THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 26th February 1974

Tracks in audio;  

01 Area Code 615 - Old Grey Whistle Test (Stone Fox Chase)
02 Canned Heat - One More River To Cross
03 Fleetwood Mac - The City
04 10cc - Old Wild Men
05 Alquin - The Dance
06 Hot Tuna - Soliloquy for 2
07 Bill Haley & The Comets - Rock Around The Clock
08 Canned Heat - We Remember Fats
09 Van Morrison - Caravan (Live at the Rainbow)

Bob Harris introduces the programme and the first item by talking about Canned Heat's current tour. Canned Heat, in BBC studio, perform 'One More River to Cross'. Harris then talks about Fleetwood Mac's new album and introduces 'The City', sound only, accompanied by black and white archival film of congested New York streets. Harris talks about how group 10cc are one of the finest bands to emerge in this country during the past year and follows with Footage of 10cc filmed at the Hard Rock, Manchester, performing 'Old Wild Men'. Harris talks about Alquin's new tour and album and then Alquin, in BBC studio, perform 'Dance'. Harris introduces the next item, Hot Tuna 'Soliloquy For Two', sound only, accompanied by experimental animation. Harris introduces a clip from film ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK featuring Bill Haley and his Comets, with band performing the title track, although they are only seen in the background, with dancers in the foreground. Harris interviews Bill Haley in BBC studio, talking about when the film was made (1956) and how it was five years after he had actually started making recordings, also having had at least eleven hits before 'Rock Around The Clock'; his move from Essex Records to Decca in 1954; his early recordings, especially 'Crazy, Man, Crazy', which combined  country and western with rhythm and blues, and thus breaking barriers between black and white styles of music; how he never gets tired of performing 'Rock Around The Clock'; and how he still has a number of members from the 1950s band in the current line-up of his group. Harris introduces the next item, Canned Heat, in BBC studio, performing 'We Remember Fats', a medley of Fats Domino numbers. Harris closes the programme and introduces the final item which is Van Morrison, with backing band, performing 'Caravan' live, filmed at the Rainbow Theatre, London, in 1973.

THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 24th February 1974

Tracks in audio;  

01 Area Code 615 - Old Grey Whistle Test Theme (Stone Fox Chase) 
02 Babe Ruth - Cool Jerk 
 03 Argent - Gonna Meet My Maker 
04 Loggins & Messina - Thinking Of You 
05 Loggins & Messina - Your Mama Don't Dance 
06 Cheech & Chong - Basketball Jones 
07 Cousin Joe - Beggin' Woman 
08 Bonnie Raitt - Write Me a Few Lines 
09 Babe Ruth - Gimme Some Leg (Live)

After the main titles, Bob Harris introduces the programme and apologises for the non-appearance of the group Canned Heat who were due to appear. Owing to permit problems, the group had not arrived in the country and would now be appearing on the following week’s programme. Harris introduces the first item, group Babe Ruth, in BBC studio, who perform ‘Cool Jerk’. The band consist of guitar, drums, bass, and a female singer. On ‘Cool Jerk’ they are accompanied by a trumpeter and trombonist. Harris then talks about Babe Ruth’s touring and introduces the next item, a track from Argent’s new album ‘Gonna Meet My Maker’ in sound only, accompanied by experimental animation(mistakenly introduced by Harris as ‘Meet My Maker’). He then introduces Loggins and Messina in footage taken from the US television show Superstars Of Rock. Loggins and Messina, with backing band, perform ‘Thinking of You’(mistakenly introduced by Harris as ‘You’ve Got Me’ & ‘ Thinking of You’). The other members of the group are introduced, these being Al Garth, Jon Clarke, Merel Bregante and Larry Sims. Loggins and Messina then perform ‘Your Momma Don’t Dance’. Harris talks about Cheech and Chong’s hit US albums to introduce the next item. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong perform ‘Basketball Jones’, sound only, accompanied by a piece of animation produced especially for the song by Lou Adler. Harris talks about how he has recently been in the US to record a series of interviews for the programme by way of introducing the following item; an interview with Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe, conducted in New York on the current tour of group Yes. Wakeman and Howe talk about the previous evening’s concert at Madison Square Garden and the tour as a whole; the size of the tour and the numbers of people involved; the logistics of the tour in the US and the problems encountered owing to its size; how they concentrate on the music in a long three-hour concert; whether there will be a new Yes album that year; Wakeman’s cutting of his own new solo album; and what they will be doing at the end of the tour. Harris introduces Cousin Joe who, says Harris, will perform three songs (Cousin Joe only performs two songs). Cousin Joe, in BBC studio and on piano, performs ‘Begging Woman’ and ‘I’ve Got Problems’. Harris introduces track from Bonnie Raitt’s new album, ‘Write Me a Few Lines’, sound only, accompanied by experimental animation. Harris closes the programme and introduces the final item, Babe Ruth, again in the BBC studio, perform ‘Gimme Some Leg’, with programme’s credits over latter part of the number.

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01 Mud - Dyna-Mite
02 Wizzard - Angel Fingers
03 Faces - Pool Hall Richard
04 Nazareth - This Flight Tonight
05 Mungo Jerry - Wild Love
06 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining
07 Geordie - Electric Lady
08 Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil
09 Golden Earring - Radar Love
10 Leo Sayer - Show Must Go On

11 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
12 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
13 Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream
14 Drupi - Vado Via
15 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
16 Clifford T Ward - Scullery
17 Steeleye Span - Gaudete
18 Don Downing - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights
19 Hot Chocolate - Rumours
20 Alice Cooper - School's Out

TOP 20 ALBUMS 2nd February 1974

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20 - “Till” from the album Greatest Hits
TOM JONES

19 - “Cecilia” from the album Bridge Over Troubled Water
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

18 - “Aladdin Sane” from the album Aladdin Sane
DAVID BOWIE

17 - “Candle In The Wind” from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
ELTON JOHN

16 - “The Long And Winding Road” from the album The Beatles - 1967 To 1970
BEATLES

15 - “In My Life” from the album The Beatles - 1962 To 1966
BEATLES

14 - “Just Like You” from the album Stranded
ROXY MUSIC

13 - “Touch Me In The Morning” from the album Touch Me In The Morning
DIANA ROSS

12 - “Jerusalem” from the album Brain Salad Surgery
EMERSON LAKE & PALMER

11 - “Sorrow” from the album Pin Ups
DAVID BOWIE

10 - “One Way Hotel” from the album Sladest
SLADE

9 - “Breathe” from the album The Dark Side Of The Moon
PINK FLOYD

8 - “Band On The Run” from the album Band On The Run
PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS

7 - “I’m A Writer Not A Fighter” from the album I'm A Writer Not A Fighter
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN

6 - “The Sound Of Silence” from the album Greatest Hits
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

5 - “Extract” from the album Tubular Bells
MIKE OLDFIELD

4 - “Jealous Guy” from the album Overtures And Beginners
ROD STEWART & THE FACES

3 - “I Want To Give” from the album And I Love You So
PERRY COMO

2 - “Why Is Everybody Going Home?” from the album Silver Bird
LEO SAYER

1 - “Jambalaya (On The Bayou)” from the album The Singles 1969-1973
CARPENTERS 

NEW CHART ENTRIES FOR FEBRUARY 1974

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Singles that entered the UK charts in February 1974 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)...

(highest UK chart position in brackets)

01 Love Unlimited Orchestra - Loves Theme (10)
02 Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (36)
03 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (1)
04 Marc Bolan & T Rex - Teenage Dream (13)
05 Lena Zavaroni - Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me) (10)
06 Hollies - Air That I Breathe (2)
07 Medicine Head - Slip and Slide (22)
08 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You (19)
09 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La) (6)
10 Neil Sedaka - A Little Lovin' (34)
11 Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (1)
12 Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (15)
13 Melanie - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (27)
14 Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (2)
15 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (26)
16 Cher - Dark Lady (36)
17 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (5)
18 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen (4)
19 Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero (1)
20 Freddie Starr - It's You (9)
21 Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Part 1) (31)
22 Smokey Robinson - Just My Soul Responding (35)
23 Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (21)