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This anniversary release is a three CD collection featuring classic rock acts from the Old Grey Whistle Test era including the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton, The Who, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, as well as a number of American new wave artists such as Blondie, The Ramones and Talking Heads. The bonus tracks were recorded live on the Old Grey Whistle Test and cover the shows entire 16 years and as such have a more diverse feel with artists from Alice Cooper and John Lennon to Magazine and Simple Minds. The album is packaged in a deluxe reverse board digipak.
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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well here I am again trying to defend the second installment of The Old Grey Whistle Test compilations. Not a lot of people agreed with me on my review of the OGWT's first 2CD compilation (see my other reviews) so I am setting myself up here for another '0 out of 20 found this review useful'!!
C'mon guys (and girls) - the music on here is by and large of an excellent standard and is utilising (as far as my ears can tell) remastered versions of most of the songs in question (CD 1 & 2). If people took the time to read what it says on the packaging or on Amazon's write-up, only CD 3 is 'live'. Not too difficult (oops, thats now gone to '0 out of 30 people found this review useful'!). And I thought that it was fairly common knowledge that much of the 'live' material on OGWT wasn't as live as we thought it was owing to the frankly bizarre Musicians Union rulings which does kind of restrict what can be released as officially live and unreleased material.
I've played this end to end a couple of times now and the music's great - I knew what I was getting before I bought it (and I'm not being smug or self-righteous here). I just read what it said on the tin, so to speak. Unfair I think to give it 1 or 2 stars although it is not without its faults - the edited Freebird and Jessica the main offenders but top marks for full length Hocus Pocus, Radar Love and Whisky in the Jar.
And Led Zep and Mr Robert Plant don't appear on too many compilations either when you think about it. Just put it on, turn it up and enjoy.......just like the first one really.
C'mon guys (and girls) - the music on here is by and large of an excellent standard and is utilising (as far as my ears can tell) remastered versions of most of the songs in question (CD 1 & 2). If people took the time to read what it says on the packaging or on Amazon's write-up, only CD 3 is 'live'. Not too difficult (oops, thats now gone to '0 out of 30 people found this review useful'!). And I thought that it was fairly common knowledge that much of the 'live' material on OGWT wasn't as live as we thought it was owing to the frankly bizarre Musicians Union rulings which does kind of restrict what can be released as officially live and unreleased material.
I've played this end to end a couple of times now and the music's great - I knew what I was getting before I bought it (and I'm not being smug or self-righteous here). I just read what it said on the tin, so to speak. Unfair I think to give it 1 or 2 stars although it is not without its faults - the edited Freebird and Jessica the main offenders but top marks for full length Hocus Pocus, Radar Love and Whisky in the Jar.
And Led Zep and Mr Robert Plant don't appear on too many compilations either when you think about it. Just put it on, turn it up and enjoy.......just like the first one really.
40 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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What a great album Bob, I had a few reservations about last years album in that i would have liked some more live tracks but this album has a full bonus disc of them , the live disc has some great tracks on there with the likes of John Lennon and Joan Armatrading stand outs for me but it is also nice to hear unusual tracks from Sniff & the Tears and Magazine, The first two discs have some great teracks on, actually much stronger than the first album. The Who's baba O Riley is a great choice and much better than the far more obvious My generation that is often used. Elton Johns Tiny Dancer is a classic as is the inclusion of Bob Dylans Hurricane, Rods Killing Of Georgie is another unusual but great choice. I guess the standout track is the use of Led Zeppelins Trampled Under Foot.. what a great start to a great album.. well done Bob Harris.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I saw "Old Grey Whistle Test 3 CD Box" and bought it without reading any of the reviews. Boy, was I REALLY disappointed when I got it, put it in and realized that the first 2 CDs are just a bunch of recordings I've had for years. They are NOT live performances from the show, they're just the regular old album cuts. Sigh. It's incredibly deceptive - putting the "OGWT" banner on the package implies that the performances are taken from the show, when in fact only a handful (the last disc) are.
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Not what it says on the tin
I thought, no doubt like many others, that these Old Grey Whistle Test albums would contain nothing but recordings made on that show, that's what interested me as I like live... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alan C. Harris
three-CD history of modern music
Bought the CD for a friend after listening to the whole anthology while driving from the tip of Finland to Helsinki (10 hours). Read more
Published 2 months ago by NickZS
Great Cd
Good delivery, great CD husband loved his copy. The pother a gift. Good price. Would recommend seller, & hubby would recommend the CD, his era & music.
Published 4 months ago by catkins
mrmondo say yes
I BOUGHT OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 40TH ANNIV CD PACK. IT ARRIVED QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THE MUSIC IS AS I EXPECTED...BRILLIANT OR PERHAPS GROOVY! ANYWAY A GREAT PURCHASE. RECOMMENDED. Read more
Published 7 months ago by mrmondo
the ogwt
this is my most recent purchase from amazon and i must say once again im not dissappointed with this classic cd collection
it was good to just listen to the music i grew up... Read more
it was good to just listen to the music i grew up... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lawr1e57
Brilliant for me
I bought this and it is just as it says.
The price is fantastic for a compilation like this and does feature some less
regular hits. Read more
The price is fantastic for a compilation like this and does feature some less
regular hits. Read more
Published 7 months ago by David A. Frost
How Much???
Can't disagree with previous reviewers. But lets face it, nearly 13p a track for some magic music. You surely can't argue with that. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Akula
OGWT
I was really looking forward to this compilation, but what a let down. It is basically, for me, let down by two tracks: Freebird and American Pie. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ian Smith
Fantastic tracks
Bought this for my Brother who is now 50 (dont tell anyone!)as we knew it would bring back all those memoires of this BBC Tv prog.
Published 9 months ago by bargainhunter
ogw 40 is it all that
i thought i would really enjoy this cd but was quite dissapointed in its content.
a lot of tracks appear on other compilations , own fault should have read playlist before... Read more
a lot of tracks appear on other compilations , own fault should have read playlist before... Read more
Published 10 months ago by old grey bloke
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