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| Miles and Reggie (photo Hannah Svensson Macleod) |
There’s always a degree of trepidation when DJing in a
venue for the first time - especially when inflicting records on a largely
unsuspecting public on London’s infamous Murder Mile in Clapton – but last
night’s instalment of Long John McNally’s Jukebox 7”s at Biddle Bros was a
cracker. Great pop-art style bar, friendly staff and locals, and a parrot named
Reggie who was obviously no fan of Lulu as he swooped down on the decks to take
the needle off the record when she was on. Oh yeah, and free beer all night for
the DJs: Long John, Miles Macleod and myself. Not sure the owners quite realised
how many pints of Staropramen the three of us could knock back in five hours.
Here, through an alcoholic haze, is what I played…
Big Maybelle – 96 Tears (1967)
Aretha Franklin – The Weight (1969)
Ronnie Lane – How Come (1973)
The Chilterns – Roadside Memorials (2013)
The Lemonheads – It’s About Time (1993)
The Impressions – Rhythm (2013)
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators – If This
Ain’t Love (2007)
Barbara Lewis – I Remember The Feeling (1966)
Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey – Going Back Home (2014)
The Jim Jones Revue – 7 Times Around The Sun (2012)
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers – Chinese Rocks (1977)
Manic Street Preachers – Motown Junk (1991)
Shrag – Rabbit Kids (2010)
Buzzcocks – Promises (1978)
Thee Mighty Caesars – Cowboys Are Square (1990)
Sex Pistols – Holidays In The Sun (1977)
John Lee Hooker – Money (1966)
Freddy King – Now I’ve Got A Woman (1964)
Billy Harner – Homicide Dresser (1967)
Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man (1967)
Rufus Thomas – Turn Your Damper Down (1969)
The Lovely Eggs – Food (2012)
The Divine Comedy – Something For The Weekend (1996)
Gene – Sick, Sober and Sorry (1994)
The Byrds – Feel A Whole Lot Better (1965)
Dorian Gray – Move On (1968)
Little Leon Payne – Hard Row To Hoe (1966)
The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset (1967)
The Temptations – Ain’t Too Proud To Beg (1966)
Frank Beverley & The Butlers – If That’s What You
Wanted (1967)
Edwin Starr – Stop Her On Sight (1966)
Aztec Camera – Oblivious (1983)
Pulp – Lipgloss (1993)
Suede – Metal Mickey (1992)
The Kinks – She’s Got Everything (1968)
Shadows Of Knight – Shake (1969)
The Stranglers – No More Heroes (1977)
Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)
The Damned – Neat Neat Neat (1977)
Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (1970)
Four Tops – Something About You (1965)
The Who – Pictures Of Lily (1967)
Five Thirty – Abstain (1990)
The Jam – Heatwave (1979)
The Impressions – Can’t Satisfy (1966)
The Marvelettes – I’ll Keep Holding On (1965)
The Style Council – Money-Go-Round (1983)
Marvin Gaye – Can I Get A Witness (1963)
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Green Onions (1964)
Billy Fury – Nothin’ Shakin’ (1964)
13th Floor Elevators – You’re Gonna Miss Me
(1966)
Inspiral Carpets featuring Mark E. Smith – I Want You
(1994)
Blur – Chemical World (1993)
Small Faces – Rollin’ Over (1968)
The Creation – Making Time (1966)
Them – Baby Please Don’t Go (1964)
James Brown – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (1965)
Dave & Ansil Collins - Double Barrel (1970)
Biddle Bros is at 88 Lower Clapton Road, E5
