seven sevens are forty nine

last Saturday saw the first SEVEN SEVENS ARE FORTY NINE evening, a series of nights over the year where 7 djs will play 7 records each... thanks very much to Paul and Scared To Dance for having us along... so, the first 7 djs were Nick (Franz Ferdinand), Robert (Rotifer), Ben (Did Not Chart), John (dj downfall), Virginie (the Werewandas), Sean (Fortuna POP! ) and me... here are the 49 songs that were played over the evening... from Love to Sabbath, via the Aislers Set and Bryan Adams... blimey, it's ALL OVER THE PLACE... MARVELLOUS:

Sean and Virginie:
Love - 7x7 Is
Mel Torme - Coming Home
Velvet Underground - Foggy Notion
Third Degree - Mercy
Smog - Cold Blooded Old Times
Etta James - Seven Day Fool
Sugababes - Push The Button
France Gall - Poupee De Cire
the Go-Betweens - Love Goes On
the Chantels - Well I Told You
Chain & the Gang - Unpronounceable Name
Wanda Jackson - Let's have A Party
Robert Wyatt - Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
Chuck Woods - Seven Days Too Long

John
Au Pairs - It's Obvious
the Cure - Grinding Halt
ESG - Dance
D.A.F - Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick
Equals - Hold Me Closer
Charlie's Angels - It's Never Gonna Happen To Me
the Primitives - Secrets

John
Bryan Adams - When You're Gone
Velocette - Get Yourself Together
Kirsty MacColl - A New England
Maia Hirasawa - And I Found This Boy
Spearmint - Julie Christie
Tatu - All The Things She Said
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet

Ben:
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
Pat Powdrill - Do It
The Aislers Set - Hey Lover
The Candees - The Heart Parade
The Jam - Town Called Malice
Dexys Midnight Runners - There, There My Dear

Robert and Nick:
Jacques Dutronc: Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous
Desireless: Voyage Voyage
The Chap: Nevertheless the Chap
Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
Withered Hand: Heart Heart
Talking Heads: Cities
Django Django: Default
Paul McCartney: Coming Up
Big Audio Dynamite: Harrow Road
The Upsetters: Soulful I
Red Inspectors: I Am The Masterfly
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: Midnight Moses
Big Star: In The Street
Black Sabbath: Paranoid

seven sevens are forty nine

during 2012 there will be a whole lot of SEVEN SEVENS ARE FORTY NINE club nights cropping up... let me know if you'd like to organise your own, and we'll promote it from the blog

the idea is simple... seven people play seven records... they can be 7"es, but that's not essential...

the first will be on 28th January, at SCARED TO DANCE, in Kings Cross Social Club, where you can hear 7 HITS each from John Jervis (wiaiwya), Sean Price (Fortuna POP!), Virginie Selavy (The Werewandas), Robert Rotifer (Rotifer), Ben Clancy (The Hangover Lounge), DJ Downfall (Tender Trap) + a SPECIAL GUEST