What I Like - in concert 1973
09. Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace (cut) - in concert 1972
10. George Benson - Nature Boy - studio 1977
11. Curtis Mayfield - Keep On Keeping On - studio 1972
12. Elton John - The ***** Is Back - in concert 1974
13. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way - in concert 1976
14. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rich Girl - studio 1977
15. Nils Lofgren - Back It Up - studio 1975
16. Dr Feelgood - She Does It Right - studio 1975

Bonus Tracks
17. Manfred Mann's Earthband - Blinded By The Light - (Midnight Special 1976)
18. Rolling Stones - Hip Shake ( Montreux 1972)
19. Rolling Stones - Bluesberry Jam/ John's Jam (Montreux 1972)

Total Time 1hr 20min

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 3

01. Tourists - Blind Among The Flowers - 1979
02. Japan - Swing - 1981
03. Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing - 1981
04. Nina Hagen - Ziggy Stardust
05. Patti Smith - Horses - 1976
06. Jim Croce - Workin' At The Car Wash Blues - 1973
07. Paul Butterfield - Slow Down - 1977
08. Alvin Lee - Don't Be Cruel - 1975
09. Stackridge - Dancing On Air - 1975
10. Bonnie Raitt - Love Has No Pride - 1975
11. Joni Mitchell - Help Me - 1975
12. Van Morrison - Wild Nights - 1975
13. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes - The Fever - 1977
14. Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love - 1975
15. Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man - 1973
16. Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way - 1975

Bonus Clips : Faces - BBC Disco 2 1971

17. Tell Everyone
18. Sweet Lady Mary

Total Time ; 78:21

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 4

01. OGWT Intro
02. Bob Harris Intro
03. Spanish Tide - Family (November 1971)
04. Fog On The Tyne - Lindisfarne (October 1971)
05. Think About It, Darling - Jerry Lee Lewis (April 1972)
06. Rusty Red Armour - Vinegar Joe (April 1972)
07. What About Me? - Richie Havens (June 1972)
08. God's Song - Randy Newman (March 1972)
09. Looking For A Love - The J. Geils Band (January 1973)
10. Use Me - Bill Withers (November 1972)
11. On Broadway - The Drifters (July 1973)
12. Looking For A Kiss - The New York Dolls (November 1973)
13. Dance With Me - Janis Ian (October 1974)
14. This Is The Day - Captain Beefheart (June 1974)
15. If You Want To Get To Heaven - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (April 1976)
16. Be My Baby - Kate & Anna McGarrigle (February 1977)
17. Johannesburg - Gil Scott-Heron (February 1976)
18. White Punks On Dope - The Tubes (November 1977)
19. Radios In Motion - XTC (February 1978)
20. The Beginning Of The End - Eddie & The Hot Rods (February 1978)
21. Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions - Graham Parker & The Rumour (March 1978)
22. My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars (November 1978)
23. Free For All - Ted Nugent (May 1979)
24. Burma Shave - Tom Waits (April 1979)


Bonus Tracks:
25. Peter Gabriel Interview (OGWT, 1982-10-09)
26. Bob Dylan & Dave Stewart - Interview & Performance (OGWT, 1985-11-22)
27. Goin' To Brownsville - Ry Cooder (OGWT, 1973)
28. Smack Dab In The Middle - Ry Cooder (OGWT, January 1977)
29. He'll Have To Go - Ry Cooder (OGWT, January 1977)
30. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? - Ry Cooder (OGWT, 1982)

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 5

01. The Mumble Rumble & The Cocktail Rock - Kilburn & The High Roads (Ian Dury) - 1973-11-20
02. Doolin Dalton - J.D. Souther - 1973-04-24
03. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder - 1974-02-03
04. Costafine Town - Splinter - 1974-10-08
05. This Is The Day - Captain Beefheart - 1974-06-18
06. Another Sleep Song - Graham Nash - 1974-05-08
07. Coast To Coast - Ducks Deluxe - 1974-01-20
08. Space Circus - Chick Corea - 1974-03-12
09. Turn To Stone - Joe Walsh - 1975-05-02
10. Fat Man In The Bathtub - Little Feat - 1975-01-17
11. You Never Can Tell - Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance 1975-02-21
12. Piano Man - Billy Joel - 1975-05-16
13. Hey Joe - Patti Smith - 1976-05-11
14. Love Me Like A Man - Bonnie Raitt - 1976-03-23
15. For A Dancer - Jackson Browne - 1976-12-07
16. Mohammed's Radio - Warren Zevon & Jackson Browne - 1976-12-07
17. Without Love - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes - 1977-04-16
18. Fooled Again - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 1977-05-10
19. Close Your Eyes - James Taylor & Carly Simon - 1977-11-01
20. Sixteen Again - The Buzzcocks - 1978-11-14
21. Art-I-Ficial - X-Ray Spex - 1978-12-05
22. Definitive Gaze - Magazine - 1978-09-19
23. Don't You Write Her Off - McGuinn, Clark & Hillman - 1979-02-20
24. On The Nickel - Tom Waits - 1979-04-24
25. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top - 1980-04-15
26. Interview / Doin' The Things That We Want To - Lou Reed - 1984-12-18
27. The Lay Of The Land - The Fall (with The Michael Clark Company) - 1984-11-20
28. Lights Of Downtown - The Long Ryders- 1985-10-01
29. The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This) - The Robert Cray Band - 1985-11-26
30. Uncomplicated - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 1986-05-27
31. Farewell From Bob Harris - 1988-01-01 (The Last Whistle Test)
32. Sally MacLennane - The Pogues - 1985-06-04


+ Menu Page Video Clip Excerpts
Page 1 (1973-75) All The Nasties - Elton John - 1971-12-07
Page 2 (1976-79) Down To Zero - Joan Armatrading - 1976-10-05
Page 3 (1980-87) I Love You Suzanne - Lou Reed - 1984-12-18

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 6

01. Queen ***** (Take 2) - David Bowie 1972-02-08 *
02. We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's 1982-01-21
03. Indiscipline - King Crimson 1982-03-18
04. I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses 1982-04-29
05. Another One Bites The Dust - Clint Eastwood & General Saint 1982-04-22
06. A Dream Goes On Forever - Todd Rundgren 1982-06-03
07. Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus 1982-10-04
08. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 1982-12-24
09. Scullery - Clifford T. Ward 1973-11-20
10. On The Line - Graham Nash 1974-05-08
11. Lovesick Blues - The Crickets 1972-12-12
12. Walk On Hot Coals - Rory Gallagher 1973-02-13
13. Thousand Stars - Big Country 1983-04-22
14. Gold - Spandau Ballet 1983-04-29
15. war Baby - Tom Robinson (recorded in Chippenham 1983-11-28)
16. Reel Around The Fountain - The Smiths (recorded at The Assembly Rooms, Derby 1983-12-06)
17. I Will Not Follow - The Waterboys 1983-05-27
18. our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three 1983-05-06
19. Tear-Stained Letter - Richard Thompson 1984-03-23
20. Frost & Fire - Everything But The Girl 1984-10-30
21. I Love You Suzanne - Lou Reed 1984-12-18
22. Gun Law - Kane Gang 1985-02-19
23. Uncomplicated - Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1986-05-27
24. Guitars, Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam 1986-07-15
25. Back To Centre - Paul Brady 1986-06-17
26. Shop Lifters - Ivor Cutler 1986-06-03
27. Severina - The Mission (with Julianne Regan) 1987-03-04
28. Just Like You Said It Would Be - Sinead O'Connor (recorded in Belfast 1987-03-11)
29. Ship Of Fools - World Party 1987-02-11
30. Exit - U2 (recorded in Belfast 1987-03-11)
31. Chantilly Lace > Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis 1972-04-25

+ California Comes To The Whistle Test extras

32. Goin' To Brownsville - Ry Cooder 1973-03-20
33. Short People - Randy Newman 1978-06-06
34. Little Sister - Ry Cooder 1982-05-20

+ Menu Page Videos (complete songs)

Page 1: Want To Be With You - Bridget St. John 1974-06-11
Page 2: Trumpton Riots - Half Man, Half Biscuit 1986-05-06

* Take 1 and Take 2 of Queen ***** are incomplete and unreleased. The version on the "Best Of Bowie" dvd set is Take 3.

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 7

01. Workin' For MCA - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast)
02. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast)
03. Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton 1976-10-26
04. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits 1978-05-16
05. Foxhole - Television 1978-05-16
06. Don't Come Close - The Ramones 1978-09-19
07. War Zone - The Vibrators 1978-04-04
08. Ha Ha, I'm Drowning - The Teardrop Explodes 1980-11-08
09. Too Much, Too Young - The Specials 1979-10-02
10. Cosmic Surfing - Yellow Magic Orchestra 1979-10-09
11. Down By The River - Neil Young & The International Harvesters 1985-10-15 (excerpt)
12. I'm Waiting For The Man - Lou Reed 1984-12-18 outtake
13. Dying On The Vine - John Cale 1985-12-03
14. Brenda's Iron Sledge - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1985-04-16
15. Milkman of Human Kindness - Billy Bragg 1984-02-10
16. Inbetween Days - The Cure 1985-11-19 (@ Camden Palace, London)
17. Home - Public Image Limited 1986-05-20
18. Neat, Neat, Neat - The Damned 1986-09-20
19. Oblivious - Aztec Camera 1983-12-16 (@ Aston University Birmingham)
20. Working For The Yankee Dollar - The Skids 1979-11-13
21. Don't Worry About The Government - Talking Heads 1978-01-31
22. Streams Of Whiskey - The Pogues 1986-06-17
23. Born In The U.S.A - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1984-10-30
24. Listen Like Thieves - INXS 1986-07-08
25. Severina - The Mission (with Julianne Regan) 1987-03-04
26. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen 1985-11-12
27. Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite 1986-05-13
28. E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite 1986-05-13 (excerpt)
29. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top - 1980-04-15
30. I Found Love - Lone Justice 1987-02-25
31. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast)
32. Women Of Ireland - The Chieftains 1976-04-06
33. OGWT Outro (inc “Billy Hunt” - The Jam 1978-05-23 and “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor” - Arctic Monkeys, The Old Grey Whistle Test Story, 2007-01-03)

+ Menu Page Videos
1. Ways To Be Wicked - Lone Justice 1985-04-30
2. I Can't Help Myself - Orange Juice 1982-10-08
3. In And Out Of Love - Bon Jovi 1985-05-28
4. Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths 1986-05-20

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 8

01. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads - "RockPop" (@ Westfallenhalle, Dortmund 1980-12-20) OGWT 1981-01-31
02. Andy Kershaw Intro 1985-02-26
03. Chasing The Night - The Ramones 1985-02-26
04. Ships In The Night - Be Bop Deluxe 1976-01-13
05. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult 1987-01-28
06. King Kong - Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - "Colour Me Pop" (BBC) 1968-10-23 (OGWT 1971-11-16)
07. Fly Away - James King & The Lone Wolves 1985-03-05
08. Horses > Hey Joe - Patti Smith 1976-05-11
09. Keith Don't Go - Nils Lofgren 1976-05-25
10. Sin City - Hank Wangford, Billy Bragg & Brendan Croker - "Rock Around The Clock" (BBC) 1986-09-20
11. When Will I Be Loved? - Linda Ronstadt (@ New Victoria Theatre, London) OGWT 1976-11-23
12. You Be Illin' - Run DMC 1987-02-04
13. This Charming Man - The Smiths (@ The Assembly Rooms, Derby 1983-12-06) "Whistle Test On The Road" 1983-12-09
14. Forgotten Sons - Marillion 1983-05-20
15. Run Run Run - Echo & The Bunnymen with Billy Bragg - "Rock Around The Clock" (BBC) 1986-09-20
16. Dreamboat Annie - Heart 1976-12-14
17. Walking By Myself - Johnny Winter (@ BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush 1979-04-30) OGWT 1979-05-01
18. Celluloid Heroes - The Kinks (@ The Rainbow Theatre, London 1977-12-24)
19. Terminal Love - The Boys 1980-01-08 (or 15th?)
20. Elephant Talk - King Crimson (@ The Venue, London 1981-10-05) OGWT 1981-11-26
21. I Wanna Be Your Dog - Iggy Pop 1979-04-24
22. Get Back To The Country - Neil Young & The International Harvesters 1985-10-15
23. Neil Young interview excerpt 1985-10-15
24. Feelin' Single, Seein' Double - Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band (@ BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush 1977-01) OGWT 1977-04-12
25. Smoke On The Water Intro - Ritchie Blackmore
26. Ritchie Blackmore talks to "Dawn Chorus" (Liz Kershaw)
27. The Unwritten Law (excerpt) - Deep Purple (Tracks 26-28 @ Palais des Omnisports, Bercy, Paris 1987-02-20) OGWT 1987-03-04
28. Ants Invasion - Adam & The Ants 1981-01-17
29. Poptones - Public Image Limited 1980-12-02
30. Hang On To Yourself - David Bowie (@ Dallas Convention Center 1978-04-10) OGWT 1979-02-27
31. Bob Harris Intro 1977-09-20
32. Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones (@ Les Abbatoirs, Paris 1976-06-05) OGWT 1977-09-20

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BBC OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - UNRELEASED VOLUME 9

01. OGWT Intro (1977-09-20)
02. Bob Harris Intro (1977-09-20)
03. Eleven O'clock Tick Tock - U2 (1981-02-28)
04. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1977-11-22 BBC Televison Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England)
05. School Days - The Runaways (1977-10-25)
06. Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? - Chris Rea (1978-05-16)
07. I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick (1978-03-28)
08. Sail Away - Randy Newman (1978-06-06 BBC Televison Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England (recorded 1978-06-02))
09. Without A Word - Jack Bruce (1975-06-06)
10. Say When - Lene Lovich (1979-03-13)
11. Down In The Park - Tubeway Army (1979-05-22)
12. Night Boat To Cairo - Madness (1979-12-11)
13. She's Tuff - Fabulous Thunderbirds (1980-11-03)
14. Beasley Street - John Cooper Clarke (1980-11-03)
15. Messages - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1980-04-15)
16. Inglan Is A ***** - Linton Kwesi Johnson (1980-03-06)
17. To Hell With Poverty - Gang Of Four (1981-04-11)
18. All About You - Scars (1981-04-18)
19. Never Gonna Cry Again - Eurythmics (with Holgar Czukay) (1981-06-02)
20. Insects - Altered Images (1981-11-26)
21. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta - Joe Ely (1981-05-11)
22. Sense Of Purpose - The Sound (1981-11-26)
23. The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) - Ry Cooder (recorded 1982-05-18)
24. Alathea - Robin Trower (1975-01-24)
25. Hand Of Fate - Rolling Stones (1976-06-06)
26. Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones (1976-06-06)
27. Outta Space - Billy Preston with the Rolling Stones (1976-06-06)
28. Live Life - Terry Reid (1973-06-19)
29. Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1980-12-24)

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