In 1979 everyone was talking about Tubeway Army, their single Are Friends Electric topped the UK charts.
Gary Numan enjoyed a brief solo career on the back of this track.
Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric

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Entries Tagged as 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric - Old Grey Whistle Test 1979
John Williams - Tuesday 01.07.08, 07:00am
Tags: 1970's · The Old Grey Whistle Test
Orange Juice - I Can’t Help Myself
Terry Lane - Wednesday 21.05.08, 07:00am
Orange Juice - I Can’t Help Myself, Whistle Test, 1982
First shown on 22nd February on BBC4, last night I watched a very moving documentary about Edwyn Collins on BBC2, Edwyn Collins: Home Again. It followed Edwyn’s continuing recovery from a brain haemorrhage that was the result of two strokes and contracting MRSA in 2005. Last [...]
Tags: 1980's · Pop · Post Punk · The Old Grey Whistle Test
Japan - Ghosts
Terry Lane - Sunday 18.05.08, 07:00am
Japan - Ghosts, The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1982
Ghosts is a wonderful, perfect song that captures David Sylvian’s beautiful voice. A great live performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
The group split up in December 1982 citing the ubiquitous musical differences as the main reason, though it was also stated at the time that the [...]
Tags: 1980's · Alternative · The Old Grey Whistle Test
Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
Terry Lane - Friday 02.05.08, 13:12pm
Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein, Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1973
The Edgar Winter Group was formed as an outlet for American musician Edgar Winter to show off his talents as a keyboard player, vocalist, saxophonist and percussionist. According to Wikipedia, he is “well-versed in jazz, blues and rock.”
In 1972/73 The Edgar Winter [...]
Tags: 1970's · Rock · The Old Grey Whistle Test
Tom Waits - Tom Traubert’s Blues
John Williams - Sunday 20.04.08, 07:00am
This is Tom Waits from The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977, performing Tom Traubert’s Blues, a song that would much later be a hit for Rod Stewart.
Tom Waits - Tom Traubert’s Blues
Tags: 1970's · The Old Grey Whistle Test






