Burnley Lost Souls

I'd been planning a trip to Lost Souls in Burnley for some time, just not fitted it in. However when I saw Roman Karol, who runs it, at 45 Revolutions, and my friend Lawrence Cawley said he also fancied going things clicked into place.

We set off after lunch on Sunday and arrived there about 2.30. We went in, were greeted by Roman, paid our money, and you can't argue about the price, £2.50 per person, excellent value.

It was the start of a very enjoyable afternoon. In addition to fine music it was really nice to see many friends whom we hadn't seen for ages. It was a shame Sandy wasn't able to be with me, she'd have been in her element.

I sat at the back of the room so wasn't clear about the DJs, not sure who played what record until a bit later. We'd walked into the Debonaires' How's Your New Love Treating You and there was a wide mix of tunes and tempos played. Certainly didn't hear any of the usual suspects played, it seemed rare and underplayed which is fine by me.

The DJs all did a sterling job and the dance floor was kept busy. Thanks to Arthur Fenn for playing Norman Jenkins's unissued Here I Am for me, really love it. Also good to hear Foolish Girl and Joe Walker's We Need Each Other for the first time. I didn't make many notes of tunes played but remember Make Sure by The Dells; Lamont Dozier's Can't Get Off Until The Feeling Stops; Walter Jackson's After You There Can Be Nothing; Gwen McRae's Keep The Fire Burning; and the final record a lovely ender Charles Brinkley's I'll Be What You Want Me To Be.

I think Lawrence and I were the last to leave, with the exception of Roman and Wendy and the DJs.

A great afternoon and I will definitely be back to Lost Souls, a friendly and musically superb club.