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:

1. Elvis Presley – “Are You Lonesome Tonight” / “I Gotta Know”
2. Frank Sinatra – “Love’s Been Good To Me” / “A Man Alone”
3. Marcello Minerbi – “Zorba’s Dance” / “L’Isola Del Sole”
4. Tom Jones – “Without Love” / “A Man Who Know Too Much”
5. Chas & Dave – “Rabbit” / “Sideboard Song”
6. Louis Armstrong – “What a Wonderful World” / “Cabaret”
7. Bobby Goldsboro – “Honey” / “Danny”
8. Wonder Dog – “Ruff Mix” / “Living on a Farm”
9. The Four Tops – “Back to School Again” / The Cast – “Rock-a-Hula-Luau (Summer is Coming)”
10. Right Said Fred (+others) – “Stick It Out” / “Stick It Out (Aerobic Mix)”
11. Procul Harum – “A Whiter Shade of Pale” / “Lime Street Blues”
12. Neil Diamond – “Rainy Day Song” / “Be Mine Tonight”
13. Spitting Image – “The Chicken Song” / “(I’ve Never Met) A Nice South African”
14. Carpenters – “Yesterday Once More” / “Road Ode”
15. Bonnie Tyler – “Holding Out For a Hero” / “Faster Than the Speed of Night”
16. Boney M – “Ma Baker” / “Still I’m Sad”
17. The Kinks – “Come Dancing” / “Noise”
18. Haysi Fantyzee – “John Wayne is Big Leggy” / “The Sabres of Paradise”
19. Depeche Mode – “People Are People” / “In Your Memory”
20. Roxy Music – “Avalon” / “Always Unknowing”
21. The Jam – “Just Who is the 5 O’Clock Hero” / The Great Depression”
22. Blondie – “Dreaming” / “Sound Asleep”
23. U2 – “Angel of Harlem” / “A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel”
24. The Vanilla Fudge – “You Keep Me Hanging On” / “Take Me For a Little While”
25. Robert Palmer – “Addicted to Love” / “Remember to Remember”
26. 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.