The Old Grey Whistle Test - Season 7

First aired: 9/20/1977 39 episodes

The seventh series of The Old Grey Whistle Test began on the 20th September 1977, concluding on 20th Jun 1987 and containing 39 episodes.

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Episodes

1. ‘Rolling Stones’ in Concert

Aired: 9/20/1977

Rolling Stones in concert at Les Abbatoirs recorded for French TV Honky Tonk Women / Hand of Fate / Fool to Cry / Hot Stuff / You Gotta Move / You Can’t Always Get What You Want / Baby (feat. Billy Preston) / Outta Space (feat. Billy Preston) / Jumping Jack Flash / Street Fighting Man / I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

2. Episode 2

Aired: 9/27/1977

3. Joan Armatrading / Harry Chaplin

Aired: 10/4/1977

4. Episode 4

Aired: 10/11/1977

5. Dr. Hook

Aired: 10/18/1977

6. The Runaways

Aired: 10/25/1977

7. James Taylor & Carly Simon

Aired: 11/1/1977

8. Episode 8

Aired: 11/8/1977

9. Cher & Greg Allman

Aired: 11/15/1977

10. ‘Southside Johnny & The Ashury Dukes’ in Concert

Aired: 11/22/1977

Live from the TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. This Time It’s for Real / Love on the Wrong Side of Town / She got Me Where She Wants Me / Little by Little / It Ain’t the Meat (It’s the Motion) / The Fever / We’re Having a Party (credits) / Stagger Lee

11. Tyla Gang / Don McLean / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Warsaw Pakt / Steve Hillage

Aired: 11/29/1977

Tyla Gang: Don't Shift A Gear / The Young Lords Don McLean: Prime Time / Colour TV Blues Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: I Need To Know / American Girl / interview (Whiskey A GoGo, Los Angeles clip) Warsaw Pakt: Fast Eddie (film) Steve Hillage: Motivation Radio (live in Germany)

12. Episode 12

Aired: 12/6/1977

13. Episode 13

Aired: 12/13/1977

14. Episode 14

Aired: 12/20/1977

Episode 15

15. The Kinks’ Christmas Concert

Aired: 12/24/1977

Bob Harris introduces the Kinks in concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London. Sleepwalker / Life on the Road / Well Respected Man / Death of a Clown / Sunny Afternoon / Waterloo Sunset / All Day and All of the Night / Slum Kids / Celluloid Heroes / Get back in the Line / Schoolboys in Disgrace / Lola / Alcohol / Skin & Bone / Father Christmas / You Really Got Me

16. Ramones

Aired: 1/3/1978

17. Picks of Last Years Bunch

Aired: 1/5/1978

(Originally intended for 31st December)

18. ‘John Martyn’ Special

Aired: 1/10/1978

May you Never / Small Hours / Certain Surprise / Couldn’t Love You More / Big Muff / Bless the Weather (credits) Inside out / Spencer and the Rover

19. Episode 19

Aired: 1/17/1978

20. Episode 20

Aired: 1/24/1978

21. Talking Heads / Fabulous Poodles

Aired: 1/31/1978

22. Adverts / Jim Capaldi / Styx / Dusty Springfield

Aired: 2/7/1978

23. XTV / Radio Stars English

Aired: 2/14/1978

24. ‘Dickie Betts & Great Southern’ in Concert

Aired: 2/21/1978

Dickey Betts in concert at the TV Theatre Shepherds Bush. Leaving me Again / Back on the Road / Good Time Feeling / Jessica / Ramblin’ Man / Southbound (credits)

25. Episode 25

Aired: 2/28/1978

26. Episode 26

Aired: 3/7/1978

27. Billy Joel

Aired: 3/14/1978

Billy Joel and his band performing live on the British rock programme “The Old Grey Whistle Test” in 1978. Miami 2017 / Movin’ Out / New York State of Mind / Entertainer / She’s Always a Woman to Me / Root Beer Rag / Just the Way You Are / Only the Good Die Young (Credits)

28. ‘Graham Parker & The Rumour’ in Concert

Aired: 3/21/1978

Graham Parker & The Rumour live at the BBC. Stick to me (Take 1) / Stick to me (Take 2) / Problem Child / Back Door Love / Thunder and Rain / Turned up Too Late / Fools Gold / Saturday Night is Dead / I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / Don’t Ask Me Questions / Soul Shoes

29. Cheap Trick

Aired: 3/28/1978

30. Episode 30

Aired: 4/4/1978

31. Episode 31

Aired: 4/11/1978

32. Episode 32

Aired: 5/2/1978

33. Episode 33

Aired: 5/9/1978

34. Dire Straits

Aired: 5/16/1978

"Sultans Of Swing"

35. The Jam

Aired: 5/23/1978

The Jam • Billy Hunt " In The Street Today " " 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street "

36. Episode 36

Aired: 5/30/1978

37. ‘Randy Newman’ in Concert

Aired: 6/6/1978

Randy Newman in concert from TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. Birmingham / Leave Your Hat On / Texas Girl at the Funeral of her Father / Short People / Simon Smith & the Amazing Dancing Bear / In Germany Before the War / Political Science / Rider in the Rain / I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today / Rednecks / Guilty / Sail Away / It’s Lonely at the Top

38. Episode 38

Aired: 6/13/1978

Episode 39

39. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert

Aired: 6/20/1978

Bob Harris introduces Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert at the BBC Television Centre in London's Shepherd's Bush in 1978. Anything That’s Rock & Roll / Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) / I Need to Know / Breakdown / Listen to Her Heart / You’re Gonna Get It / American Girl / Strangered in the Night / Shout