Vinyl Revival - The Retro DJs

02/02/2025

About to get very busy. Our first gig of the year is next Saturday, 8th February at Fletchers Bar & Eatery.

21/01/2025

21/12/2024

A "behind the scenes" view of our set up ready for our Christmas 60s, 70s & 80s Disco at the Country Girl Pub tonight.

15/12/2024

Great fun at Fletchers at the Glam Rock Xmas Party on Saturday 14th December. The playlist will be up soon.

01/12/2024

What a great night at The Fieldhouse on Saturday 30th November. It was great to be back and to help friends celebrating their birthdays.

We're back on 15th Feb for our Valentines Night special!!

Here's the playlist:

Booker T & The MGs – Green Onions
Wilson Pickett – Land of 1000 Dances
Contours - Do You Love Me
Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Billy Ocean – Red Light Spells Danger
Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack
Temptations – Get Ready
Diana Ross & the Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love
Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
Hues Corporation – Rock the Boat
Real Thing – You to Me are Everything
Stylistics – I Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love)
Yvonne Elliman – If I Can’t Have You
Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Kool & The Gang – Celebration
McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
Four Seasons – December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
Jacksons – Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
ABBA – Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
ABBA – Knowing Me Knowing You
Imagination – Music and Lights
Fatback Band – I Found Lovin’
Level 42 – Something About You
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
Erasure – Stop!
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me
Animal Magnet – Welcome To The Monkey House
Human League – Don’t You Want Me Baby
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
ABC – Poison Arrow
B-52’s – Love Shack
Altered Images – Happy Birthday (to Suzanne & Wendy!!)
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Jam – Town Called Malice
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
Specials – A Message To You Rudy
T***s & The Maytals – Monkey Man
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Could You Be Loved
UB40 – Rat in Mi Kitchen
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Three Little Birds
Peter Andre – Mysterious Girl
John Holt – Help Me Make it Through the Night
UB40 – Red Red Wine

01/12/2024

Here's the playlist from our Rock Night at Nelly's Retro & Vintage on Friday 29th November- thanks to all who came along!

It was great to see so many people who were very knowedgable about music there!

We're back on 21st Feb - put the date in your diaries!

C.S.S. – Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin – Rock and Roll
Bad Company – Can’t Get Enough
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Fire
Chicago – I’m a Man
Fleetwood Mac – The Green Manalishi
Wishbone Ash – Blind Eye
Rory Gallagher – Bad Penny
Thin Lizzy – Waiting for an Alibi
Deep Purple – Black Night
Black Sabbath – Fairies Wear Boots
AC/DC – Back in Black
Alice Cooper – School’s Out
Who – The Seeker
Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
Kinks – All Day and All of the Night
Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin’
Who – My Generation
T Rex – Get It On
Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
Roxy Music – Love is the Drug
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Queen – Killer Queen
Heart - Barracuda
AC/DC – Thunderstruck (loud play on the night)
Queen – Fat Bottomed Girls
Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Rush – Closer to the Heart
Black Sabbath – Electric Funeral
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
Kansas – Carry On Wayward Son
U2 – Mysterious Ways
Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer
Creedance Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
Black Sabbath – War Pigs
Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall
Who – Baba O’Riley
Free – All Right Now
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird

01/12/2024

Our setup looks even better than ever at the newly refurbished Fieldhouse in Solihull.

29/11/2024

Apparently your dream Christmas song is the Christmas number 1 in the year that you were 10, covered by the last artist you played on Spotify.

One of us got "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool", covered by David Sylvian (of Japan). I can't imagine a more bizarre combination. 😂🎅🎶🌲

10/11/2024

What a great crowd at Fletcher's on Saturday 9th November for our Alt-Synth Night! Thank you all for coming along! Here's the playlist:

David Bowie – Sound and Vision
Kraftwerk – Autobahn
Japan – European Son
Ultravox – Mr X
Tubeway Army – Me I Disconnect from You
Human League – Empire State Human
Heaven 17 – (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
David Bowie – V2 Schneider
Japan – Life in Tokyo
Donna Summer – I Feel Love
Sparks – Beat the Clock
Roxy Music – Do the Strand
David Bowie – Fashion
Visage – Fade to Grey
Kraftwerk – The Model
Depeche Mode – New Life
Human League – Love Action (I Believe in Love)

New Order – Blue Monday
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Spandau Ballet – To Cut a Long Story Short
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Yazoo – Situation
Human League – Being Boiled
Blancmange – Living on The Ceiling
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Heaven 17 – Temptation
Erasure – Chains of Love
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Enola Gay
Soft Cell – Bedsitter
ABC – Poison Arrow
Nik Kershaw – The Riddle
Howard Jones – Pearl in a Shell
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me
Yazoo – Don’t Go
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax
Animal Magnet – Welcome to the Monkey House
Duran Duran – Planet Earth
Japan – Quiet Life

Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way
Erasure – A Little Respect
Yazoo – Situation
Depeche Mode – See You
New Order – True Faith
Tears for Fears – Pale Shelter
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Tears for Fears – Change
Gary Numan – Cars
Kraftwerk – The Model
David Bowie – Fashion
Roxy Music - Angel Eyes
Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
T Rex – 20th Century Boy
Smiths – This Charming Man
Cure – Love Cats
Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Erasure – Stop!

13/10/2024

Here's our playlist from Saturday 12th October at Fletchers Bar & Eatery. Sadly, we had to play Meatloaf! Thank you to everyone who came to see us, even those of you who requested Meatloaf.

C.S.S. – Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze
Fleetwood Mac – The Green Manalishi
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Rory Gallagher – Bad Penny
Bad Company – Can’t Get Enough
Deep Purple – Burn
Golden Earring – Radar Love
Led Zeppelin – Ramble On
Queen – Now I’m Here
Alice Cooper – Elected
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Who – The Seeker
Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night
T Rex – Jeepster
Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
David Bowie – Jean Genie
Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
Queen – Killer Queen
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug
Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Kinks – You Really Got Me
ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin’
Queen – Fat Bottomed Girls
Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion
Fleetwood Mac – Oh Well
Thin Lizzy – Waiting For An Alibi
Sly Fox – Let’s Go All The Way
Bryan Adams – Run To You
Clash – I Fought The Law
Police – Roxanne
Blondie – Hanging On The Radio
Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime
R.E.M. – The One I Love
Smiths – This Charming Man
Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love…
Police – Can’t Stand Losing You
Squeeze – Cool For Cats
XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
Meatloaf – Dead Ringer For Love

05/10/2024

Here's last night's playlist from Nelly's. Thank you to all who came to the gig! We're back at Nelly's on Friday 29th November.

C.S.S. – Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin – Black Dog
Deep Purple – Black Night
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Rory Gallagher – Bad Penny
Free – Fire And Water
Eagles – Hotel California
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe
Fleetwood Mac – Oh Well
Jethro Tull – The Witch’s Promise
Wishbone Ash – Blowin’ Free
Genesis – I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light
Rush – The Spirit Of Radio
Pink Floyd – Money
Who – I Can See For Miles

Steppenwolf – The Pusher
Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running
Small Faces – Whatcha Gonna Do About It
Kinks – You Really Got Me
Rolling Stones – The Last Time
Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
Cream – Tales Of Brave Ulysses
Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
AC/DC – Thunderstruck
Derek & The Dominoes – Layla
David Bowie – Jean Genie
Beatles – Get Back
Roxy Music – Angel Eyes
Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
Queen – Killer Queen
AC/DC – Highway To Hell

Free – All Right Now
Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Black Crows – Remedy
Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Ram Jam – Black Betty
Guess Who – American Woman
Kansas – Carry On Wayward Son
Fleetwood Mac – The Chain
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Davy’s On The Road Again
Deep Purple – Burn
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
Rory Gallager – Bad Penny (requested replay)
Led Zeppelin – Ramble On
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Rolling Stones – Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes

03/10/2024

We have worked with our good friends at https://www.facebook.com/arcanedirectmarketing to design our new eye catching Disco Posters for our lovely venues to use to advertise our nights.

Hope you like them 👍

01/10/2024

How well did you do on our Picture Quiz from earlier?

The answers we found were (going from left to right top to bottom):

1) Arctic Monkeys
2) The Eagles
3) Tyrannosaurus Rex
4) B*Witched
5) Texas
6) The Zombies
7) Oasis
8) The Rolling Stones
9) Pet Shop Boys
10) The Police
11) Guns N Roses
12) Shed 7
13) The Vines
14) Garbage
15) Atomic Kitten
16) Smashing Pumpkins
17) Alice in Chains
18) Red Hot Chilli Peppers
19) The Jam
20) Radiohead
21) Cream
22) Salt n Pepa
23) The Beatles? (not sure on this one)

Plus:
24) The Four Tops
25) Pearl Jam

If you got any others please let us know!!

01/10/2024

Here's a little quiz for all our followers...we will reveal as many answers as we have got at 8pm tonight - stay tuned folks!!

15/09/2024

What a super crowd the 14th September at Fletchers Bar & Eatery! It was great to be back. Thanks for joining us and hope to see you again on the 12th October.

Here's the playlist...

C.C.S. - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin – Rock And Roll
Deep Purple – Black Night
Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
Free – The Hunter
Rory Gallagher – Bad Penny
Led Zeppelin – Ramble On
Fleetwood Mac – The Green Manalishi
Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Spanish Castle Magic
Chicago – 25 Or 6 To 4
Rush – Tom Sawyer
Marillion – Garden Party
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
Heart – Barracuda
Bob Seger – Hollywood Nights
Bad Company – Good Lovin’ Gone Bad
Steppenwolf – The Pusher
AC/DC – Thunderstruck
ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin’
Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World
Queen – Fat Bottomed Girls
Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
David Bowie – Jean Genie
Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Queen – Killer Queen
Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin’
Who – Who Are You
U2 – Mysterious Ways
AC/DC – Highway To Hell
Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills
Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall
Stranglers – No More Heroes
Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound
Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Cutter
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love…
Police – Message In A Bottle
Blondie - Atomic
Roxy Music – Angel Eyes
David Bowie – John I’m Only Dancing (Again)
T Rex – Get It On
Bryan Ferry – The “In” Crowd
David Bowie – Queen Bitch
Kinks – Lola
Crowded House – Weather With You

14/09/2024

It's a great turn out for our rock night at Fletchers Bar & Eatery! We're on til late, so do come on down.