Join me once again, relaxing in the waters of the Virtual Hot Tub, for Singles Night.  No,  this is not a dating event: rather, it’s just me, spinning a stack of – as yet – unplayed 7 inch vinyl.  Combined with reasonably heavy drinking.

You see, there’s a load of 45 rpm records that I own and need to play.  So I play ’em, one after the other, side a then B.  No skipping discs allowed.

Here’s the playlist from the latest evening of tunes:

1. Hawkwind – “Silver Machine” / “Seven By Seven”
2. Diana Ross – “My Old Piano” / “Where Did We Go Wrong”
3. Slade – “My Friend Stan” / “My Town”
4. Paul Paray & Detroit Symphony Orchestra – ” The Ride of the Valkyries” / “Lohengrin (Prelude to Act I)”
5. Barry White – “Never, Never Gonna Give You Up” / “Standing in the Shadows of Love”
6. Tracey Ullman – “Breakaway” / “Dancing in the Dark”
7. Toto Coelo – “I Eat Cannibals Part 1” / “I Eat Cannibals Part 2”
8. Carly Simon – “You’re So Vain” / “Anticipation”
9. The Beach Boys – “Lady Lynda” / “Full Sail”
10. The Cars – “Drive” / “Stranger Eyes”
11. Duran Duran – “My Own Way” / “Like an Angel”
12. Sinitta – “So Macho!” / “Cruising”
13. Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Private Eyes” / “Tell Me What You Want”
14. Cockney Rebel – “Mr Soft” / “Such a Dream”
15. Paul Hardcastle – “The Wizard (Part 1)” / “The Wizard (Part 2)”
16. Roxy Music – “Dance Away” / “Cry Cry Cry”
17. Robert Palmer – “Some Guys Have All the Luck” / “Too Good to be True”
18. Emerson Lake & Palmer – “Fanfare for the Common Man” / “Brain Salad Surgery”
19. Bangles – “Eternal Flame” / “What I Meant to Say”
20. Kim Wilde & Junior – “Another Step (Closer to You)” / “Hold Back”
21. Mud – “Tiger Feet” / “Mr Bagatelle”
22. Status Quo – “Something ‘Bout You Baby I Like” / “Enough is Enough”
23. Sister Sledge – “Lost in Music” / “Thinking of You”
24. Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip – “I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper” / “Do, Do, Do”

BOOM!  There you go – a right random collection of singles, varying from the classic to the down right cheesy.  Kicking off with the amazing Hawkwind track “Silver Machine”, as sung by my old mate Lemmy – I picked that up at a record fair ‘cos I had to have it in my collection.

I loved The Cars and Roxy songs, sheer class.  Plus you’ve got a harem of some of my favourite pop ladies with Kim Wilde, Susanna Hoffs and Sinitta all present and correct.  By the way, the Sarah Brightman song was a favourite of mine when I was 5 years old, thanks to the rip-off Star Wars noises etc!

And what can I say about “Ride of the Valkyries” on 7 inch vinyl?  Only “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

See you soon for another Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub!