The Old Grey Whistle Test Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys – doormen in grey suits. Any song they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test. On 23 February 2018, a one-off three hour special of The Old Grey Whistle Test was broadcast on BBC Four, hosted by Bob Harris to mark 30 years since the final episode aired. The show's focus on "serious" rock music, rather than chart hits covered on BBC1 by
Nine Below Zero player Clark with Brian Bethell. There was a period when Nine Below Zero appeared on television almost weekly. They appeared on The Chris Tarrant Show, "South Bank Show", "O.T.T.", the "Old Grey Whistle Test", and the BBC comedy series "The Young Ones" performing "11+11" on the first episode ("Demolition"). The band supported The Kinks and The Who on a tour."Don't Point Your Finger" climbed to number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. Their third album, "Third Degree", contained "11+11", written by Greaves and Modern. The album was their highest placing appearance on the UK Albums Chart, spending six weeks in