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
The Stranger (album) of a previously unreleased concert featuring Billy and his band, "Live at Carnegie Hall 1977", recorded at the historic Manhattan venue on June 3, 1977, one month before the sessions for "The Stranger" album. The Deluxe Limited Edition included a DVD showcasing two live promotional videos from "The Stranger"; and Joel's performance on the BBC's "Old Grey Whistle Test", a seldom-seen sixty-minute set from 1978 that has aired only once on the UK's BBC2. Also included in this box set is a facsimile poster from the 1977 Carnegie Hall concert, and a facsimile notebook that contains copies of rough draft