I Can’t Speak French

The Sunday fun continued down at Wharf Chambers – with many people congratulating us on reaching our eightieth session. A big turnout once again meant quite a few folk didn’t get to play – we hope you weren’t too disappointed and enjoyed the mélange of fine tunes on offer anyway. We had an unusually high number of French language records – but enough funky music for those who couldn’t understand a word of it… Here’s what we heard:

Glyn (The Big Six)

1. Elvis Presley – King Creole
2. The Kinks – Where Have All The Good Times Gone
3. Status Quo – Paper Plane
4. Iron Maiden – Can I Play With Madness
5. AC/DC – Whole Lotta Rosie
6. Slade – Lock Up Your Daughters

Caroline

1. Grace Jones – Private Life
2. Alice Babs – Been To Canaan
3. Donna Summer – I Feel Love
4. Freeez – Southern Freeez
5. Heatwave – Boogie Nights
6. The Brothers Johnson – Ride-O-Rocket
7. Sparks – This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

Sharon (2 Tone Minus 2)

1. The Beat – Too Nice To Talk To
2. The Selecter – On My Radio
3. The Specials – Stereotype
4. The Beat – Ranking Full Stop
5. Smiley Culture – Police Officer
6. Laurel Aitken & The Unitone – Rudi Got Married
7. The Special AKA Featuring Rico – Too Much Too Young

Jon-G

1. Perkie & The Co-operators – Concrete, Steel & Stone
2. The Congos – Row Fisherman Row
3. Culture – Two Sevens Clash
4. The Mighty Diamonds – Them Never Love Poor Marcus
5. Yabby You – Conquering Lion
6. Max Romeo – I Chase The Devil
7. Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop

Simon

1. Wynder K Frog – Harpsichord Shuffle
2. Sandi Sheldon – Baby You're Mine
3. Barbara Lewis – Baby I'm Yours
4. Jackie Wilson – Because Of You
5. Dobie Gray – The "In" Crowd
6. Wynder K Frog – I'm A Man
7. Gene Chandler – There Was A Time

Geraldine

1. Cake – The Distance
2. O'Jays – Love Train
3. The Ronettes – Be My Baby
4. Prince & The New Power Generation – 7
5. Chris Isaak – Wicked Game
6. The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon
7. Stevie Wonder – Living For The City

Quest (Cajun Set)

1. Camey Doucet – J'Etais A La Riviere
2. Austin Pitre & Evangeline Playboys – Flum De Faire
3. Joe Bonsall & Orange Playboys – Step It Fast
4. The Cajun Trio Plus One – La Bonne Cord, Mauvais Yo-Yo
5. Allen Fontenot & Country Cajuns Featuring LeRoy Veillon & His Accordion – Webb Pierce Blues
6. Darby Doguet – Mathilda Finally Came Back Home
7. Rusty & Doug Kershaw – Sweet Genevieve

Rich

1. Midas Touch – Dad's A Peregrinator
2. Visioneers – Apache (Battle Dub)
3. Annette Clark / Lee Perry – Sinner Man Dub
4. Mickey & The Soul Generation – Iron Leg
5. Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I'm Giving

Darren (Cinque de Fleur Ensemble)

1. Fleur – La Reine Des Abeilles
2. Fleur – Laisse-Moi Faire
3. Fleur – Allez Allez!!!
4. Fleur – Fais Gaffe
5. Fleur – Mais Vraiment…

Vasco

1. Les Talismans – L'Interplanetaire
2. Ümit Tokcan – Barabar
3. Yedi Ormanın Sesi – Kafamdaki Yangın
4. Esma Redžepova – Abre Babi Sokerdžan
5. Arşivplak – Çoban Yildizi

Delia

1. Einstürzende Neubauten – Kalte Sterne
2. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Next…
3. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Gamblin' Bar Room Blues
4. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Swampsnake
5. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Delilah

Stuart

1. David Axelrod – Holy Thursday
2. Célia – Na Boca Do Sol
3. Perucho Conde – La Cotorra Criolla
4. Ananda Shankar & His Music – Streets Of Calcutta
5. Godiego – The Birth Of The Odyssey / Monkey Magic

Steve H

1. Riot Squad – Riot In The City
2. Phyllis Dillon – Sentimental Reason
3. Dennis Walks – Shady Tree
4. Buddy Holly & The Crickets – I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
5. The Contours – Just A Little Misunderstanding

Archie

1. Club House – Do It Again / Billie Jean
2. Biddu & The Orchestra – Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon
3. J.J. Cale – I'm A Gypsy Man
4. Suzanne Vega – Left Of Center
5. Roy Orbison – Goodnight

Ben

1. Berlin – Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")
2. Oran "Juice" Jones – The Rain
3. Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita
4. Howard Jones – What Is Love?
5. Ansambl Mikana Obradovića – Hajdučko Kolo

Mark C

1. The Damned – New Rose
2. The Clash – Radio Clash
3. Sister Nancy – Bam Bam
4. Sugar Minott – Good Thing Going (We've Got A Good Thing Going)
5. Dr Alimantado – Natty Dread Conquer The Barber

Tony

1. Symarip – Skinhead Moonstomp
2. Toots & The Maytals – 54-46
3. Upsetters – Return Of Django
4. Dave & Ansil Collins – Double Barrel
5. Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law

Jake

1. Technotronic Featuring Felly – Pump Up The Jam
2. Right Said Fred – I'm Too Sexy
3. Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
4. Lipps Inc – Funky Town
5. Pet Shop Boys – It's A Sin

Ray (Vegemite Rock Set)

1. The Saints – Know Your Product
2. The Easybeats – Good Times
3. The Loved Ones – The Loved One
4. The Victims – Television Addict
5. Stevie Wright – Evie (Part 1)
6. Fox – S-S-S-Single Bed

Nat

1. Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
2. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
3. Odyssey – Native New Yorker
4. Edwin Starr – Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)
5. Fox – Only You Can

Rich

• Codeine – Atmosphere