#OnThisDay 1971: Frank Zappa told Richard Williams about life on the road with The Mothers of Invention on The Old Grey Whistle Test, as reflected in his film 200 Motels. | BBC Archive

Repost • @synthnews Japan (Live) - The Old Grey Whistle Test Featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto (1982) Clip from Japan performing “Ghosts” on The Old Grey Whistle Test, March 1982 The first of these was notable for a number of reasons. Firstly, Ryuichi Sakamoto supplements the band, playing Prophet 5 synthesizer. Ryuichi would play live with Japan when he was free to do so. David Sylvian of Japan and Ryuichi Sakamoto would further collaborate on music such as “Forbidden Colours“ a theme from the Nagisa

Japan perform "The Art Of Parties" at The Old Grey Whistle Test on: October 22nd, 1982 ('Tin Drum' album 1981) #japanband #theartofparties #davidsylvian #mickkarn #stevejansen #richardbarbieri #tindrum #postpunk #artrock #alternativerock #80smusic #crush | Efrat Ben-Yoseph

Japan - The Art of Parties (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1982)

#OnThisDay 1975: John Lennon was asked the "inevitable" question about a Beatles reunion, on The Old Grey Whistle Test. | BBC Archive

Live at the Old Grey Whistle Test, 1979 – The Specials: A Message to You, Rudy Stop your messing around… One of the most iconic performances in ska history—The Specials live on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1979, performing “A Message to You, Rudy.” Timeless, urgent, and still relevant. ⸻ Formed in Coventry, England in 1977, The Specials fused Jamaican ska and rocksteady rhythms with punk attitude and sharp social commentary—sparking the 2 Tone movement that changed British music forever. ⸻ Origi

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Freebird" November 11,1975. The Old Grey Whistle Test. BBC TV Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London. England. Rock On Bob Harris presents a 1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert from BBC TV Theatre, Shepherd's Bush. OGWT =Old Grey Whistle Test 🎵🎸🎶🎹☮️ - 1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1% - The Old Grey Whistle Test = Television series began on 21 September 1971. As the only regular outlet for non-chart music on television, it provided many seminal musical moments for its dedicated viewer