The Only Ones/Whitesnake
Paris Theatre
London, UK
July 5th 1978
Another unlikely double bill from the BBC archives.
Freshly captured from the wireless.
The Only Ones remind me of the Buzzcocks.
I had two Whitesnake ordeals/experiences.
This one:
...and again in 1983:
That was more than enough for me.
This early period is probably when they were their best.
I tacked on a remaster of their 1978 OGWT session.
regards
Titus
The Only Ones
01 The Immortal Story
02 Lovers of Today
03 Someone Who Cares
04 Another Girl Another Planet
05 Flowers Die
06 The Beast
Whitesnake
07 Come On
08 Lady Luck
09 Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
10 Steal Away
11 Belgian Tom's Hat Trick
12 Mistreated
bonus:
Old Grey Whistle Test
October 24th 1978
13 Trouble
14 Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)
I remember hearing this gig on the radio at the time. My first gig was Whitesnake supported by Magnum, Nov 1978, and in those four months Jon Lord had joined the band, of course news traveled slower in those days, so seeing Jon Lord on stage was very exciting. Thanks, they were a great band in the early days, but I went off them by 1982.
ReplyDeleteThey are better than The Only Ones :)
DeleteIt seems we are all stuck with the early Whitesnake and did not really follow the MTV hair glam metal video promotional best selling US period. How strange are we...
ReplyDeleteYou seem to have it sussed Derek
DeleteTheir hair glam metal era has tarnished their reputation, many people don't know the earlier material. As well as this recording there are two superb bbc live concert recordings from the Reading Festivals of 1979 and 1980 - officially released though.
DeleteThis one is ample for me :)
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