On Easter Monday I did a show on hospital radio. It's the 6th show in a series which will probably take the rest of the millenium to complete, called Single Spin.
The format is very typical hospital radio stuff, simple but great fun. In the studio we have 12 filing cabinets stuffed to the gills with over 4,000 vinyl singles and I have taken on the gargantuan task of playing every single one in chronological order!
As you can imagine, you never know what's coming plus it keeps me on my toes as I have to cue these [far tricker than cueing a CD] then I look up the one which is playing in the Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles so that I can chat about the tracks success or other wise.
The show brings back a lot of memories and has the most mixed playlist. This is what came out of the cabinet on Monday:-
Remember This London Welsh Male Choir
Pandora's Box O.M.D.
Distant Drums Jim Reeves
Secret Love Kathy Kirby
Tell Me Again And Again Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Funkin' For Jamaica Tom Browne
Memories Are Made Of This Val Doonican
You're My World Cilla Black
Dedicated To the One I Love Mama's & Papas
Things To Make You Go Hmmmm C+C Music Factory
Touch Me Touch Me Dave Dee Dozy … & Tich
Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home Teresa Brewer
British Hustle Hi Tension
Hold Me Close David Essex
Loneliness Des O'Connor
White Christmas Nina & Frederik
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers
Georgy Girl The Seekers
Goodness Gracious Me Peter Selles & Sophia Loren
Darlin' The Beach Boys
Never Smile At A Crocodile Billy Cotton and his Band
Roses Are Red Ronnie Carrol
Sucu Sucu The Polka Dots
Scarlet Ribbons Harry Belafonte
A Hole In the Ground Bernard Cribbins
Highland Fling Karl Denver
Little Donkey Nina & Frederik
Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale
Right Said Fred Bernard Cribbins
Was fab to hear the Mama's & Papas and beach Boys tracks again and pure torture to listen to Deck of Cards, just hate this song. And if you haven't heard Tommy Bruce and the Bruisers, well - you haven't lived.