Vinegar Joe - Rusty Red Armour (Robert Palmer & Elkie Brooks)

[@bigtony4829]

Still sound good in 2024

[@michaelbarton9632]

If there was any justice in the world, Vinegar Joe would have as famous as the Stones, and never out of the charts.

[@kamuelalee]

Wow, never seen Robert Palmer like this...he's pulling the Mick Jagger vibe. RIP to the legend, you are missed.

[@rexgeorg7324]

Funky Stones bro

[@stephenhegney4370]

💯

[@stephenhegney4370]

@@rexgeorg7324 💯

[@tombenton6047]

Gosh, it's Mick's brother Robert Jagger!!!

[@BurtReynoldstash]

In those leather trousers more like Jim Morrison from the doors.

[@notmemate]

Tragically underrated band.

[@jetblack.7186]

Robert Palmer. Snake hips. Gorgeous.

[@paulpennycook3188]

Saw them live in 1973 at the Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry, fantastic

[@zinesilol88]

Elkie Brooks voice is amazing. !!!

[@northernlad52]

the legend that is Elkie Brooks

[@johndoyle486]

There's so much talent on that stage it actually frightens me...

[@TheRockerxx69]

Saw them 4 times live in 1972. Amazing band . Still in my system

[@robertcarli1969]

Don't lie, liar.

[@TheRockerxx69]

@@robertcarli1969 l m 70 y.o. seen them at Reading Festival 1972, London Lyceum August 1972, Marquee club april and October 1972. I have the pics.

[@chelseapoet3664]

@Robert Carli I'm glad I'm not as cynical as you, not believing that people have done nice and cool things. Seek help

[@keith-wg2de]

Not forgetting the legendary farnborough tech students union gig, Elkie wasnt impressed that we were just sitting on the floor, get up and dance you fekkers.....or words to that effect

[@bainsk8]

RIP Robert, thank you for all of the great music you created and performed. What an amazing talent.

[@sarahhursey3215]

Omg.. I stumbled on this.. amazing young Robert and Elkie.. they sound so great.!! . lush live music... cant beat it xx

[@scottfree2248]

Robert Palmer was taking it to eleven on the hipness scale

[@TheRecords101]

YOU NAILED IT..😇👍

[@jennymitchell8448]

Oh my! I miss him! He was ace. And everyone was a real musician. ❤

[@andymoores2090]

Elkie still at it last month in Leeds,she was fantastic. Love her.

[@mikeotoole9631]

I loved this band. Like the Faces, they really loved playing live.

[@marianievessnow6567]

So Cool To See RP Way Back In The Day So Handsome He Is Truly Missed❤

[@guitarlover302]

What a lovely voice Elkie has obviously loves what she does !

[@mimlo7534]

Robert Palmer at about 23(?). This is so funny, he was really hamming it up. Miss him!

[@DefLepLvr1]

How cool this is..I never saw this before...and I love Robert so much...it's nice to know more about his early career. How cute he was!

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I forgot how great this was. I remember seeing it on TOGWT back in the 1980's as part of some retrospective night. Couldn't compute that it was Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer I was watching. Fantastic song, easily as good as anything else that came out in '72. Very Little feat and just as funky. Palmer was a serious contender for cutest boy of the year here, and Elkie is as stunning as ever. Thanks

[@zinesilol88]

Elkie Brooks what an amazing singer, then and now.

[@橋本祥世]

Simon Mac い

[@kennyb6591]

...and one of the sexiest women alive.

[@davidchrysostom695]

The way Robert Palmer attacks that first note !

[@lyleliliwort8489]

RIP:Robert Palmer

[@msstevie1951]

I never in a million years would have recognized Robert Palmer if not for his name being posted on here! Amazing I never saw him out of a suit and tie but I LIKE IT!!!!! A LOT!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@skygazer6898]

I went to see Vinegar Joe in Watford back in the seventies. I never gave Robert Palmer a thought back then as I thought Elkie Brookes was the star attraction.

[@bobgreen623]

Exactly the same here, except I saw them at the old St Albans Civic.

[@1946nimrod]

The Greyhound in Fulham Palace Road was the nearest to me that they played!

[@Billy-h7b]

@@1946nimrod I saw them there too, a couple of times.

[@Cowgirlcath]

Dang I can’t get over how great these guys were. They shoulda been big! Thanks for making this available. Very cool!

[@Polly6761]

Being a huge early Robert Palmer fan, i don't know how I missed this ! "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley.......Oh my !!!!!!!!!

[@jonathanroberts6110]

Two singers like that the band was never going to last. Great sound.

[@Solutions3000]

What do you mean?

[@Poecilia1963]

@@Solutions3000 I think he meant they were too good. Most bands only have one great singer.

[@Solutions3000]

@@Poecilia1963 Thank you.

[@danielmcgrath9960]

Saw these guys at Bristol Art School back in '71, liked it them ...love it now

[@DumitruUrupin]

The legends never die

[@t1mytun]

Yes I always thought the Whistle Test was live, mind you I was watching on a black and white TV set and yet all my memories of it are in colour - so I suppose my mind was filling in the blanks.

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

Both fits perfectly together. Reminds me a bit of Allmans Brothers Band and early Stones stuff.

[@paulmoss8059]

Saw these at the California Ballroom Dunstable,,what a privilege

[@marymungomidge5546]

Hey!! I’m 53, always thought Ellie brooks was boring ballads. Totally converted to an amazing performer! RP was a class act Wish I had gone to a live gig with Prince, RP and Elkie B THANKS!!

[@rissarussell2624]

liking the leather pants Robert ;-)

[@leerocheleau1465]

Simply irresistible :)

[@kojack1129]

Elkie brooks so nice looking looked up power station came upon this. Greetings from new jersey

[@duncanjowett5575]

WOW!! Listened to these for a couple years & loved it. This the first time ive SEEN them. Very weird to see Bob Palmer trying so hard to be Jagger. God love him for going on to find his own (very special) way.❤

[@potdog1000]

brill, loved them both

[@FeatherstoneApothecary]

wow what a gem!

[@nettiebaby45]

OH MY GOD, Robert is soooo cute with long hair,oooooooooo! Er, ahem! The band was marvelous singing a wonderful tune at The Old Grey Whistle Test. Marvelous, bravo, wonderful. Yes, Yes,yes.

[@SANDSCORCHER]

A young Mister P looking uncannily like a young Michael Jagger 8) Cool band and brilliant song. Quite superb. Never seen this before. Thanks very much for sharing. :-)

[@JoseMarecos-sq5eu]

Gran babda..exelente robert...

[@ellascott4497]

Never saw this before and I loved it 🌹! Long hair , thin body way before the iconic handsome suits the persona like a cross between a young Mr. Mick Jagger and the Doors , Mr. Jim Morrison going on here. Wow?! Thanks for this totally unexpected upload on Jun 29th 2022 Wednesday night👍☕🍎 Be well and thanks again.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie Brooks was the star in this band.

[@msstevie1951]

I never would have guessed in a million years this was Robert Palmer! I like it a lot,but he is unrecognizable without his suit and tie! LOL Thanks for sending this my way rocker53zero! ♥

[@noahsledgebottom5508]

LOve the tune and the band!!!

[@SongmanC]

Bought this record for 60 cents about 1976....nice deal if you can find it...love it

[@grubbs104]

SongmanC I'll give you a dollar for it right now

[@adrianvassallo5630]

Great band, missed them at the time (too young) but have since groan to love them, pity they near reformed, a bite to lait now, with parsing of Robert (RIP)

[@kerithmccoy3060]

No lip synching on Old Gray Whistle Test, all live performance! Not to be confused with Top of the Pops!

[@michaelschmidt9708]

This was not live.

[@kerithmccoy3060]

@@michaelschmidt9708 - Please go back to sleep!

[@silasfatchett7380]

Live vocals, recorded instruments.

[@keithedmundson2318]

Lots of the OGW was syncted

[@PaulWilliams66]

So wrong…

[@Stover205]

So glad I stumbled onto this.

[@johnpick8336]

Smokin Band !!!!

[@mikewilson8513]

Saw them in Birmingham (UK) A really excellent band. Should have been bigger. But there again they were not a 'pop' group, so were largely ignored. Tragic. I am so chuffed I saw them live.

[@noahsledgebottom5508]

Great piece of seventies music.....

[@davidsiuraneta7300]

Great band & song!

[@RAMJAMOZ]

My face explode? Well it was the frustration of being made to mime to the LP back tracks by the BBC (notice the congas in Bar 1 kiddies?) and I had nothing else to do but pull faces thinking to myself God when they see this in 40 yrs time despite all this effort we'll have never actually have broken the big time. Maybe we should all split up and go solo. So we did. cheers Pete Gage

[@renodavid]

N Sydney Soundies Lol, great stuff. I just saw this for the first time and was thinking that you didn’t look too comfortable trying to fake it. I can’t blame you - there were a lot of different guitar parts!

[@frankmilligan6422]

First thing that came to mind beside Robert doing his Jagger thing: They were like a British Delaney and Bonnie...

[@millholmehouse]

robert was so cool, even back then!

[@metafis2490]

The intro(up to the vocals) is like a funky version of the snooker music on BBC.

[@BjdacH]

Wow LOVE this.

[@chrispeyton6113]

Love it.

[@george00719]

Thats the kinda blues I like

[@JIF882]

Remember seeing this clip on VH1's Before They Were Rock Stars

[@jw66jw]

Rock and roll in its purest form, probably just how GOD intended it. One of the most amazing bands to see live. When you were there with them it almost felt like you were inside the music-Wow.

[@philwearmouth1102]

What a band .. 2 great singers & Pete Gage on guitar ... f me

[@cosmicdredd4911]

Thanks Phil. I was wondering who was playing such tasty guitar.

[@busywl69]

damn this is good

[@jowalsh9613]

Amazing 😘😘💗

[@Chronyx40000]

I found an album in a creek and I brought it home, I tried restoring it, but I just couldn’t get all the rust off of it. 😢 however, I put in my record player and it brought me to this song. Rusty red record for a rusty red armor

[@michaelholland5242]

Look at them aahhh m8t it sends a tingle up my spine.let’s go around again.Holsey67 🇬🇧

[@robertsharpe4414]

Elkie the bollocks seriously great

[@arthurcholmes9388]

Wow Screaming Bob Harris... brilliant

[@trevorbrown6654]

Vinegar Joe were such an interesting band, sounding vibrant and hypnotic. Sure they were a blues band and had a touch of the Stones to their songs but they had so much energy in their music. The proof of the pudding was that although Palmer and Brooks had great voices, I always felt that in their solo careers their music sounded too clinical and polished (and sometimes dull). Compare that with the organic sound they have here, where you can really feel the raw talent in the band.

[@MellowWind]

Oh my! Robert grooving big time. Love this early work.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie Brooks was the band.

[@Sargebri]

Palmer and Brooks kinda remind me of Marty Balin and Grace Slick during the heyday of Jefferson Airplane. Two great voices working as one. Too bad they never made it here in the US.

[@riff1able]

1 they have a great fun.

[@mirunok5210]

great`palmer`.....

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Amazing Brooks

[@johndriver8646]

Of Course The Bassist,Steve York, Is the driving wheel make the song strong !!

[@sporty05]

Bass line almost sounded like Sneakin' Sally in the beginning

[@jonsilence]

Rob Zombie on guitar! :) And Robert Palmer channeling Jagger...

[@jeffstanford6900]

This is Good! Reminds me of the Black crowes (long before they ever existed!)hey, is that Chris Elliott on guitar in disguise? Lol

[@tasosprassas1964]

the best song of their ffirst (and best) album>

[@rickkoehnlein4629]

Awesome

[@racketman2u]

was this Robert's Jagger phase!

[@bojack40]

In Ellie’s autobiography she says RP never spike to her after VJ. She claims not to know why, and she stayed friends with his mother, it certain,y made me wonder about him. He never seemed to want to acknowledge her (on stage) even in VJ days. I think she was always shockingly ignored as an artist by the British music (make) press of the day. About time the Brits reached out, or Glastonbury legend slot.

[@wmorris189]

My god they were good.😎

[@zinesilol88]

@Polly6761 Elkie was the powerful voice and stage persona in this band.

[@djdanathe701]

Lyrics: Don’t sing me no more of your obscure tunes I bet your Ma don’t think you’re so glamorous You’ve shown me your cards and the stars and the runes How come you don’t act more amorous? Well, I’ve heard all your tales about where you have been And the royalty you’ve met as well It’s not that I can’t believe all that Honey, but really, come on, what the hell? With your bizarre repertoire Which you perform on your Japanese guitar How’s a body supposed to treat you like The sweet little lady you really are? I don’t really mean to embarrass you And my friends that are all around us It’s just that you’re trying to prove you know where it’s at With their handful of uptight scoundrels So just look pretty, and keep out of the light Don’t try to be an attraction We don’t need to know you can be so young Makes our years seem like distraction Stay away from your home if you need the applause Your friends know you just too well Keep your surprises tucked under your mysterious belt Baby, that you don’t have to sell Silly girl.

[@grifftrain]

what a good group. I never knew of this Robert Palmer band. As for the lip synching..Im sure they all had to do it for the show at this time. Dont blame the band.

[@jacquesL0711]

WoW !!!!

[@Toudie6649]

now that s what I m taking . about ??

[@bahbrajonz]

A little bit of Jagger inflection. Still sooo smooth.

[@danielscott1749]

Do you understand why Lowell worked with him on his first 3 solo projects.

[@michaelmtz7703]

Good stuff

[@sebastiendamarey6673]

Great Pete Gage on guitar !!!

[@TIC4848]

Who was the guy with the beard at the end who said something about Richie Havens?

[@profsmortgage]

That my friend is Whispering Bob Harris. Main Presenter of the Show from which the clip comes.

[@nicmart]

A Palmer-penned song and performance obviously influenced by Little Feat, not Mick Jagger.

[@RayNDeere]

No surprise, considering Lowell George played on Robert's first solo LP

[@billykelly1013]

Nicolas Martin Think almost every singer back then was subconsciously “moving like Jagger”.

[@gorjnjch]

but he looks like in this song, more like Mick Jagger

[@RayNDeere]

There is some Feat feel, but I also can hear a little Leon Russell in Robert's vocal styling.

[@punkywozza4330]

Wow Mark Wahlberg really pulled off the Robert Palmer look for the film Rockstar

[@Ozerris]

@bandbase2 You are so right! I have since found that not to be true, but thanks for setting me straight.

[@rickxlcr]

Not one of their best, but back in the day there was nobody anywhere in the same league as Elkie,or since come to think of it

[@bootersdad]

Wow Check out the Guitar Player! It's Chris Barron From The Spin Doctors!!! LOL!!