Archive Tom Robinson Band TV documentary from
1978 gets first ever release
Tom Robinson is a curious fellow. From suffering
a nervous breakdown as a young man he became an articulate banner waving rock
star. After becoming a prominent gay spokesman he ended up falling in love with
and marrying a woman. From the New Wave of Tom Robinson Band he’s ended up as a
respected, award winning radio presenter at the BBC. In 1978 Granada Television
afforded him a generous 45 minute documentary Too Good To Be True, which has remained largely unseen since its
original broadcast in 1979 until it’s release last week as part of an Anthology
set which includes the group’s two albums. Director Mick Gold manages to get
under the skin of both the man and his band in a way few such enterprises
manage.
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| The Tom Robinson Band were also 1977 Staring At A Goat World Cup winners |
