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The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding Mecca memory.

Free - All Right Now

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side

The Rolling Stones - Shine A Light

The Steve Miller Band - The Joker

Sung to the first two lines of The Stones’ Not Fade Away, ”I’m gonna tell you how it’s going to be, Bolton nil and Rovers three.”

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children

Johnny Cash - Man In Black

The Rolling Stones - Play With Fire

The Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running

Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I

Al Green - Let’s Stay Together

Grand Funk Railroad - We’re An American Band

Jimmy Ruffin - I’ll Say Forever My Love

Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor

The Hollies - Just One Look

I first started going to the Locarno as it was called then around 1966/7. When Mecca decided to upgrade the venue they held a competition for people to rename it. I can’t remember what the prize was for the winner(anyone out there know it?), but I had a go wanting it to be called “Topaz”. I was gutted when I didn’t win. The Golden Palms opened in June 1969.

The Chimes - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

Amen Corner - Bend Me, Shape Me

Always a pre-match visit with my son to the paper shop across from Ewood for a quarter of Midget Gems(Lion, of course) and a quarter of blackcurrant and liquorice. All gone by half time.

The Hollies - Look Through Any Window

Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter

Lee Dorsey - Working In A Coal Mine

The guy front centre in the light top doesn’t look to be very busy. I hope he’s not on piece work. As the saying in my line of work goes “If you’ve got time to lean, you’ve got time to clean”.