Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #30

Posted on March 16, 2023 by platinumal

Boo-ya! It’s the thirtieth instalment of the ever popular Singles Night, where yours truly plays through a big ol’ stack of 45 rpm singles. It’s all vinyl, all the time folks, as I dig into the never ending pile of 7 inch wax.

Let’s take a look at he latest batch:

The Four Horsemen – “Nobody Said It Was Easy” / “Homesick Blues”
Van Halen – “When It’s Love” / “A Apolitical Blues”
Ramones – “Baby, I Love You” / “High Risk Insurance”
Chesney Hawkes – “The One and Only” / “It’s Gonna Be Tough”
Brenda Lee – “Break It To Me Gently” / “So Deep” / “Tragedy” / “Will you Love Me Tomorrow”
Lulu – “Boom Bang-a-Lang” / “March!”
Rubettes – “Kid Runaway” / “Southbound Train”
Neal Hefti – “Batman Theme” / “Holy Diploma, Batman – Straight A’s!”
Charles Aznavour – “She” / “La Barraka”
Bobby Goldsboro – “A Butterfly for Bucky” / “Another Night Alone”
Phil Collins – “If Leaving Me is Easy” / “Drawingboard”
Phil Collins – “Another Day in Paradise” / “Heat on the Street”
Hawkwind – “Angels of Death” / “Trans-Dimensional Man”
Van Halen – “Runnin’ with the Devil” / “D.O.A.”
Perry Como – “My Days of Loving You” / “Happiness Comes, Happiness Goes”
Alice Cooper – “Elected” / “Luney Tune”
Judge Dread – “Big Seven” / “Dread”
Golden Earring – “Radar Love” / “The Song is Over”
Herb Alpert – “This Guy’s in Love With You” / “A Quiet Tear (Lagrima Quieta)”
Shakin’ Stevens – “A Love Worth Waiting For” / “As Long As”

Well that box of singles I got for £5 is still stinking up the list a bit, hence the double Phil Collinson offer this time. At least double Van Halen more than compensates for that. Incidentally, I owned the “When It’s Love” single when I was a kid, bought it from Woolwroths in Shotton when it was released. This copy is a replacement, as my original was swopped a long time ago.

The Batman theme is quite possibly the best TV theme of all time, so glad I have that in the collection. Also, some genuine classics from Ramones, Hawkwind, Alice Cooper and Golden Earring made this one of the best sessions yet. And The Four Horsemen are great, though long forgotten band.

As I mentioned, the pile of 7 inch records never seems to dwindle, so there’ll be another Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub soon. Make sure you don’t miss it!

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #26

Posted on March 4, 2022 by platinumal

Welcome, music lovers! Yes, we’re back at Platinum Al’s Virtual Hot Tub for another leisurely evening of spinning 45 rpm records and drinking a hell of a load of cocktails. It is on, brothers and sisters!

So what’s going down? It’s pretty simple. I have a stack of vinyl singles (hence “Singles Night”) and I’m playin’ ’em in order, side A then B, just for the heck of it. Because it’s fun. And you might just hear some great tunes. No cheating: play each single in the pile, with no skipping (even if it’s a dud).

Here’s the latest playlist. Grab a drink, this is gonna be fun…

Dread Zeppelin – “Stairway to Heaven” / “Jailhouse Rock”
INXS – “Suicide Blonde” / “Everybody Wants U Tonight”
Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Bad Moon Rising” / “Lodi”
Rainbow – “All Night Long” / “Weiss Heim”
AC/DC – “Heatseeker” / “Go Zone”
INXS – “New Sensation” / “Do Wot You Do”
Budgie – “Keeping a Rendezvous” / “Apparatus”
Eagles – “New Kid in Town” / “Victim of Love”
Free – “My Brother Jake” / Only My Soul”
Village People – “In the Navy” / “Manhattan Woman”
Mike Post ft. Larry Carlton – “The Theme from Hill Street Blues” / “Aaron’s Tune”
Sammy Davis Jnr – “What Kind of Fool Am I” / “Gonna Build a Mountain” / “Someone Nice Like You” / “Once in a Lifetime”
Giorgio Moroder w/ Philip Oakey – “Together in Electric Dreams” / “Together in Electric Dreams (Instrumental)”
S’Express – “Superfly Guy” / “Funky Killer”
Sting – “Demolition Man (Soulpower Radio Mix)” / “Demolition Man (Film Version”
Slade – “Far Far Away” / “OK Yesterday Was Yesterday”
Shakatak – “Feels Like the Right Time” / “Corina”
Roy Orbison – “Only the Lonely” / “Here Comes That Song Again”
Earth Wind & Fire – “In the Stone” / “Africano”
Little Eva – “The Loco-Motion” / “He is the Boy”

And were there any duds in this selection? Well, nothing disastrous, though “Hill Street Blues” was a bit of a mood changer.

But just look at the strength of the list over all: some absolute beauties from AC/DC, Free, Rainbow, CCR and double INXS. Plus that Budgie single (which is a really nice 7 inch picture disc, by the way) is totally cool.

Some great pop classics in there, too. Village People and Giorgio Moroder? Floor fillers!

Thanks for joining me for another Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub. Let’s do it again soon. In the meantime, keep your media physical and your drinks cool.

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #22

Posted on May 19, 2021 by platinumal

Time for another twenty slices of 7 inch vinyl goodness, with Singles Night at Platinum Al’s Virtual Hot Tub!

You know what that means: an evening of me playing through a stack of vinyl singles, one after the other, whilst imbibing the booze. It’s more fun than it sounds, honest! There are untold treasures in my pile of records waiting to be rediscovered – plus a few duds that should be consigned to the pop junk pile.

Join me now, on yet another daring voyage into my vinyl collection…

Paul Simon – “You Can Call Me Al” / “Gumboots”
Steppenwolf – “Hey Lawdy Mama” / “Twisted”
Steppenwolf – “Born to be Wild” / “The Pusher”
Iggy Pop – “Livin’ on the Edge of the Night” / “The Passenger”
C.W. McCall – “Convoy” / “Long Lonesome Road”
Belinda Carlisle – “Do You Feel Like I Feel?” / “Do You Feel Like I Feel? (Dance Mix)”
The Dave Clark Five – “Glad All Over” / “I Know You”
Chris Montez – “Let’s Dance” / Lonnie Mack – “Memphis”
Dion & The Belmonts – “A Teenager in Love” / “I Can’t Go On (Rosalie)”
Hank Williams – “Honky Tonk Blues” / “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” / “My Bucket’s Got a Hole in it” / “Baby, We’re Really in Love”
Slade – “Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me” / “Kill ‘Em at the Hot Club Tonite”
M – “Pop Muzik” / “M Factor”
Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra – “Somethin’ Stupid” / Frank Sinatra – “Call Me”
Kylie Minogue – “What Do I Have to do” / “What Do I Have to do (Instrumental)”
Queen – “You’re My Best Friend” / “’39”
10cc – “I’m not in Love” / “Good News”
Rod Stewart – “Ain’t Love a Bitch” / “Scarred and Scared”
David Bowie – “Sound and Vision” / “A New Career in a New Town”
Eagles – “Witchy Woman” / “Earlybird”
The Sweet – “Hell Raiser” / “Burning”

Well, I had to own a copy of that Paul Simon classic, right? And the Slade B-side is tantalisingly close to hot tub, though I wouldn’t want Noddy and pals murdering anyone in my Virtual Hot Tub.

A couple of Steppenwolf killers there: look at that Easy Rider style double A side! One of the most underrated bands ever. I was lacking an Iggy single in my collection, hence that purchase – but didn’t realise that “The Passenger” was on the B-side. That’s definitely going in my jukebox, when I get one.

Regular readers will know how much I adore the lovely Belinda Carlisle. That single is a picture disc, with a bonus photo and frame (see pic) – not bad for a 50p charity shop purchase. On the other hand, I’ve never rated Kylie (I much prefer her sister, phwooar!) – but that tune’s not bad.

With some legendary country and pop – not to mention awesome tunes from Queen, Bowie and Sweet – that’s a pretty damn fine playlist. “Convoy” was one of my earliest favourite songs, by the way.

I’ll be back soon with another Singles Night – stay tuned!

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #17

Posted on July 5, 2020 by platinumal

Hello there, reader! Welcome to my Virtual Hot tub. Grab a drink and chill out in the warm, comforting water – it’s time to play some more 7 inch vinyl records!

That’s right folks, I’m spinning more records and having a little drinkie. First off the top of the pile, A side then B side, working my way through the vinyl I’ve not played yet. No picking and choosing, just playing whatever’s next.

Here’s the latest batch:

Madness – “Michael Caine” / “If You Think There’s Something”
Elton John – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” / “Screw You”
Sarah Vaughn – “Moonglow” / “So Long” / “Maria” / “Invitation”
Oran “Juice” Jones – “The Rain” / “Your Song”
Peter Howell & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – “Doctor Who” / “The Astronauts”
Madonna – “Into the Groove” / “Shoo-Bee-Doo”
Faces – “Pool Hall Richard” / “I Wish It Would Rain”
The Boomtown Rats – “I Don’t Like Mondays” / “It’s All the Rage”
Los Lobos – “La Bamba” / “Charlena”
Elton John – “Song for Guy” / “Lovesick”
Cozy Powell – “Dance with the Devil” / “And Then There Was Skin”
C+C Music Factory (ft. Freedom Williams – “Things That Make You Go Hmmm… (7” Remix) / “Things That Make You Go Hmmm… (LP Version)”
Divinyls – “I Touch Myself” / “Follow Through”
Marillion – “Kayleigh” / “Lady Nina”
Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge – “Somethin’ ‘Bout You Baby I Like” / “Late Night Confession”
The Fun Boy Three with Bananarama – “T’Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)” / “The Funarama Theme”
Diana Ross – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” / “Think I’m in Love”
Duran Duran – “Union of the Snake” / “Secret Oktober”
Kate Robbins – “More Than in Love” / “Now”
Jan Hammer – “Crockett’s Theme” / “Miami Vice: New York Theme”
Status Quo – “Caroline” / “Joanne”

Yes, that Glen Campbell/Rita Coolidge IS the same as the Quo classic! Quite a few fun tunes in that session, including one of my favourite Madness songs ever, double for Elton, and a great Miami Vice theme.

Join me again soon for another Singles Night!

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #13

Posted on January 23, 2020 by platinumal

Unlucky for some, eh? Well, this thirteenth edition of Singles Night was far from unlucky for me – I had a great night.

It’s been a while since I’ve thrilled you with a blog like this. So what is Singles Night, exactly? Well, I’ll tell you: it’s basically me playing through a stack of 7 inch vinyl singles in the order they’re stacked in. Like a jukebox, but not as good.

The quality of these discs can vary dramatically. Some are classics I’ve spent a couple of quid on. Some are charity shop finds, or even donations given to me. As such they can range from the unfathomably cool to the stinkiest of cheese.

It’s always good fun though. So take a dip in the Virtual Hot Tub with me, and enjoy a playlist unlike any other…

The Donnas – “Who Invited You” / “Mama’s Boy”
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle – “Whispering Grass” / “I Should Have Known”
Elvis Presley – “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” / “”Loving You”
Chas’n’Dave – “Stars Over 45” / “Harem”
Neil Diamond – “Be Mine Tonight” / “Right By You”
Depeche Mode – “Get the Balance Right” / “The Great Outdoors”
Small Faces – “Sha-La-La-La-Lee” / “Grow Your Own”
Right Said Fred – “Don’t Talk Just Kiss” / “Don’t Talk Just Kiss (Instrumental)”
Bad Manners – “Lip Up Fatty” / “Night Bus to Dalston”
Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” / “Right Track Wrong Train”
Feargal Sharkey – “A Good Heart” / “Anger is Holy”
Bruce Willis – “Under the Boardwalk” / “Jackpot (Bruno’s Bop)”
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – “The Fool on the Hill” / “With a Little Help From My Friends”
Pat Benatar – “Love is a Battlefield” / “Here’s My Heart”
Gloria Gaynor – “I Will Survive” / “Anybody Wanna Party?”
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition – “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” / “Girl Get a Hold of Yourself”
Showaddywaddy – “Blue Moon” / “I Think I’m Really Going Out of My Mind”
REO Speedwagon – “Keep On Loving You” / “Follow My Heart”
Salt-N-Pepa – “Do You Want Me (Remix)” / “Do You Want Me (Original)”
Carl Douglas – “Kung Fu Fighting” / “Gamblin’ Man”
Judas Priest – “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'” / “Exciter (Live Version)”
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – “Sweet Dreams” / “Psycho”
Iron Maiden – “Flight of Icarus” / “I’ve Got the Fire”
Motorhead – “Bomber” / “Over the Top”
Village People – “Y.M.C.A.” / “The Women”

My favourite of all of those records is the Donnas single – just awesome rock’n’roll. They’re a great band, I just wish I had the album on vinyl.

Other classics from Motorhead (one of their best singles, with a beauty on the B-side); Judas Priest at their best; great Small Faces and one of the greatest singles of all time – “Kung Fu Fighting”. If I remember, I was actually up on my feet at that point, doing a few martial arts inspired moves. I’d been drinking, after all.

There’s a fair spread of cheese in that lot too, though you can’t go wrong with “Y.M.C.A.”, “I Will Survive” and “A Good Heart”. Not to mention one of my childhood favourites, “Whispering Grass”. Enjoyable songs all.

The one real stinker of the bunch was the Bruce Willis tune. I remember liking that as a kid, ‘cos I was a fan of Moonlighting. Listening to it again – with its terrible 80’s production and Bruce’s “adequate” voice ruining a soul classic – it’s less Die Hard than Die of Embarrassment.

Till next time!

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #11

Posted on August 26, 2019 by platinumal

It’s time for another night of spinning wax and drinking booze, as we endure another Singles Night at Platinum Al’s Virtual Hot Tub!

This is all about playing through a never ending pile of old 45 rpm vinyl singles, and making the best of it. Some of these songs are bona fide classics, some are far from it.

The only rules are: play whatever’s in the pile, in order, A side then B side. No skipping records – however much you may want to.

Here we go:

Elvis Presley – “Are You Lonesome Tonight” / “I Gotta Know”
Frank Sinatra – “Love’s Been Good To Me” / “A Man Alone”
Marcello Minerbi – “Zorba’s Dance” / “L’Isola Del Sole”
Tom Jones – “Without Love” / “A Man Who Know Too Much”
Chas & Dave – “Rabbit” / “Sideboard Song”
Louis Armstrong – “What a Wonderful World” / “Cabaret”
Bobby Goldsboro – “Honey” / “Danny”
Wonder Dog – “Ruff Mix” / “Living on a Farm”
The Four Tops – “Back to School Again” / The Cast – “Rock-a-Hula-Luau (Summer is Coming)”
Right Said Fred (+others) – “Stick It Out” / “Stick It Out (Aerobic Mix)”
Procul Harum – “A Whiter Shade of Pale” / “Lime Street Blues”
Neil Diamond – “Rainy Day Song” / “Be Mine Tonight”
Spitting Image – “The Chicken Song” / “(I’ve Never Met) A Nice South African”
Carpenters – “Yesterday Once More” / “Road Ode”
Bonnie Tyler – “Holding Out For a Hero” / “Faster Than the Speed of Night”
Boney M – “Ma Baker” / “Still I’m Sad”
The Kinks – “Come Dancing” / “Noise”
Haysi Fantyzee – “John Wayne is Big Leggy” / “The Sabres of Paradise”
Depeche Mode – “People Are People” / “In Your Memory”
Roxy Music – “Avalon” / “Always Unknowing”
The Jam – “Just Who is the 5 O’Clock Hero” / The Great Depression”
Blondie – “Dreaming” / “Sound Asleep”
U2 – “Angel of Harlem” / “A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel”
The Vanilla Fudge – “You Keep Me Hanging On” / “Take Me For a Little While”
Robert Palmer – “Addicted to Love” / “Remember to Remember”
Canned Heat – “Let’s Work Together” / “I’m Her Man”

A real eclectic selection this time, with not much of preferred rock till the end of the session. Still some great fun songs, a few novelty hits and some easy listening master pieces there. In my defence this time, a few of those records were given to me (and I’m stupid enough to take them).

If you’re wondering what Wonder Dog is, it’s basically a pop/disco number with a dog barking the melody. It’s actually not as bad as it seems.

And I quite enjoyed the Four Tops song – I’ve only just found out that it’s from the film “Grease 2”, which is apparently a disaster. As the first “Grease” film is garbage, the sequel must be really bad.

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #10

Posted on June 22, 2019 by platinumal

Playing music, having a few drinks – it’s fun. In this case, what I do (as regular readers will know), is play through a stack of 45 rpm singles and see what Lady Luck decides to bestow on me.

Some of the singles are classic, some less so. Some are cheesy, some have at least some small notion of integrity. One thing’s for sure: one way or another, all of the following 7 inch singles are part of my vinyl collection – there’s no hiding from the shame.

Lets see what we got this time:

Elvis Presley – “The Wonder of You” / “Mama Like the Roses”
Chris Isaak – “Wicked Game” / Angelo Badalamenti – “Cool Cat Walk”
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – “Happy” / “Twenty Three” / “Hour Toothache”
Duran Duran – “The Reflex” / “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) – Live”
Inspiral Carpets – “This Is How It Feels (Radio Mix)” / “Tune For a Family”
Transvision Vamp – “Sister Moon” / “Oh Yeah” / “Walk On By”
WAR – “I’m the One Who Understands” / “Corns & Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)”
Frank Sinatra – “My Way” / “Blue Lace”
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays – “Rama Lama Ding Dong” / “When the Chips Are Down”
Gene Vincent – “Say Mama” / “Be Bop Boogie Boy”
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – “Without Her” / “Sandbox”
Tracey Ullman – “Move Over Darling” / “You Broke My Heart in 17 Places”
Billy Joel – “Uptown Girl” / “Careless Talk”
Boney M. – “I’m Born Again” / “Bahama Mama”
The KLF – “What Time Is Love? (Live At Trancentral)” / “What Time Is Love? (Techno Gate Mix)”
Billy Fury – “Because of Love” / “Running Around”
Nat King Cole – “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” / “Let There Be Love”
The Crusaders – “Stomp and Buck Dance” / “A Ballad for Joe (Louis)”
Bobby G – “Big Deal” / “It’s All for Jan”
Duane Eddy – “Rebel-Rouser” / “Stalkin'”
Ricky Nelson – “It’s Late” / “Never Be Anyone Else But You”
Tears For Fears – “Shout” / “The Big Chair”
Yannis Markopoulos – “Who Pays the Ferryman?” / “Fanfare for Charon”

a selection

There you go: and those selections (random as they are) weren’t all that cheesy after all. Boney M.? Under rated. And that b-side reminds me of summer. So rather than a few pungent offerings, there’s quite a few great ol’ rock’n’rollers dominating that playlist.

A final word regarding Ned’s Automatic Dustbin and Inspiral Carpets. Both indie bands, my least favourite genre of all. I found those singles super cheap in a charity shop, tried ’em and they weren’t too bad, really.

Still hate indie music though.

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #7

Posted on February 25, 2019 by platinumal

I had another great night recently, playing a load of old 7″ singles. What happens is, I acquire these singles from record fairs, charity shops or maybe contributions from friends – and I spend an evening playing through the pile. The’re stacked in order of how long I’ve had them – oldest near the top – and not organised in any way.

So I get a few drinkies down me and play the records in the order they reveal themselves. Which can be fun – no skipping, play whatever’s next in the pile.

This system always means that no matter how many cool songs I play, there’s always a few dodgy tracks in there too. But then let’s just call those less aspirational songs “guilty pleasures”, and enjoy them for what they are.

Last time, I claimed that the rest of the stack of 45 rpm magic wouldn’t reach as high a standard. I was wrong. Here’s the playlist, which includes some absolute monsters…

Elvis Presley – “Young and Beautiful” / “True Love” / “Lover Doll” / “Love Me Tender”
AC/DC – “Whole Lotta Rosie” / “Hell Ain’t a Bad Place To Be”
W.A.S.P. – “Mean Man” / “Locomotive Breath”
The Beatles – “Can’t Buy Me Love” / “You Can’t Do That”
Anthrax – “Anti-Social” / “Parasite”
The Hawaiian Islanders – “Hawaiian War Chant” / “Song of the Islands” / “One, Two, Three, Four” / “On the Beach at Waikiki” / “Sweet Leilani” / “Aloha Oe”
Johnny Cash – “It Ain’t Me Babe” / “Understand Your Man” / “Five Feet High and Rising” / “I Walk the Line”
Stiff Little Fingers – “At the Edge” / “Silly Encores, Autumn 1979”
Spagna – “Call Me” / “Girl, It’s Not the End of the World”
Tenpole Tudor – “The Swords of a Thousand Men” / “Love and Food”
The Rolling Stones – “It’s All Over Now” / “Good Times, Bad Times”
Belinda Carlisle – “Vision of You” / “Leave a Light On For Me (Kamikazee Mix)”
Salt-n-Pepa – “Push It (US Remix)” / “I Am Down” / “Tramp”
Fat Boys – “The Twist (Yo, Twist)” / “The Twist (Buffapella)”
Bananarama – “Cruel Summer” / “Summer Dub”
Thin Lizzy – “Cold Sweat” / “Bad Habits”
Heaven 17 – “Temptation” / “We Live So Fast”
Hammer – “Addam’s Groove (LP Mix)” / “Street Soldiers (Saxapella Reprise)”
Philip Lynott – “Yellow Pearl” / “Girls”
Senser – “The Brunt”
Siouxsie & the Banshees – “The Staircase (Mystery)” / “20th Century Boy”

Fantastic stack of singles! Some absolute classics with a couple of cheesy horror stories. Any playlist that includes AC/DC and the Beatles can’t be half bad. I’ll be doing some more of these singles nights soon, stay tuned!

Elvis

AC/DC

WASP

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #6

Posted on January 23, 2019 by platinumal

Welcome to another Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub with your host, Platinum Al!

As previous, I spent the evening listening to a stack of 45 rpm singles that I’d acquired over time from several sources. Whilst imbibing some fine alcohol. The following is a list of those singles, A and B sides listened to in order.

There are some particularly sweet slabs of vinyl in this edition. As always, however, we’re never too far away from some rank cheese…

INXS – “The Gift” / “The Gift (Extended Mix)”
Sweet – “Action” / “Sweet F.A.”
Rod Stewart – “Reason to Believe” / “Maggie May”
The KLF – “America: What Time is Love?” / “America No More”
ABBA – “Mamma Mia” / “Tropical Loveland”
Elvis Presley – “Trouble” / “Young Dreams” / “Crawfish” / “Dixieland Rock”
Cream – “Strange Brew” / “Tales of Brave Ulysses”
Right Said Fred – “I’m Too Sexy” / “I’m Too Sexy (Instrumental)”
Anthrax – “Indians” / “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” / “Taint”
The Stranglers – “All Day and All of the Night” / “Viva Vlad!”
W.A.S.P. – “I Don’t Need No Doctor” / “Widowmaker”
Beastie Boys – “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)” / “Time to Get Ill”
Iron Maiden – “The Clairvoyant” / “The Prisoner”
AC/DC – “Let’s Get It Up” / “Back in Black”
Yes – “Into the Lens” / “Does It Really Happen?”
Marillion – “Incommunicado” / “Going Under”
Kim Wilde – “Cambodia” / Watching for Shapes”
The Beatles – “Day Tripper” / “We Can Work It Out”
The Spencer Davis Group – “Keep On Running” / “Somebody Help Me” / “Every Little Bit Hurts” / “I’m a Man” / “Gimme Some Lovin'”
Booker T and the M.G.s – “Time is Tight” / “Hang ‘Em High”
The Byrds – “Mr Tambourine Man” / “I Knew I’d Want You”
The Skids – “Circus Games” / “Onedecree”
Manuel & The Music of the Mountains – “The Portugese Washer Women” / “Never on Sunday”

Note: the B-side of the Anthrax single is actually their track “Imitation of Life”.

I’m mighty proud of that selection. Not that I had anything to do with it, the choice was random – I just took whatever disc was top of the pile and made my way through.

But what a bunch of scorchers! One of my favourite Beatles tracks; Cream; Booker T; some classic metal and the Beastie Boys. It doesn’t get better than that.

Or rather, it won’t. Most of the rest of the pile of 7″ singles isn’t up to that quality…

Singles Night at the Virtual Hot Tub #5

Posted on November 22, 2018 by platinumal

It’s been a while, but time to work through that stack of 7″ singles again. I had a few beers and listened to the tunes in my collection – good and bad – in order, both sides.

There have been a few stinkers in previous editions. This week, however, the good outweighed the cheesy for once. Just about.