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- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: Sisters of Mercy 1985

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This is punishment for the 250 plus people who downloaded the 1976 Punk show without leaving a comment. You won’t like me when I’m angry, as the bloke who could change into a big green monster used to say…

What? You really want to download this?

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March 11th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

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- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: U2 1981

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Having won friends and influenced people with my first two selections from the OGWT vaults, I now present you with a bunch of young Irish scruffians who completely disappeared from the music scene after this brief three and a half minutes of fame:

For fans of my ‘download and keep‘ policy…

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January 29th, 2009 at 2:37 pm

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- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: The Specials 1979

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How good is this?

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January 26th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

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- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: Tubeway Army 1979

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If the ever wonderful Davy can write one word and get a gazillion comments, I reckon I can get away with a single sentence.

Also available for download…

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January 22nd, 2009 at 2:10 pm

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- Lay of the Land on (Old Grey) Whistle Test

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This is an epic, epic live performance from November, 1984.

Introduced by a very young looking Andy Kershaw, this is such a powerful performance from Smith and the band. Although I’m no great fan of modern dance I do think the presence of Michael Clark and a few close friends greatly enhances the spectacle.

I love this more every time I watch it, download it here or watch it on youtube here. Mark E Smith noted in a recent BBC documentary that it was really funny because the other members of the Fall had made their parents watch this on telly and all you could see was ‘Michael Clark’s arse.’

This performance happened the same month that the Band Aid single was released. Does anyone know if the Fall were invited to perform at Live Aid?

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April 17th, 2007 at 1:11 pm

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