Raising Our Bat

Fifty not out! We made it to our half-century – and what a session it was. Our biggest turnout so far! We had well over thirty names in the pot pretty much from the start and managed to fit in eighteen sets. Apologies to the dozen or more people that didn’t get to play. We did our best! Thanks are due to regulars that stepped aside to let others play, to the birthday girl Kim for the cake and to Jon and Sharon for the sarnies! And of course to everyone that played their records for us or leapt so enthusiastically on to the dancefloor – some great moves folks. Here are all the fabulous things that we heard:

Jon-G (Hawkwind Special!)

1. Hawkwind – Born To Go
2. Hawkwind – Paradox
3. Hawkwind – Lord Of Light
4. Hawkwind – You'd Better Believe It
5. Hawkwind – Honky Dorky
6. Hawkwind – The Dream of Isis
7. Hawkwind – Damnation Alley (Part Two)

Peter Hirst

1. Anal Beard – Anarcho Punks
2. The Astronauts – Constitution
3. Indignation Meeting – That Leeds Feeling
4. The Cramps – You Got Good Taste
5. Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies – Queen Victoria’s Knob
6. Blyth Power – Stitching In Time
7. Kirsty MacColl – They Don't Know

Mark C

1. Elvis Presley – I Got Stung
2. Starjets – War Stories
3. Slade – I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen
4. Sex Pistols – I Wanna Be Me
5. The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow
6. Buzzcocks – Oh Shit
7. Aztec Camera & Mick Jones – Good Morning Britain

Alan

1. 13th Floor Elevators – You're Gonna Miss Me
2. The Electric Prunes – I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
3. Nazz – Open My Eyes
4. The Seeds Featuring Sky Saxon – Pushin' Too Hard
5. ? & The Mysterians – 96 Tears
6. The Rogues – Going All The Way
7. Count Five – Psychotic Reaction

Jenny (A)

1. The Fall – The Man Whose Head Expanded
2. The Normal – T.V.O.D.
3. Magazine – Shot By Both Sides
4. Dave & Ansil Collins – Double Barrel
5. Harry J All Stars – Liquidator
6. X-Ray Spex – Identity
7. Spizzenergi – Soldier Soldier

Jen

1. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
2. The Cure – The Lovecats
3. Echo & The Bunnymen – Heads Will Roll
4. Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling
5. ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
6. Katrina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine
7. Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime

Tim R

1. Four Tops – Seven Lonely Nights
2. Jr Walker & The All Stars – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
3. Milt Matthews – Me And You And Love
4. Nolen & Crossley – Messin' Up A Good Thing
5. Otis Redding – The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)
6. Syreeta – Quick Slick
7. John Kongos – Tokoloshe Man

KC (Chris)

1. Billy Joel – Easy Money
2. Leapy Lee – Little Arrows
3. The Beatles – Day Tripper
4. The Kinks – Till The End Of The Day
5. The Rolling Stones – Not Fade Away

Maggie Virtue

1. M – Pop Muzik
2. The Human League – Love Action (I Believe In Love)
3. The Associates – 18 Carat Love Affair
4. The Communards – You Are My World
5. The Teardrop Explodes – When I Dream

Graham Bailey

1. Leif Garrett – Feel The Need
2. Carrie Lucas – I Gotta Keep Dancin'
3. Theo Vaness – As Long As It's Love
4. Syreeta – Your Kiss Is Sweet
5. Polly Brown – Up In A Puff Of Smoke

Sally Canlin

1. The Barracudas – (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again
2. Shrug – Beardo Weirdo
3. Indignation Meeting – 43924
4. The Astronauts – Survivors
5. The Pogues – Sally Maclennane

Darren (Kim’s Birthday Curation Set)

1. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
2. Squeeze – Up The Junction
3. Wire – I Am The Fly
4. Evil Blizzard – Unleash The Misery
5. Prince Fatty & Shniece – Black Rabbit

Eleanor

1. Adam & The Ants – Ant Music
2. Supergrass – Man Size Rooster
3. Prince – Alphabet St
4. Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere
5. The Pretenders – Don't Get Me Wrong

Fred (Fredster)

1. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
2. The Cure – In Between Days
3. Cocteau Twins – Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
4. Kate Bush – Experiment IV
5. Tracy Chapman – Fast Car

Delia

1. Ram Jam – Black Betty
2. Buzzcocks – Love You More
3. Blondie – Rapture
4. Altered Images – Insects
5. Los Bravos – Black Is Black

Jo

1. The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt
2. Robert Knight – Love On A Mountain Top
3. David Bowie – Boys Keep Swinging
4. Roxy Music – Both Ends Burning
5. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy

Mark B

1. The Kinks – Mr Pleasant
2. Beck – Sexx Laws
3. New Order – The Perfect Kiss
4. The Marvelettes – Too Strong To Be Strung Along
5. Man 2 Man Meets Man Parrish – Male Stripper (Part 1) (Smitty!)

Nat

1. Johnny Wakelin – In Zaire
2. Public Image Ltd – Rise
3. The Supremes – Nathan Jones
4. Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – The Hustle
5. Tom Robinson Band – 2-4-6-8 Motorway

Rich & Quest

• David Bowie – Sorrow (Rich)
• The Walker Bros – Make It Easy On Yourself (Quest)