BRADLEYS was a small Spanish bar tucked  away 

around the back of Tottenham Court Road tube station, 

in Hanway Street. Back in the 80’s & 90’s we used to go down 

there a lot, especially before a night out at a club across the road in Soho.

In those days it wasn’t so easy to find decent music in pub’s an bars. 

The overall quality of the jukebox in Bradleys, which they rotated 

every so often, was a lot better than most places. 

with a selection of decent tunes from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s & 80’s.

It was small, squashed & a bit tatty round’ the edges, but we loved it. 

We always preferred downstairs,  & if you got there early enough 

in the evening you might even get a seat.

So here’s a snapshot or a little reminder of what it would’ve been like back in the day. 

(Actually I re-visited recently & it’s still there, it’s still open & it hasn’t changed 

that much either).

1 The Stray Cats- Rock This Town

2 The Velvettes-He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’

3 Echo & The Bunnymen-The Cutter

4 T-Rex-Solid Gold Easy Action

5 Gene Vincent-Be Bop A Lula

6 Yazoo-Situation

7 Chic-Everybody Dance

8 Ritchie Valens-Come On, Let’s Go

9 The Jam-Going Underground

10 The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Stone Free

11 Jerry Lee Lewis-Breathless

12 The Clash-Long Time Jerk

13 Aretha Franklin-Think

14 Elvis Presley-Hound Dog

15 David Bowie-John, I’m Only Dancing

16 The Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar

17 Little Richard-Long Tall Sally

18 Soft Cell-Tainted Love

19 The Doors-Roadhouse Blues

20 Beginning Of The End-Funky Nassau

21 The Sex Pistols-Pretty Vacant

22 Chuck Berry-No Particular place To Go