It’s always lovely to be back at The Golden Dawn and playing some records – as I was just the other day, on Friday night, early shift – 5pm-8pm, setting up the evening, sending off the afternoon. I decided I’d try to play all 7s. And that was generally what happened. A couple of newer LPs needed to be slipped into the mix. But mostly I relied on a trusty box of singles I’ve been collecting up. And here’s what was rolled out…

Here’s what I played:

1. Mario Lanza, Drink Drink Drink (The Drinking Song)
2. Trini Lopez, Five O’Clock World
3. Gianmarco Liguari, Beat Instrumental
4. Dave Brubeck, Take Five
5. Jimmy Smith, Walk On The Wild Side
6. Buddy Rich Big Band, Mercy Mercy Mercy
7. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, That’s It!
8. Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie, Hap’nin
9. Grover Washtington Jr., Knuckle Head
10. Steely Dan, Hey Nineteen
11. Earl & Bob, Harlem Shuffle
12. Dire Straits, Water of Love
13. Carla Thomas, B-A-B-Y
14. The Rolling Stones, Poison Ivy
15. The Staple Singers, Respect Yourself
16. Ben E. King, Don’t Play That Song
17. The Jades, So Blue
18. Jessie Hill, Ooh Poo Pah Doo
19. The Meters, Look-Ka Py Py
20. Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony, The Hustle
21. Bee Gees, Nights on Broadway
22. Chick, Le Freak
23. Daft Punk, Teachers
24. Cave Circles, My Heart Is A Beating Drum
25. The Revels, Comanche
26. The Roots, Table of Contents – Parts 1 and 2
27. Warpaint, New Song
28. Biz Markie, Throwback
29. James Brown, The Funky Drummer
30. Beastie Boys, Girls
31. Baby Huey and the Babysitters, Listen To Me
32. Miriam Makeba, Pata Pata
33. Sam Cooke, Chain Gang
34. Donny Hathaway, Jealous Guy
35. Al Green, Let’s Stay Together
36. Ella Fitzgerald, Sunshine of Your Love
37. Dinah Washington, TV is the Thing
38. The Undisputed Truth, I Heard It Through The Grape Vine
39. Sam and Dave, Hold On I’m Comin’
40. Curtis Mayfield, Pusherman
41. Talking Heads, Once In A Lifetime
42. Yoko Ono, Walking On Tin Ice
42. The Specials, A Message To You Rudby
43. Ian Dury and the Blocheads, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
44. Prince, Housequake
45. Spandau Ballet, Trie
46. Paul Young, Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
47. The The, The Beat(en) Generation
48. Karl Blau, To Love Somebody
49. Bill Conti, Gonna Fly Now
50. Prince and Sheila E., Erotic City
51. Dr. John, Right Place Wrong Time.