Yesterday I spent a good hour at Alan's - a second hand vinyl shop...bought a few tunes....probably the best was UK Players. The 'B' Side by fat superior to the released 'A' Side. I also bought War's greatest hits. As I was the only person in the shop for most of the time - I had a good chat with Alan - a man whose love of vinyl exceeds mine!

Today I recorded next week's JSR show. Some great tracks - including Dancing IN Outer Space, some Kool & the Gang, Roy Ayres and First Choice. I decided to do a competition....Which track did I play was from 1981? Answers to russ@retroruss.com. The tie break question is - which track is from 1980? The prize? A CD of some fairly rare groove Disco, beautifully recorded!! Feel free to peruse the playlist when it's up and enter. The competition will close 18th March!

Tomorrow out with PapaG checking a venue! More on this hopefully in a day or two! Sorry I won't be putting the picture of the album cover here - it's now buried in a box, under three other boxes....if you're that keen to see what I was talking about then email me!