Going Steady

So that was a gentle start to our two sessions at Leeds Playhouse for the 1001 Stories takeover – but it seemed like people were enjoying themselves. It was great for us to get set up and have a crack at it before the big one on Saturday! Thanks to the Playhouse staff for their support and to everyone that played records and danced. Here’s what we heard:

Quest

1. Earl Van Dyke – 6 By 6
2. Althea & Donna – Up Town Top Ranking

Linda

• Orchestre African Fiesta 66 – Savon Omo

Quest (continued)

1. Dave & Ansil Collins – Double Barrel
2. The Specials Featuring Rico – A Message To You Rudy
3. The Bodysnatchers – Let's Do Rock Steady
4. The Beat – Save It For Later
5. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears

Mick

1. Squeeze – Cool For Cats
2. Barry McGuire – Eve Of Destruction
3. David Bowie – The Jean Genie
4. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
5. Roy Orbison – You Got It
6. Steel Pulse – Prodigal Son
7. Billy Cotton & His Band with Kathie Kay, Alan Breeze, Rita Williams & The Bandits – Let's Go Fly A Kite

Mandy

1. Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
2. Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen
3. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
4. Bob Dylan – Knockin' On Heaven's Door
5. Elton John – Bennie And The Jets
6. Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
7. The Stranglers – Golden Brown

David

1. Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Jammin')
2. Ike & Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits
3. Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
4. Crusaders – The Hustler
5. Fox – S-s-s-single Bed
6. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Two Can Have A Party
7. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands In The Stream

Tracy

1. Mule – To Love Somebody
2. Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Quest (again!)

1. David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
2. Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
3. The Byrds – So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
4. Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
5. Shocking Blue – Venus
6. T Rex – Jeepster
7. Alice Cooper – Elected

Quest (a few more…)

1. Madness – One Step Beyond
2. Tom Robinson Band – 2-4-6-8 Motorway
3. Depeche Mode – Just Can't Get Enough
4. Squeeze – Take Me, I'm Yours

It was a small and very select band of devotees that made it along to Northlight for our recent session. We can only assume everyone else stayed at home to watch the start of Luca Brecel’s impressive fightback against Si Jiahui in the snooker. Or maybe not. Anyhow, we had eight fine seven record sets and then plenty of time to go round again with four more each. This is what we heard:

Mark C

1. The Fall – Fiery Jack
2. Hot Butter – Popcorn
3. 10cc – I’m Not In Love
4. Generation X – King Rocker
5. David Bowie – Be My Wife
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Messages
7. The Stranglers – Who Wants The World?

Simon S-B

1. Suicide – Ghost Rider
2. The Raveonettes – Beat City
3. Cabaret Voltaire – Nag Nag Nag
4. Loop – Spinning
5. Spacemen 3 – Revolution
6. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Just Out Of Reach
7. A Place To Bury Strangers – Strictly Looks

Vasco

1. Sun Palace – Rude Movements (Part 1)
2. Jah Wobble / The Edge / Holger Czukay – Hold On To Your Dreams
3. Lola – Wax The Van (Dub)
4. Antonio Carlos E Jocafi – Kabaluere
5. Marsha Hunt’s 22 – Bop City
6. Future Force – Reincarnation
7. Etta James – All The Way Down

Tony

1. Ramsey Lewis Trio – The "In" Crowd
2. Roxy Music – In The Midnight Hour
3. The Isley Brothers – Lay Lady Lay
4. The Fall – Victoria
5. Penny For Your Thoughts – Should I Stay or Should I Go?
6. Huddersfield Transit Authority – Runaway
7. Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra – Minnie The Moocher

Alasdair

1. Frank Sinatra – Theme From New York, New York
2. Jilted John – Jilted John
3. Kevin Coyne – Marlene
4. The Kinks – Lola
5. The Jam – Going Underground
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay
7. The Wedding Present – Go Out And Get 'Em Boy!

Danny

1. Johnny Cash – Man In Black
2. The Long Ryders – I Had A Dream
3. The 5th Dimension – Wedding Bell Blues
4. Dr John – Such A Night
5. The Jolly Brothers – Conscious Man
6. Muddy Waters – Mannish Boy
7. Santana – Everybody's Everything

Quest (“1986” set)

1. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Tokyo Storm Warning - Part 1
2. The Pretenders – Don’t Get Me Wrong
3. Public Image Ltd – Home
4. Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It
5. Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life
6. Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth
7. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Tokyo Storm Warning - Part 2

Rich

1. Serge Gainsbourg – Requiem Pour Un Con
2. Dynastie Crisis – Faust 72
3. Just Brothers – Sliced Tomatoes
4. The Mohawks – The Champ
5. Adriano Celentano – Prisencólinensináinciúsol
6. The Higsons – Push Out The Boat
7. The Pop Group – She Is Beyond Good And Evil

Round again! 4 each

Mark C

1. Holly & The Italians – Tell That Girl To Shut Up
2. Kate Bush – Army Dreamers
3. Elvis Presley – Any Way You Want Me
4. Dusty Springfield – In Private

Simon S-B

1. We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It – Rules And Regulations
2. Mark Arm – My Life With Rickets
3. Darondo – Didn’t I
4. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Love In A Void

Vasco

1. Don Varner & The General Assembly – Sensitive Mind
2. Dinosaur – Kiss Me Again
3. Gladys Knight & The Pips – You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)
4. Yusef Lateef – Robot Man

Tony

1. The Flying Lizards – Money
2. The Jam – David Watts
3. The Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be A Flintstone
4. Tall Faces Featuring Rudie Autumn – Jusqu'a La Fin Du Jour

Danny

1. Boyd Bennett & His Rockets – My Boy - Flat Top
2. Raspberries – Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)
3. Blondie – Picture This
4. Jackie Wilson – Am I The Man

Quest

1. Booker T & The MGs – Green Onions
2. The Fun Boy Three – The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
3. The Fall – Mr Pharmacist

Rich

1. Sleaford Mods – Face To Faces
2. XTC – This Is Pop?
3. The RAH Band – The Crunch (Part 1)
4. Lyn Collins – Mama Feelgood

Quest

• Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding

Lots of Easter fun down at Wharf Chambers on Sunday. Our fortieth session! Thanks to everyone that took part so enthusiastically in the traditional Cumbrian Easter sport of Egg Dumping – congratulations to Steve B for walking away with the £32 pot (despite not buying his own egg). Apologies to Kim for the smell and Jon-G for the filming request. Some brilliant sets as always – here’s what we had this time:

Mark C

1. Kate Bush – Wow
2. David Bowie – Heroes
3. Garbage – Special
4. Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely
5. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Kiss Them For Me
6. The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye
7. Stiff Little Fingers – Gotta Gettaway

Jon-G

1. Earth & Stone – Wicked A Fe Dress Back
2. Massive Dread – Owner Man Skank
3. Linval Thompson – Dreader Than Dread
4. Carl Moore – My Forefathers Died In The Sand
5. Tapper Zukie – Liberation Struggle
6. Lizard – Satta I
7. Jimmy Dean – We Are One

Rich W

1. The Normal – Warm Leatherette
2. Big Black – The Model
3. The Fall – Lucifer Over Lancashire
4. Einstürzende Neubauten – Schwarz
5. The KLF – Last Train To Trancentral
6. Dinosaur Jr – Freak Scene
7. Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot

Tony (Loma Northern Soul Classics & Revelations 1965-1968 set)

1. The Marvellos – It's Your Love That I Need
2. The Invincibles – Heartstrings
3. Ben Aiken – That's All You Gotta Do
4. Carl Hall – Like I Told You
5. Enchanters – Just A Little Longer
6. The Apollas – See The Silver Moon
7. Ben Aiken – If You Should See Her

Darren

1. Adriano Celentano – L'Unica Chance
2. Gianni Ferrio E La Sua Orchestra – Rhythm & Sex
3. Ipa-Boogie – Get The Music Now
4. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou-Dahomey – It's A Vanity
5. The Kevin Fingier Collective – Latin Dynamite
6. Calibro 35 – Psycheground
7. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra – Psychedelic Samba

Steve B

1. Plastic Bertrand – Ça Plane Pour Moi
2. Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
3. Zounds – Subvert
4. The Alarm – Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
5. Lone Justice – Ways To Be Wicked
6. Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind
7. Timbuk 3 – The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

Rich

1. John Foxx – Film 1
2. Spizzoil – Cold City
3. Scars – Adult/ery
4. Cockney Rejects – Police Car
5. Sham 69 – I Don't Wanna
6. The Clash – Jail Guitar Doors
7. Magazine – Shot By Both Sides

Quest (Five Live!)

1. Deep Purple – Black Night
2. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
3. Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
4. Penetration – Stone Heroes
5. Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant

KC (Chris)

1. The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
2. Yellow Dog – Wait Until Midnight
3. Morris Minor & The Majors – Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)
4. One The Juggler – Passion Killer
5. The Jam – Beat Surrender
6. The Turtles – Happy Together
7. Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony Mony

Mark Sturdy

1. Roxy Music – Angel Eyes
2. The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner
3. The Human League – Empire State Human
4. The Dream Academy – Life In A Northern Town
5. Vic Godard & Subway Sect – Caught In Midstream
6. Darren Hayman – Judd Nelson
7. Melt – Elastic Gargle

Alasdair

1. Frank Sinatra – My Kind Of Town
2. Bob Dylan – Peggy Day
3. Slade – Born To Be Wild
4. The Doors – LA Woman
5. Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
6. Sinéad O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
7. Bob Dylan – Forever Young

Ash (AKA “Sheff”)

1. Kelly Marie – Feels Like I'm In Love
2. Depeche Mode – New Life
3. David Bowie – Sound And Vision
4. A Flock Of Seagulls – Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
5. T-Rex – 20th Century Boy
6. S-Express – Theme From S-Express
7. Westworld – Sonic Boom Boy

Mark B

1. Prince Jazzbo – Free From Chain
2. Sandie Shaw – If Ever You Need Me
3. Liliput – Eisiger Wind
4. Happy Mondays – Freaky Dancin'
5. Nikki Sudden – Back To The Start
6. Hot Chip – Over And Over
7. New Fast Automatic Daffodils – Get Better

Vasco

1. Paladin – Third World
2. Birth Control – Gamma Ray Part 2
3. Luv Machine – Witches Wand
4. Small Faces – Don't Burst My Bubble
5. Pegasus – Fire
6. Zoo – Hard Times, Good Times
7. Jungle By Night & The Gaslamp Killer (Brass Sabbath) – High Times

Round Again!

• Strawbs – Part Of The Union (Mark C)
• Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan (Jon-G)
• Lorraine Ellison – Stay With Me (Tony)
• Marlena Shaw – California Soul (Darren)
• Minnie Riperton – Les Fleur (Rich)
• Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone (Quest)
• Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes (KC)
• Bananarama – Boy Trouble (Ash)
• Tim Hardin – Lady Came From Baltimore (Mark B)
• Roxy Music – Trash (Vasco)

Rich & Quest

• Nilsson – Without You (Rich)
• Timi Yuro – Satan Never Sleeps (Quest)

Huge thanks to Northlight for having us back for the first of our regular Friday night slots there. What a fine night it was too. Boris’ disco ball certainly added to the ambience. Some great records as always:

Mark B

1. Charlie Feathers – Stutterin’ Cindy
2. Jack Southern – Darlene
3. Lee Dorsey – Can You Hear Me
4. Archie Bleyer – Hernando's Hideaway
5. Billy Williams – The Pied Piper
6. The Cramps – What's Inside A Girl?
7. Billy Page – It's Pop

Lynne

1. Python Lee Jackson – In A Broken Dream
2. Feargal Sharkey – You Little Thief
3. The Kinks – Come Dancing
4. Faces – Cindy Incidentally
5. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
6. Marc Almond – The Days Of Pearly Spencer
7. Rod Stewart with Faces – (I Know) I'm Losing You

Mark C

1. The Clash – White Riot
2. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Drop Dead/Celebration
3. Elvis Presley – One Night
4. David Bowie – Suffragette City
5. EMF – I Believe
6. Altered Images – Dead Pop Stars
7. Dead Kennedys – California Über Alles

Geraldine

1. The Vapors – Jimmie Jones
2. Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound
3. The Kinks – Autumn Almanac
4. Sam Cooke – Twistin' The Night Away
5. Snuff – Soul Limbo
6. Wings – Live And Let Die
7. Hombres – Africa

Danny

1. Althea & Donna – Up Town Top Ranking
2. Edwin Starr – Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)
3. Louis Jordan – Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
4. Ken Boothe – Everything I Own
5. Boyd Bennett & His Rockets – My Boy - Flat Top
6. Ramones – Rock 'N' Roll High School
7. The Vibrators – Judy Says (Knock You In The Head)

Graham

1. Associates – Party Fears Two
2. Fire Engines – Candyskin
3. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Never Understand
4. The Clouds – Get Out Of My Dream
5. The Bachelor Pad – Jack & Julian
6. Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes – The Adam Faith Experience
7. Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby

Rich

1. The Jimmy Castor Bunch – It's Just Begun
2. Explosions – Hip Drop
3. Banbarra – Shack Up
4. Orange Juice – Rip It Up
5. The Beat – Too Nice To Talk To
6. Marcia Griffiths – Feel Like Jumping
7. The B-52's – Roam

Quest

1. Casino Volante – Special Red
2. Custody – Blistered Soul
3. The Motorettes – I Am Blisters, I Am
4. Trash Money – You Lied Satan
5. Thee Overdose – Wicked Game

Carl

1. Françoise Hardy – La Maison Où J'ai Grandi
2. Aphrodite's Child – Such A Funny Night
3. Mac & Katie Kissoon – Love Will Keep Us Together
4. Joan Armatrading – Me Myself I
5. Dennis Parker – Like An Eagle

Alasdair

1. Graham Parker & The Rumour – Hold Back The Night
2. Gloria Gaynor – We Just Can't Make It
3. Diana Ross – Why Do Fools Fall In Love
4. The Weather Girls – It's Raining Men
5. Gloria Gaynor – Never Can Say Goodbye

KC (Chris)

1. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe
2. Beggar & Co – Mule (Chant No 2)
3. 60ft Dolls – Afterglow
4. The Knack – Good Girls Don't
5. Secret Affair – Let Your Heart Dance

David

1. The Fat White Family – Touch The Leather (Redux)
2. Beck – Deadweight
3. Six Minute War – genuinely don’t know which track, also wrong speed
4. Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
5. Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster

Simon S-B

1. Panda Bear – Slow Motion
2. Wooden Shjips – Start To Dreaming
3. Headless Heroes – The North Wind Blew South
4. Ultra Vivid Scene – Something To Eat
5. Shocking Blue – Hear My Song

Tony

1. The Liquorice Experiment – Novice Pretender
2. The Sha La La's – I've Got A Feelin'
3. Morrissey – Redondo Beach
4. Chuck-A-Luck & The Lovemen Ltd – I'll Always Love You
5. Moses Smith – The Girl Across The Street

5 more!

1. X-Ray Spex – Let’s Submerge (Mark C)
2. Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle (Lynne)
3. The Rolling Stones – Respectable (KC)
4. The 5th Dimension – Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (Mark B)
5. Edwin Starr – Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) (Danny)

Rich & Quest

• Billy Bragg – Tank Park Salute (Quest)
• Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Too Much Time (Rich)

At risk of further ridicule from Rich I feel it must be repeated – there was a good vibe down at Wharf Chambers on Sunday! Thanks to everyone that made it so. We heard (and yes, we grooved to) some great records – with Buzzcocks and the Banshees both featuring well:

Glyn

1. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Casino Royale
2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
3. Clout – Substitute
4. Judy Street – What
5. Dobie Gray – The "In" Crowd
6. The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over
7. Peter Sarstedt – Frozen Orange Juice

Alan

1. Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK
2. The Damned – Neat Neat Neat
3. Angelic Upstarts – The Murder Of Liddle Towers
4. The Cortinas – Fascist Dictator
5. The Stranglers – Something Better Change
6. The Members – The Sound Of The Suburbs
7. UK Subs – C.I.D.

Noah

1. Bobby Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers – Monster Mash
2. The Misunderstood – Children Of The Sun
3. Let's Wrestle – Let's Wrestle
4. Red Crayola – Pink Stainless Tail
5. Swell Maps – Read About Seymour
6. Bad Manners – Just A Feeling
7. Bob Dylan – Positively 4th Street

KC (Chris)

1. Helen Shapiro – Walkin' Back To Happiness
2. Imagination – Just An Illusion
3. Sly Fox – Let's Go All The Way
4. The Peppers – Pepper Box
5. 60ft Dolls – Happy Shopper
6. Jacob's Mouse – Good
7. Racey – Runaround Sue

John Rushby

1. The Meteors – Johnny Remember Me
2. Billy Idol – Sweet Sixteen
3. Buzzcocks – Harmony In My Head
4. The Smithereens – Behind The Wall Of Sleep
5. Voice Of The Beehive – I Walk The Earth
6. Devo – Girl U Want
7. Bill Nelson's Red Noise – Revolt Into Style

Mark B

1. The Smiths – Jeane
2. Lloyd Terrell – Birth Control
3. Brenda Lee – Let's Jump The Broomstick
4. Terry – 8 Girls
5. Divine – Shake It Up
6. Dexys Midnight Runners – Show Me
7. Bettye Swann – I'd Rather Go Blind
8. Go-Kart Mozart – New World In The Morning

Quest (“The Prisoner” set)

1. The Ron Grainer Orchestra – The Prisoner: Arrival (Main Titles)
2. The Prisoners – Whenever I'm Gone
3. Dr Feelgood – She's A Windup
4. Edwin Astley – Danger Man (1964 Main Title)
5. The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
6. The Times – I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape
7. FAB Featuring MC No 6 – The Escape (Big Ben Mix)

Rich

1. Au Pairs – It's Obvious
2. Mo-Dettes – White Mice
3. Erase Errata – Short Stint Harvesting
4. Gramme – Mine
5. Kleenex – Ain't You

Tony

1. Dick Dale & His Del-Tones – Let's Go Trippin'
2. Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell
3. The Fall – There's A Ghost In My House
4. Amy Winehouse – Cupid
5. Capitol 1212 ft Earl 16 – Love Will Tear Us Apart

Darren

1. Patti Smith Group – Gloria
2. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
3. Jane Weaver – Mission Desire
4. Sinéad O'Connor – Mandinka
5. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Happy House

Ben

1. Al Wilson – The Snake
2. Rupa – East West Shuffle
3. DJ Tudo – La Macumba
4. Just Brothers – Sliced Tomatoes
5. Dusty Springfield – Live It Up

Steve B

1. Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine – After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way)
2. The KLF – What Time Is Love?
3. Oceanic – Reality
4. The Pogues – Sally Maclennane
5. Primal Scream – Come Together

Rich W

1. Bauhaus – Dark Entries
2. The Fall – Totally Wired
3. Hüsker Dü – Makes No Sense At All
4. Gallon Drunk – Some Fools Mess
5. The KLF – Justified & Ancient

Jo

1. Elvis Presley – Kentucky Rain
2. Yazoo – Situation
3. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound
4. David Bowie – China Girl
5. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden

Mark C

1. Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
2. David Bowie – Up The Hill Backwards
3. Sparks – Beat The Clock
4. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Playground Twist
5. Dead Kennedys – Police Truck

Smithy

1. The Clash – This Is England
2. Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don't Leave Me This Way
3. The Housemartins – Caravan Of Love
4. Technotronic featuring Felly – Pump Up The Jam
5. Marc Almond with Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

Jenny

1. Buzzcocks – Orgasm Addict
2. Tubeway Army – Are 'Friends' Electric?
3. Buzzcocks – Why Can't I Touch It?
4. Notsensibles – I Thought You Were Dead
5. Harry J All Stars – Liquidator
6. X-Ray Spex – Identity

Jon-G

1. Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies – Stayin’ In
2. Long Fin Killie – Lipstick
3. World Of Twist – Sons Of The Stage
4. Fleur – Mais Vraiment…
5. Isaac Hayes – Theme From “Shaft”

Rich & Quest

• Japan – Ghosts (Rich)
• The Walker Brothers – No Regrets (Quest)

That was a great afternoon, eh? Thanks to everyone that came along and played their records for us, and to all the people that just came to listen. Everybody got a go on the decks that wanted to – even the pairing of Tony & Mark C at the end (hope it cheered them up a bit after the Man U result). Good to welcome some new faces, especially the American representatives. Here’s what we heard:

Darren

1. Ram Jam – Black Betty
2. Chicago – 25 Or 6 To 4
3. Santana – She's Not There
4. Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me
5. The Long Ryders – Looking For Lewis & Clark
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
7. Steely Dan – Reeling In The Years

Dan H

1. Stray Cats – Lookin' Better Every Beer
2. Joyce Green – Black Cadillac
3. Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut
4. Eddie Cochran – Somethin' Else
5. Johnny Restivo – The Shape I'm In
6. Gene Vincent – Race With The Devil

Steve Hyland

1. Jimmy Lloyd – I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
2. Eddie Cochran – Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie
3. Larry Terry & His Hep Cats – Hep Cat
4. Elvis Presley – Hound Dog
5. The Spades – Jim Dandy
6. Gene Vincent – Pretty Pearly
7. Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On

Lynne

1. Squeeze – Is That Love
2. The Special AKA Featuring Rico – Too Much Too Young
3. Sailor – A Glass Of Champagne
4. The Undertones – It's Going To Happen!
5. The Selecter – Missing Words
6. Culture Club – Victims
7. Nick Lowe – I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass

Steve B

1. Ohio Express – Yummy Yummy Yummy
2. The Darling Buds – It's All Up To You
3. Billy Bragg – Days Like These
4. Therapy? – Nowhere
5. Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
6. Prince – Sign "O" The Times
7. Alphaville – Forever Young

Rich W

1. Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach
2. Hüsker Dü – Eight Miles High
3. Bauhaus – Lagartija Nick
4. Dinosaur Jr – Freak Scene
5. Einstürzende Neubauten – Kalte Sterne
6. Dinosaur Jr – Just Like Heaven
7. Dead Kennedys – Nazi Punks Fuck Off

Rich

1. X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage Up Yours!
2. Bauhaus – Third Uncle
3. Brian Eno – King's Lead Hat
4. Iggy Pop – The Villagers
5. Brian Eno / David Byrne – Regiment
6. War – Low Rider
7. David Essex – Rock On

Quest

1. The Lovely Eggs featuring Iggy Pop – I, Moron
2. Fuzz Lightyear – Dense Worship
3. Lewsberg – Six Hills (Part 1)
4. Gina Birch – Wish I Was You
5. Lazarus Kane – Narcissus: Part 1

Alasdair

1. Neil Sedaka – Oh! Carol
2. Manfred Mann – If You Gotta Go, Go Now
3. The Lovin' Spoonful – Summer In The City
4. Rod Stewart – Farewell
5. Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay

Mark B

1. Ennio Morricone – Das Lied Vom Tod
2. Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood
3. Crass – Big A Little A
4. The Pale Fountains – ...From Across The Kitchen Table
5. The Saints – This Perfect Day

and Robert

1. CocoRosie – Tearz For Animals
2. Lali Puna – T. Leboeg Nin-Com-Pop-Mix
3. Woodkid – Goliath
4. múm – Once A Shiny Morning Puddle
5. Young Fathers featuring The Leith Congregational Choir – Only God Knows

Ben

1. The Who – I Can't Explain
2. The Cribs – Our Bovine Public
3. Squeeze – Cool For Cats
4. DJ Shadow – Organ Donor
5. Confidence Man – Boyfriend

Sharon

1. The Drifters – You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book
2. Third World – Now That We've Found Love
3. Freddie Mercury – I Was Born To Love You
4. O'Jays – Love Train
5. Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love

Sarah

1. New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now
2. Chic – Everybody Dance
3. Chic – I Want Your Love
4. Duran Duran – Notorious
5. David Bowie – Let's Dance

Simon

1. MVP's – Turning My Heartbeat Up
2. The Carstairs – It Really Hurts Me Girl
3. Garnet Mimms – As Long As I Have You
4. Benny Troy – I Wanna Give You Tomorrow
5. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – If This Is Love (I’d Rather Be Lonely)

KC (Chris)

1. Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes
2. The Sweet – Blockbuster!
3. The Monkees – I'm A Believer
4. One Hundred Ton & A Feather – It Only Takes A Minute
5. 10cc – Art For Arts Sake

Jon-G

1. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Don't Leave Me This Way
2. Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
3. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tears Of A Clown
4. Captain Sensible – Happy Talk
5. Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me

Mark & Tony

1. David Bowie – Holy Holy (Mark)
2. Amen Corner – High In The Sky (Tony)
3. Sex Pistols – Holidays In The Sun (Mark)
4. The Everly Brothers – Bird Dog (Tony)
5. Slade – Coz I Luv You (Mark)
6. Amy Winehouse – Monkey Man (Tony)

Rich & Quest

• The Imposter – Pills And Soap (Rich)
• Herb Alpert – This Guy's In Love With You (Quest) (RIP Burt Bacharach)

Well, it was great to take Seven by Seven back to where it all started for us. We were so pleased that Northlight Art Centre invited us along to run a session there – hopefully they’ll have us back for more soon! It was an amazing turnout – thanks to everyone that came along, and apologies as always to the people that didn’t get to play. Here are the records that we heard:

Danny

1. Mel & Tim – Backfield In Motion
2. Clarence Carter – Patches
3. The Rezillos – Mystery Action
4. Georgia Satellites – Keep Your Hands To Yourself
5. Ramones – Rockaway Beach
6. Eddie Floyd – Knock On Wood
7. Desmond Dekker – Israelites

KC (Chris)

1. David Essex – Oh What A Circus
2. Trammps – Hold Back The Night
3. The Special AKA Featuring Rico – Too Much Too Young
4. The Love Affair – Rainbow Valley
5. The Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
6. The Weathermen – It's The Same Old Song
7. The Electric Light Orchestra – Roll Over Beethoven

Vasco

1. Ray Cathode – Waltz In Orbit
2. Sidney Owens & North South Connection – Sputnik
3. The Undisputed Truth – UFO's
4. Don Harper's Homo Electronicus – Dr Who
5. Belbury Poly & Moon Wiring Club – Portals And Parallels
6. Jane Weaver – Mission Desire
7. The Aliens – Robot Man

Rich

1. Television – Marquee Moon
2. Brian Eno & David Byrne – The Jezebel Spirit
3. David Bowie – Repetition
4. Cake – I Will Survive
5. Odyssey – Going Back To My Roots

Mark C

1. Ruts – Society
2. David Bowie – Sound And Vision
3. Punishment Of Luxury – Puppet Life
4. John Foxx – Underpass
5. The Adverts – No Time To Be 21

Christopher

1. The Wedding Present – My Favourite Dress
2. Help She Can't Swim – Hospital Drama
3. The Strokes – Someday
4. Operation Ivy – Here We Go Again
5. Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken

Jonny

1. Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
2. De La Soul – Eye Know
3. Big Black – Heartbeat
4. Dead Kennedys – Life Sentence
5. Killdozer – Burnin’ Love

Simon

1. Iggy & The Stooges – I'm Sick Of You
2. Spectral Park – L' Appel Du Vide
3. The Animals – Inside-Looking Out
4. Fleetwood Mac – The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)
5. East Bay Ray – Poison Heart

Lynne

1. Rod Stewart – (I Know) I'm Losing You
2. XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
3. Cilla Black – You're My World
4. Squeeze – Up The Junction
5. Slik – Forever And Ever

Gill

1. Adam & The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier
2. The Three Johns – Death Of The European
3. The Members – The Sound Of The Suburbs
4. The Clash – Armagideon Time
5. Spin Doctors – Two Princes

Mark

1. Heaven 17 – (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
2. Lori & The Chameleons – Touch
3. The Prodigy – Fire
4. Klaxons – Atlantis 2 Interzone
5. Cabaret Voltaire – I Want You

Alasdair

1. Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Blinded By The Light
2. Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers
3. Graham Parker & The Rumour – Soul Shoes
4. The Boomtown Rats – She's So Modern
5. Roxy Music – Street Life

Quest (Sun Set)

1. Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill – That's All Right
2. Rufus “Hound Dog” Thomas Jr – Bear Cat
3. Roy Orbison & Teen Kings – Ooby Dooby
4. Cliff Thomas, Ed & Barbara – Treat Me Right
5. Johnny Cash – Get Rhythm

Tony

1. Screaming Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You
2. Gabor Szabo – Dear Prudence
3. The KLF – Justified & Ancient (“The White Room” Version)
4. Amy Winehouse – Monkey Man
5. The Kinks – Come Dancing

Carl & Dom

1. Nanette Workman & Johnny Hallyday – Apprendre A Vivre Ensemble "Space Captain" (Carl)
2. Bob Marley – Is This Love (Redmo Acoustic Takedown) (Dom)
3. Imagination – In And Out Of Love (Carl)
4. Junior Dell & The D-Lites – Jump Around (Dom)
5. Cliff Richard – Jesus (Carl)