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This is Prefab Sprout performing on Whistle Test in 1985, When Love Breaks Down taken from their debut album Steve McQueen.
Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down

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High & Dry from Radiohead’s second album The Bends is performed ‘live’ on UK tv’s Later with Jools Holland in 1995. An excellent performance of an excellent track.
Radiohead – High & Dry

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This track was made popular as part of the Easy Rider soundtrack. In this clip The Band perform the song at the original Woodstock ‘live’ in 1969.
The Band – The Weight – Woodstock 1969

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Fun Boy Three – The End live in 1983
As The Specials get ready for a 2009 reunion UK tour, does anybody remember seeing the very last performance of The Fun Boy Three?
On announcing the three ex-Specials  – Terry Hall, Neville Staple & Lynval Golding – were splitting up they performed a nine minute cover version [...]

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The Room – Shirt Of Fire – Whistle Test
The Room was an indie pop band from Liverpool in the 1980’s that got lost along with The Pale Fountains and The Bodines as they attempted to crossover from indie chart cult status and commerical pop success.
Shirt Of Fire is my favourite track from The Room; and [...]

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