You wanted it – you got it! Another Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub. This is where I spend an evening playing 7 inch singles that have found their way into my vinyl collection, from any number of different sources. None of the records have been played before, so I spend a few hours playing both sides and working through that pile.

There’s usually plenty of variety in the stack, with songs old and new, from any genre. Anything can happen, so just enjoy the ride.

Grab a drink and let’s check out the latest playlist:

1. The Beatles – “Now and Then” / “Love Me Do”
2. The Dickies – “Banana Splits” / “Hideous” / “Got It at the Store”
3. S.S.S. – “CDC” / “Bath Night” / “Thrash with a Small Moustache” / “Black Night White Light”
4. 999 – “Little Red Riding Hood” / “Wait For Your Number to be Called” / “I Ain’t Gonna Tell Ya”
5. Roxy Music – “Jealous Guy” / “To Turn You On”
6. Ram Jam – “Black Betty” / “I Should Have Known”
7. Bee Gees – “Tragedy” / “Until”
8. ABBA – “One Of Us” / “Should I Laugh or Cry”
9. Sweet – “Love is Like Oxygen” / “Cover Girl”
10. The Alarm – “Spirit of ’76” / “Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke? (Live)”
11. Nancy Sinatra – “Love Eyes” / “Coastin'”
12. Kool & The Gang – “Joanna” / “Tonight”
13. Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots – “Disco Duck (Pt. 1)” / “Disco Duck ({Pt. 2)”
14. Matthew Wilder – “Break My Stride” / “Break My Stride (Instrumental)”
15. Bee Gees – “Night Fever” / “Down the Road”
16. Dire Straits – “Romeo & Juliet” / “Solid Rock”
17. Nilsson – “Without You” / “Gotta Get Up”
18. Sinitta – “Right Back Where We Started From” / “I Just Can’t Help It”
19. Sabrina – “Boys (Summertime Love)” / “Get Ready (Holiday Rock)”
20. Oceanic – “Insanity (Legendary Mix)” / “Reality”
21. Charlie Pride – “The Most Beautiful Girl” / Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire” / Crystal Gayle – “Miss the Mississippi & You” / Tammy Wynette – “Stand By Your Man” / Bertie Higgins – “Key Largo”

Twenty one records this week, and enough variety to keep anyone on their toes. Disco, punk, pop and rock classics – this was one of my best Singles Nights yet.

Notes:

The Beatles single is their last ever song, released recently and backed with their first ever single. A must for the collection.

That Dickies single is on yellow vinyl, naturally. The 999 record is plain old black vinyl, but I’ve been after that for a very long time. It was one of the songs on the first punk/new wave compilation I heard, it confused me as it didn’t sound “punk” (or what I thought was punk at the time). Great song.

SSS stands for Short Sharp Shock, a hardcore/skate thrash band from Liverpool that I can’t believe I never saw live. The last track is dedicated to Metallica bass legend Cliff Burton.

That final 7″ country record i picked up for 50p in a charity shop. Plain sleeve, so very little information – some fantastic songs though. not least my all time hero, Johnny Cash.