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Entries from March 2008

The Faces – I’m Losing You

John Williams - Sunday 16.03.08, 07:54am

The best Rock and Roll band in the world-ever!
The brilliant Faces, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane , Ronnie Wood, Kenny Jones and Ian McLagan performing the Motown classic I’m Losing You, that appeared on Stewarts solo album Every Picture Tells A Story, on Uk TV.

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Focus – Hocus Pocus Live

Terry Lane - Saturday 15.03.08, 07:00am

Focus – Hocus Pocus Live – 1973

In 1973 a little known Dutch band named Focus gained overnight commerical success with two singles, Sylvia & Hocus Pocus. The success was mainly caused by a live performance on the BBC2 music programme, The Old Grey Whistle Test. This performance is now available on the first [...]

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Blondie – X Offender

Terry Lane - Friday 14.03.08, 09:15am

Blondie – X Offender – 1976
Here’s an early video of Blondie in 1976 miming to X Offender from their debut self-titled album Blondie. The video was recorded before their commercial success with hits such as Denis, , Presence Dear, Picture This, Heart Of Glass & Atomic.
This promotional video was shot even before the New York [...]

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Tags: 1970's · Pop

The Beatles – Dont Let Me down

John Williams - Thursday 13.03.08, 11:00am

The Beatles – Dont Let Me down – 1969
From the film Let it be, this is The Beatles performing Dont Let Me Down from the rooftop of their London recording studio. Their last performance together in 1969.
For those of us who grew up during the sixties, we saw The Beatles change the face of [...]

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Tags: 1960's · Pop

The Smiths – This Charming Man

Terry Lane - Wednesday 12.03.08, 07:03am

The Smiths – This Charming Man – The Tube – 1982
In the early 1980’s UK tv had three main music programmes – Top Of The Pops, Whistle Test and The Tube.
The Tube went out live on Friday evenings from 5.30 -7.00PM and as well as live performances they also videoed unsigned bands such as The [...]

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Tags: 1980's · Alternative · The Tube

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