Closer to Heaven at session number seven

What a fine afternoon we all had out at Chapel FM. Huge thanks to Tony for hosting us there and to Elliot for tech support – hopefully we’ll be back soon. That upstairs room beckons. Thanks to Hannah for letting us crash her 16th birthday party – great pizza! And we had our first flexi-disc! So here we go, this is what everyone played…

Rich

1. 24-Carat Black – 24-Carat Black
2. Visioneers – Shaft in Africa
3. Cymande – Bra
4. The Mohawks – Champ
5. The Ides of March ‎– Vehicle
6. The Jimmy Castor Bunch ‎– It's Just Begun
7. David Essex – Rock On

Steve

1. Althea & Donna – Up Town Top Ranking
2. Booker T & The MGs – Green Onions
3. The Zombies ‎– She's Not There
4. Chumbawamba – Adversity
5. The Jam – Going Underground
6. X-Ray Spex – Germ Free Adolescents
7. Roxy Music – Trash

Jo

1. Fine Young Cannibals – Blue
2. The Specials – Ghost Town
3. The Special AKA – Free Nelson Mandela
4. The Family Stand – Ghetto Heaven
5. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ‎– The Onion Song
6. Stevie Wonder – Another Star
7. Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion

Roger

1. Simon May ‎– We'll Gather Lilacs / All My Loving (Medley)
2. Don Covay ‎– It's Better to Have (And Don't Need)
3. Amazulu ‎– Don't You Just Know It
4. Craig Douglas ‎– A Hundred Pounds of Clay
5. Barry Ryan ‎– Can't Let You Go

Paul Mac

1. The Beans ‎– No Boys for You
2. Dale Hargreaves Flamingos ‎– Scared to Death
3. The Squares ‎– No Fear
4. The City Limits ‎– Morse-Code Messages
5. East of Java ‎– Different World
6. East of Java ‎– (Taipo Say) Drum
7. James Brown ‎– Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine

Hannah & Anne

1. Irene Cara – Fame
2. Bucks Fizz ‎– The Land Of Make Believe
3. Betty Boo ‎– The Number One No Smoking Rap (flexi-disc)
4. The Beatles – Twist and Shout

Quest

1. XTC – Mayor of Simpleton
2. Microdisney – Town to Town
3. Happy Mondays – Tokoloshe Man
4. Half Man Half Biscuit – Dickie Davies Eyes
5. The Wedding Present ‎– Nobody's Twisting Your Arm
6. The Three Johns ‎– A.W.O.L.
7. Gang Of Four ‎– At Home He's A Tourist

Tony & Mr Choochoo

1. John Kirby ‎– Songs of Birds in Britain – The Nightingale & The Sedge Warbler
2. Hotshots ‎– Snoopy Versus the Red Baron
3. Kirsty MacColl ‎– A New England
4. Gigliola Cinquetti ‎– Go (Before You Break My Heart)
5. Curiosity Killed the Cat – Down to Earth
6. The Tornados ‎– Telstar
7. Billy Bragg – World Turned Upside Down

Mick

1. The Shadows ‎– Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)
2. Julee Cruise ‎– Falling (The Theme from Twin Peaks)
3. Japan – Ghosts
4. Scritti Politti – The “Sweetest Girl”
5. Soul II Soul ‎– Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
6. The Beatles – Let it Be
7. Laurie Anderson – O Superman

Gill

1. David Cassidy ‎– How Can I Be Sure
2. The Shadows ‎– Dance On!
3. The Ventures ‎– No Trespassing
4. The Sweet ‎– Fox on The Run
5. Tom Jones ‎– Tupelo Mississippi Flash
6. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass ‎– Spanish Flea
7. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen ‎– Midnight in Moscow

Liz

1. The Who – My Generation
2. Del Shannon – Little Town Flirt
3. Los Bravos ‎– Black Is Black
4. The Animals ‎– We've Gotta Get Out of This Place
5. The Rolling Stones – Play with Fire
6. The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze
7. Bob Marley & The Wailers ‎– Is This Love

Tony then sent us all home (or to the pub) with...

• Charles Penrose – The Laughing Policeman (Laughing Song)