Seven x Seven Is

The mathematically minded amongst you will realise the huge significance of us reaching our 49th session. I suppose someone should at least have brought a cake. It was a bit slow to start but things soon really got going and we heard some fine records. Lovely to have so many new players along too. We decided to leave Alasdair’s last record until the end (RIP Sinéad). Here’s the list:

Alasdair

1. M – Pop Musik
2. Toyah – I Want To Be Free
3. Sandra – (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
4. Squeeze – Annie Get Your Gun
5. Chris Rea – Que Sera
6. Santa Esmeralda & Leroy Gomez – Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
7. Steve Ashley – Down The Pub

Mark B

1. Kurt Edelhagen & His Orchestra – The Three Themes from “Mon Oncle”
2. X-Ray Pop – D-S
3. Françoise Hardy – Je Pense À Lui
4. Philippe Nicaud et Eddie Barclay – Le Rupture
5. Le Chorus Reverendus – Dans Son Euphorie
6. France Gall – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
7. Françoise Hardy – L'Amour Ne Dure Pas Toujours

Debs

1. The Doors – Riders On The Storm
2. Beats International – Dub Be Good To Me
3. The Sisters Of Mercy – Dominion
4. Chic – Good Times
5. New Order – True Faith
6. Utah Saints – Something Good
7. Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower

Simon S-B

1. Samantha Jones – It's All Because Of You
2. The Honeycombs – Can't Get Through To You
3. Lee Moses – Bad Girl (Part 1)
4. Creative Source – Who Is He, And What Is He To You (Instrumental)
5. Del Shannon – I Got It Bad
6. Baby Huey – Hard Times
7. Marsha Hunt – Somebody To Love

Steph

1. The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
2. Bob Dylan – Knockin' On Heaven's Door
3. Tom Robinson Band – 2-4-6-8 Motorway
4. The Rolling Stones – Let's Spend The Night Together
5. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
6. The Rolling Stones – Ruby Tuesday
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising

Yousuf

1. David Bowie/Pat Metheny Group – This Is Not America
2. Serious Drinking – Hangover
3. Delmontes – So It's Not To Be
4. The Orlons – The Wah-Watusi
5. Blondie – Denis (Denee)
6. Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night)
7. Stevie Wonder – I Was Made To Love Her

Rich

1. Alternative TV – How Much Longer
2. Inokashira Rangers – Smells Like Teen Spirit
3. Just Brothers – Sliced Tomatoes
4. Sly & Robbie – Boops (Here To Go)
5. Paul McCartney – Coming Up
6. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Back Of Love
7. Sweet Linda Divine – I'll Say It Again

Quest

1. James Gang – Funk 49
2. Culture – Two Sevens Clash
3. Queen – Seven Seas Of Rhye
4. Eno – Seven Deadly Finns
5. Love – 7 And 7 Is
6. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army

Geraldine

1. Jonathan Richman – Roadrunner
2. Foo Fighters – This Is A Call (Bootleg Version)
3. Devo – Girl U Want
4. Linton Kwesi Johnson – Want Fi Goh Rave
5. Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
6. Dusty Springfield – Son-Of-A Preacher Man
7. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows

Graham

1. Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow
2. Club House – Do It Again / Billie Jean
3. 5000 Volts – I'm On Fire
4. Champs Boys – Tubular Bells
5. Dynasty – I Don't Want To Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)
6. Dee Clark – Ride A Wild Horse
7. Meri Wilson – Telephone Man

Martin B

1. Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness (Part 1)
2. Crown Heights Affair – Dreaming A Dream (Disco Version)
3. Azymuth – Jazz Carnival
4. Candido – Jingo
5. Domo Domo – Happening In The Streets (Tribute To Voltage Brothers)
6. Kool & The Gang – Open Sesame
7. Hamilton Bohannon – Let's Start To Dance Again

Round again

• Subway Sect – Parallel Lines (Mark B)
• Simple Minds – I Travel (Rich)
• Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Altered Real) (Simon S-B)
• The Gap Band – Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (Quest)
• Linda Clifford – Bridge Over Troubled Water (Graham)
• Dennis Waterman – I Could Be So Good For You (Mark B)
• Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen (Geraldine)
• Utah Saints – I Still Think Of You (Too Much To Swallow Pt II) Radio Edit (Debs)
• Sinéad O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U (Alasdair)

Forty-eight sessions in and we’re running out of superlatives. It all still seems to be going OK we think? It was great to have a couple of new people playing their records for us down at Wharf Chambers this time – and here’s what we heard:

Vasco

1. Deodato/Airto – Branches (O Galho Da Roseira)
2. Letta Mbulu – Pula Yetla
3. Minoru Muraoka – The Positive And The Negative
4. Sven Wunder – Lotus
5. Lalalar – Isyanlar
6. Şatellites – Seni Sen Olduğun Için Sevdim
7. Velly Joonas – Stopp Seisku Aeg!

Alasdair

1. Mr Acker Bilk & North Skelton BSC Band – Stranger On The Shore
2. Mel & Kim – Respectable
3. Donna Summer – Once Upon A Time
4. Diana Ross – Reach Out I'll Be There
5. Donna Summer – MacArthur Park
6. Diana Ross – They Long To Be Close To You
7. Gary Moore – Parisienne Walkways

Lucy S

1. Ace Of Base – The Sign
2. Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
3. The Police – Don't Stand So Close To Me
4. Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
5. Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run
6. Genesis – Follow You Follow Me
7. The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset

Danny

1. The Clash – Pressure Drop
2. Dr Feelgood – Milk And Alcohol
3. Jerry Lee Lewis – In The Mood
4. Roy Montrell & His Band – Oooh-Wow
5. Elvis Presley – Guitar Man
6. Georgia Satellites – Can’t Stand The Pain
7. Frankie Ford – Sea Cruise

Arthur

1. The Human League – Heart Like A Wheel
2. Jakie Quartz – À La Vie, À L'amour
3. Bourgie Bourgie – Breaking Point
4. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Bourgie, Bourgie
5. Heaven 17 – I'm Your Money
6. Laura Branigan – Gloria
7. Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

Mark B

1. The Fall – City Hobgoblins
2. Marvin Gaye – Abraham, Martin And John
3. Jilted John – Baz’s Party
4. The Lovin' Spoonful – Full Measure
5. Orange Juice – Two Hearts Together
6. The Monochrome Set – Cast A Long Shadow
7. Jimmy Ruffin – Farewell Is A Lonely Sound

Quest

1. Shorty Rogers & The Giants – Theme From Johnny Quest
2. James Gang – Funk No 48
3. Billy Preston – Billy's Bag
4. Peoples Choice – Do It Any Way You Wanna
5. The Fantastic Johnny C – Hitch It To The Horse
6. Rufus Thomas – The Breakdown (Part 1)
7. Muscle Shoals Horns – Breakdown (Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys)

Rich

1. Electronic – Get The Message
2. Can – I Want More
3. The Peppers – Pepper Box
4. Bataan – The Bottle (La Botella)
5. Third World – Cool Meditation

Mark C

1. Eddy Grant – Do You Feel My Love
2. The Higsons – I Don't Want To Live With Monkeys
3. Sex Pistols – Silly Thing
4. Oasis – Some Might Say
5. Anti-Nowhere League – I Hate...People

Smithy

1. Bananarama – I Want You Back
2. Mel & Kim – That's The Way It Is
3. Sham 69 – If The Kids Are United
4. The Darling Buds – Hit The Ground
5. The Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule

Simon C

1. Young-Holt Unlimited – Soulful Strut
2. Clarence Carter – Looking For A Fox
3. Willie Tee – Walking Up A One Way Street
4. Junior Walker & The All Stars – Road Runner
5. Wynder K Frog – Green Door

Tony (Motown B-Side Boogaloo)

1. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – California Soul
2. Edwin Starr – He Who Picks A Rose
3. Shorty Long – Don't Mess With My Weekend
4. The Temptations – Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
5. Yvonne Fair – You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover

KC Chris

1. Barry Ryan – Eloise
2. Tom Robinson Band – Up Against The Wall
3. The Hollies – I Can't Let Go
4. Andy Williams – Can't Get Used To Losing You
5. Thompson Twins – Doctor! Doctor!

Archie

1. The Flying Lizards – Money
2. Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC²
3. Landscape – Einstein A Go-Go
4. Kim Wilde – Never Trust A Stranger
5. Hi Tek 3 Featuring Ya Kid K – Spin That Wheel
6. Kaoma – Lambada
7. Margie Alexander – Love Slave

Darren (“All you need is Love” set)

1. Love – Alone Again Or
2. Love – My Little Red Book
3. Love – Hey Joe
4. Love – Your Mind And We Belong Together
5. Love – She Comes In Colors
6. Love – Always See Your Face
7. Love – 7 And 7 Is

Round Again (“Fivers” get one each…)

• Procol Harum – Pandora's Box (Rich)
• The Birthday Party – Release The Bats (Mark C)
• Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Smithy)
• Linda Lyndell – What A Man (Simon)
• Martha Reeves – No One There (Tony)
• The Dave Clark Five – Bits And Pieces (KC)

Quest & Rich 

• Four Tops – It's All In The Game (Quest)
• Siouxsie & The Banshees – Voices (Rich)

That was another great night at Northlight with their mad PA and a lovely selection of North beers to quaff. It was great that everybody got to play seven records – and then have another little go round with a couple each at the end. Thanks to all the people that just came along to listen – or to check out what all the fuss is about with a view to playing next time! These are all the fine records that we heard:

Quest (Dylan covers set)

1. Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn
2. Siouxsie & The Banshees – This Wheel's On Fire
3. The Specials – Maggie's Farm
4. Olivia Newton-John – If Not For You
5. Milltown Brothers – It's All Over Now Baby Blue
6. Jason & The Scorchers – Absolutely Sweet Marie
7. The William Loveday Intention – Subterranean Homesick Blues (Alt Take)

Mark C

1. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
2. Honey Bane – Girl On The Run
3. Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
4. The Mekons – Teeth
5. The Beatles – I Am The Walrus
6. The Fall – Rowche Rumble
7. New Model Army – Great Expectations

Alasdair

1. Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me
2. The Michael Zager Band – Let's All Chant
3. After This – Fields
4. Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
5. Ph.D. – I Won't Let You Down
6. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
7. Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

Mark B

1. Billy Fury – Letter Full Of Tears
2. Hank Jacobs – So Far Away
3. James – Hymn From A Village
4. Nancy Sinatra – Lightning's Girl
5. Ginny Arnell – Dumb Head
6. Vic Godard – Holiday Hymn
7. Four Tops – You Keep Running Away

Danny

1. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin' Out My Back Door
2. Santana – Guajira
3. Devo – (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction
4. Patti Smith Group – Because The Night
5. The B-52's – Give Me Back My Man
6. The Motors – Airport
7. The Boomtown Rats – She's So Modern

Nick BH

1. Fugazi – Number 5
2. Q And Not U – X-Polynation
3. Mclusky – To Hell With Good Intentions
4. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Love In A Void
5. Kleenex – Ü
6. Kleenex – Ain't You
7. Le Tigre – Yr Critique

Rich

1. Wire – Ex Lion Tamer
2. The Ides Of March – Vehicle
3. Joe Cocker & The Chris Stainton Band – Woman To Woman
4. Little Roy – Dive
5. Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa (Addis)
6. The Mohawks – The Champ
7. Banbarra – Shack Up

Tony

1. Stone Foundation – Summer Feeling
2. The Kevin Fingier Collective – The Great Akerman
3. XTC – Love On A Farmboy's Wages
4. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – The Onion Song
5. Garnet Mimms – Looking For You
6. David Bowie – Let's Dance
7. Marlena Shaw – Wade In The Water

Simon S-B (Early 90s Shut Up & Dance set)

1. Shut Up And Dance – Lamborghini
2. A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray
3. The Ragga Twins – Bring Up The Mic Some More
4. Bizarre Inc – Plutonic (Radio Edit)
5. Shut Up And Dance – Derek Went Mad
6. LFO – LFO (The Leeds Warehouse Mix)
7. The Ragga Twins – The Mixed Truth

Col

1. The Damned – New Rose
2. Adam & The Ants – Fall-In
3. The Clash – Radio Clash
4. Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC²
5. Kraftwerk – The Model
6. Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno
7. Pig Bag – Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag

Round Again!

Quest

• Cyanide Pills – The Kids Can't Be Trusted With Rock N Roll
• The Wedding Present – A Song From Under The Floorboards

Mark C

• The Clash – 1977
• Sex Pistols – Submission

Alasdair

• After This – Hollow Hills
• Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me (Instrumental)

Mark B

• Vic Godard & The Subway Sect – Vertical Integration
• Bernadette Castro – Get Rid Of Him

Nick

• Q And Not U – Book Of Flags
• Fugazi – Hello Morning

Rich

• Wire – I Am The Fly
• Labi Siffre – I Got The

Tony

• Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug
• Booker T & The MG's – Time Is Tight

Simon S-B

• Dinosaur Jr – Bulbs of Passion
• Sonic's Rendezvous Band – City Slang

Col

• The Dead 60s – Riot Radio
• Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City

Quest

• Tom Robinson Band – I Shall Be Released

Not surprisingly we had a good few songs referencing heat and sunshine this time! Thankfully the ancient tiled walls of Wharf Chambers helped to keep everyone cool – along with the copious amounts of lager and pale ale of course. I think we figured out who invented glam in the end didn’t we? Here’s what we played (now where else would you hear Pussycat and Psychic TV in the same evening?):

Tony

1. Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz – The Girl From Ipanema
2. Ennio Morricone – Chi Mai
3. Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger
4. Booker T & The MG's – Soul Limbo
5. Heads – Aztec Lightning
6. Barry Gray Orchestra – Thunderbirds
7. Clannad – Theme From Harry's Game

Simon C

1. Bad Manners – Can Can
2. UB 40 – One In Ten
3. Madness – In The City
4. Bad Manners – Special Brew
5. The Housemartins – The Mighty Ship
6. The Stranglers – 96 Tears
7. The Housemartins – Happy Hour

Vasco

1. Dos Palos – Lady Of The Westway
2. Lexx Feat Woolfy – Too Hot
3. Lord Funk & Moar – Nova Onda
4. Róisín Murphy – You Know (The Popular People’s Front Mix)
5. Idjut Boys – World 1st Day (Version Altz)
6. Cruisic – Pacific-707
7. Athletes Of God x MSW Ft Lady Blackbird – Don't Wanna Be Normal

Sharon

1. Ruts – Babylon’s Burning
2. Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime
3. BA Robertson – Kool In The Kaftan
4. Fuzzbox – Pink Sunshine
5. KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight
6. Bad Manners – Walking In The Sunshine
7. Katrina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine

Geraldine

1. Booker T & The MG’s – Green Onions
2. The Chiffons – He's So Fine
3. Johnny Nash – Stir It Up
4. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Could You Be Loved
5. Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove Part I
6. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
7. Carl Douglas – Dance The Kung Fu

Danny

1. Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves
2. Dwight Yoakam – Honky Tonk Man
3. War – Why Can't We Be Friends?
4. Rods – Do Anything You Wanna Do
5. Dr Feelgood – Milk And Alcohol
6. Canned Heat – Let's Work Together
7. Little Richard – Get Down With It

Rich

1. Johnny Pate – Truck Stop
2. Gnod – Paint It Blacker
3. Graham Parker & The Rumour – Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions
4. Conflict – Conflict
5. The Sweet – Teenage Rampage
6. Girlschool – Hit & Run
7. Wanda Jackson – Jesus Put A Yodel In My Soul

Quest

1. The New York Blondes featuring Madame X – Little GTO
2. New York Dolls – Jet Boy
3. The Heartbreakers – Born To Lose
4. Talking Heads – Pulled Up
5. Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated

Ben

1. Orchester Roland Kovac – Blue Dance
2. Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers
3. Oki & Reggaelation Independance – Black Dragon River
4. James Brown – It's A New Day
5. Edwin Starr – Back Street

Delia

1. Fiddler's Dram – Day Trip To Bangor
2. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Delilah
3. R Dean Taylor – Gotta See Jane
4. Chairmen Of The Board – Pay To The Piper
5. Pussycat – Mississippi

KC (Chris)

1. Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe
2. Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Davy's On The Road Again
3. The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
4. The Drifters – Hello Happiness
5. Billy Ocean – Red Light Spells Danger

Mark B

1. Marcello Minerbi E La Sua Orchestra – Zorba's Dance
2. Mr Bojangles – Election Derby
3. The Monochrome Set – Eine Symphonie Des Grauens
4. Jan Bradley – Mama Didn't Lie
5. Shannon – Give Me Tonight

Alasdair

1. The Move – Blackberry Way
2. Frankie Valli – Grease
3. Olivia Newton-John – Hopelessly Devoted To You
4. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You're The One That I Want
5. Bee Gees – Night Fever

Jon-G

1. Steel Pulse – Sound System
2. The Hempolics – Warrior Sound
3. Jimmy Dean – We Are One
4. Vin Gordon – Red Blood
5. Roland Alphonso – El Toro

Darren (Animal Crackers Set)

1. The Osmonds – Crazy Horses
2. Prince Fatty & Shniece McMenamin – Black Rabbit
3. Al Wilson – The Snake
4. The B52’s – Rock Lobster
5. Cindy Und Bert & The Jay Five –  Der Hund Von Baskerville

Graham

1. Pete Shelley – Homosapien
2. Sparks – Girl From Germany
3. The Fun Boy Three – The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
4. Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
5. Psychic TV – Roman P
6. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity – The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)
7. John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Power To The People

Mark C

1. The Boo Radleys – C'Mon Kids
2. The Smiths – What Difference Does It Make?
3. Dr Alimantado – Best Dressed Chicken In Town
4. Ian Dury & The Blockheads – What A Waste!
5. Soft Cell – Torch
6. Blondie – Will Anything Happen?
7. Johnny Cash – A Thing Called Love

Rich & Quest

• Leonard Cohen – Dance Me To The End Of Love (Rich)
• Les Paul & Mary Ford – Vaya Con Dios (Quest)

We’ve made it to the significant milestone of session number 45! Thanks to Northlight for having us back there and for letting us use those crazy speakers. They sounded great! It was nice that we had time for everyone to play a full seven records, plus one or two extras at the end. Here are all the fine records that we heard:

Mark B

1. Primal Scream – Higher Than The Sun (American Spring Mix)
2. Diana Ross – Love Hangover
3. Augustus Pablo – Jah Light
4. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Abdul & Cleopatra
5. Sonny & Cher – Baby Don't Go
6. Prefab Sprout – Lions In My Own Garden: Exit Someone
7. Barbara Lynn – Letter To Mommy And Daddy

Vasco

1. Karen Dalton – Something On Your Mind
2. Alice Stuart – Freedom's The Sound
3. Blind Faith – Can't Find My Way Home
4. Ron Davies – It Ain't Easy
5. The Third Wave – Three Kingfishers - Ferris Wheel
6. Melanie – Bobo's Party
7. Django Django – Porpoise Song

Gill (1980s set +1 +2)

1. UB40 – Food For Thought
2. Au Pairs – It's Obvious
3. Fire Engines – Candyskin
4. The Chefs – 24 Hours
5. Depeche Mode – Dreaming Of Me
6. The Revillos – Scuba Scuba
7. Girls At Our Best! – Go For Gold!

Tony

1. Gabor Szabo – Sealed With A Kiss
2. Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
3. The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
4. The Lightning Seeds – Pure
5. Talking Heads – And She Was
6. Manfred Mann – If You Gotta Go, Go Now
7. B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker

Nick H

1. Buzzcocks – Boredom
2. Spizzenergi – Where's Captain Kirk?
3. Devo – Jocko Homo
4. Killing Joke – Pssyche
5. Siouxsie & The Banshees – The Staircase (Mystery)
6. Au Pairs – Diet
7. The Damned – Smash It Up

Simon S-B

1. Roots Manuva – Witness (Drums Of Death Remix)
2. Dom & Roland – Unofficial Jah (VIP)
3. Miss Red – No Guns
4. Chris Und Tina – Incognito
5. LFO – Track 4
6. Stephen Mallinder – Contact
7. Miqui Brightside – Panorama

Rich

1. Johnny Pate – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
2. War – Me And Baby Brother
3. The Chambers Brothers – Are You Ready
4. Led Zeppelin – Trampled Under Foot
5. INXS – Need You Tonight
6. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
7. Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet

Quest

1. Syd Arthur – Ode To The Summer
2. T. Rex Regeneration – Childlike Men
3. Mattiel – Guns Of Brixton
4. Sonic Youth – Personality Crisis
5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
6. The William Loveday Intention – Season Of The Witch
7. Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground

Alasdair

1. Supertramp – Dreamer
2. The Motors – Airport
3. Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Davy's On The Road Again
4. John Paul Young – Love Is In The Air
5. The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap
6. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
7. Chris Rea – Let's Dance

Graham

1. Boys Town Gang – Can't Take My Eyes Off You
2. Peter Schilling – Major Tom
3. Teach-In – Ding-A-Dong
4. Limmie & Family Cookin' – You Can Do Magic
5. The Chi-Lites – Too Good To Beforgotten
6. 3 Degrees – My Simple Heart
7. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands In The Stream

Mark C

1. Public Image Ltd – The Cowboy Song
2. Grandmaster & Melle Mel – White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)
3. David Bowie – Fame
4. The Creatures – Right Now
5. The Slickers – Johnny Too Bad
6. The Clash – Know Your Rights
7. Transvision Vamp – Baby I Don't Care

Round Again

• Josef K – Chance Meeting (Mark B)
• Soul Brothers Six – I'll Be Loving You (Tony)
• Joy Division – Transmission (Simon S-B)
• Herbie Hancock – Rough (Vasco)
• The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup (Rich)
• Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me (Alasdair)
• Sparks – Tips For Teens (Graham)
• Elvis Presley – Burning Love (Mark C)

Quest

• Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo – Nostalgia

There was a little bit of uncertainty over our running order selection method and the set lengths (seven or five records) that we maybe needed to be clearer about – but otherwise it was a cracking afternoon with loads of great records and lots of dancing. Thanks to Sharon for parading with her sign between rounds! And sorry that marathon man Darren didn't get to play "Keep On Running". This is what we grooved on down to:

Mark B

1. John Barry – A Man Alone
2. Aretha Franklin – Save Me
3. The Fall – Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul
4. X-Ray Spex – Warrior In Woolworths
5. The Rolling Stones – We Love You
6. The Prayers – Under The Deep Blue
7. The Rutles – Cheese & Onions

Alasdair

1. Lou Reed – Perfect Day
2. Ronnie Lane accompanied by the band Slim Chance – How Come?
3. Rod Stewart – Bring It On Home To Me/You Send Me
4. Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky
5. Village People – In The Navy
6. The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz
7. Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up

Lucy

1. Harvey Scales & The Seven Seas – Trying To Survive
2. Joe Simon – Step By Step
3. Richard Denton & Martin Cook – Theme From "Hong Kong Beat"
4. Herbie Hancock – I Thought It Was You
5. Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk – Love Can't Turn Around
6. Werkha – In Saint-Gilles (featuring Le Motel)
7. Rose Royce – Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Sharon

1. Mighty Sparrow – Bang Bang Lulu
2. Shaggy – Boombastic
3. Smiley Culture – Police Officer
4. Beres Hammond – Can You Play Some More
5. Protoje Ft Chronixx – Who Knows
6. Wrongtom Meets The Ragga Twins – Bun Some Weed
7. The Dubliners – Seven Drunken Nights

KC (Chris)

1. Smart-E's – Sesame's Treet
2. Elephant – Meateater
3. It Bites – Calling All The Heroes
4. Stephan Remmler – I Don't Go To USA
5. The Soup Dragons – Mother Universe
6. Hothouse Flowers – Give It Up
7. Generation X – King Rocker

Mark C

1. The Fall – Hit The North
2. Sex Pistols – New York
3. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
4. Ruts – West One (Shine On Me)
5. David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
6. The Specials – Do Nothing
7. Public Image Ltd – Hawaii

Quest (Pawhuska “Sister’s Attic” set)

1. Vanity Fare – Hitchin' A Ride
2. Wilson Pickett – Stagger Lee
3. Johnny Rivers – Seventh Son
4. Linda Ronstadt – Heat Wave
5. Five Man Electrical Band – Hello Melinda Goodbye
6. The Lovin' Spoonful – Nashville Cats
7. Tony Newman – Soul Thing

Rich

1. Chuck Berry – No Particular Place To Go
2. Angelic Upstarts – Leave Me Alone
3. T. Rex – Solid Gold Easy Action
4. The Stranglers – Go Buddy Go
5. The Cramps – Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?

Smithy

1. Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
2. Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes – Union City Blue
3. The Specials – Ghost Town
4. The Datsuns – In Love
5. Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

Jon-G

1. Kraftwerk – The Model
2. Chic – Le Freak
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
4. Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You
5. Max Romeo – Chase The Devil

Kaya

1. Catbite – Horizontal Aggression
2. Kill Lincoln – Going Under
3. Motörhead – Ace Of Spades
4. Fight Like Apes – Knucklehead (33⅓ but played at 45)
5. Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance

Alan

1. The Weather Girls – It's Raining Men
2. Diana Ross – I'm Coming Out
3. Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
4. Diana Ross – Upside Down
5. Buzzcocks – Orgasm Addict

Vasco

1. Disharhi – Trade Union
2. Andi Otto – Bangalore Whispers
3. Gemma Cullingford – Wide Boys
4. The Congos – Congo Man
5. Todd Terje – Leisure Suit Preben

Tony

1. Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove
2. The Style Council – A Solid Bond In Your Heart
3. Marvin Gaye – This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me)
4. The Casualeers – Dance, Dance, Dance
5. Willie Tee – Walking Up A One Way Street

Danny

1. The Pioneers – Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
2. Santana – Everybody's Everything
3. Edwin Starr – Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)
4. Plastic Bertrand – Ça Plane Pour Moi
5. Sex Pistols – C'Mon Everybody
6. Muddy Waters – Mannish Boy
7. Roxy Music – Street Life

Steve Blackman

1. Babylon Zoo – Spaceman
2. Pop Will Eat Itself – 92° F
3. Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control
4. JoBoxers – Boxer Beat

Eleanor

1. Prince & The Revolution – Take Me With U
2. Boiling Point – Let's Get Funktified
3. Stevie Wonder – Boogie On Reggae Woman
4. The Flaming Ember – Stop The World And Let Me Off
5. Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain't Nobody

Quest & Rich

• Dorothy Moore – Misty Blue (Quest)
• Minnie Riperton – Lovin’ You (Rich)

And it did! Despite COVID debarring the main protagonist and a distinct lack of publicity the casts and crews of Sinphonia and 1001 Stories turned up in force to make the end of the Playhouse takeover go with enough bangers to keep the dance floor busy for most of the evening. Three people involved in the preceding productions of the fortnight played their sevens – ably supported by a cast of Seven by Seven regulars who also turned out in case nobody else did. This is what we played:

Rich

1. The Clash – Armagideon Time
2. Colourbox – The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme
3. The RAH Band – The Crunch (Part 1)
4. Department S – Is Vic There?
5. Stray Cats – Runaway Boys
6. The Clash & Ranking Roger – Rock The Casbah
7. Penetration – Don’t Dictate

KC

1. The Rolling Stones – Not Fade Away
2. Roy Orbison – Penny Arcade
3. David Bowie – Golden Years
4. John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy In Disguise
5. R Dean Taylor – Indiana Wants Me
6. The Lemon Pipers – Green Tambourine
7. The Rolling Stones – The Last Time

Nicky

1. Jack Good Presents Lord Rockingham's XI – Hoots Mon
2. Plastic Bertrand – Ça Plane Pour Moi
3. Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
4. Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited
5. The O'Jays – Love Train
6. Weezer – Buddy Holly
7. Stevie Wonder – I Just Called To Say I Love You

Edwin

1. The Move – Flowers In The Rain
2. The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand
3. The Kinks – Dead End Street
4. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
5. Slade – Coz I Luv You
6. The Sweet – Wig-Wam Bam
7. Bananarama – Venus

Mark C

1. Slade – Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
2. The Timelords – Doctorin' The Tardis
3. Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant
4. The Rezillos – Top Of The Pops
5. Spizzenergi – Where's Captain Kirk?

NK

1. Sylvester with Patrick Cowley – Do Ya Wanna Funk
2. Hot Chocolate – Gimme Some Of Your Lovin'
3. Kool & The Gang – Get Down On It
4. Dave Mills – Love Is A Beautiful Song
5. A-ha – Take On Me
6. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
7. Toto – Africa

Mark B

1. The Monochrome Set – Alphaville
2. Girls At Our Best! – Warm Girls
3. Little Richard – The Girl Can't Help It
4. Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons – Raven
5. Buzzcocks – Time’s Up

Darren

1. The B-52's – Rock Lobster
2. The Tubes – Prime Time
3. Tubeway Army – Are "Friends" Electric?
4. Sparks – Beat The Clock
5. The Human League – Seconds

Mick

1. Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don't Leave Me This Way
2. Bronski Beat – Why?
3. Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper
4. Ashford & Simpson – Solid
5. Yazoo – Don't Go

Gill

1. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Get Out (And Let Me Cry)
2. The Isley Brothers – Behind A Painted Smile
3. The Jacksons – Can You Feel It
4. Odyssey – Use It Up And Wear It Out
5. The Miracles – Love Machine

Tony

1. Marvin Gaye – This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me)
2. Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch
3. The Clash – I Fought The Law
4. The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
5. The La's – There She Goes
6. Primal Scream – Movin' On Up

Round Again

• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – The Night (Rich)
• Status Quo – Whatever You Want (Mark C)
• Horace Andy – Don't Try To Use Me (Mark B)
• Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star (Darren)