As soon as I saw "love hustle" in the playlist it had to be RW.
I'd gone over to the east coast, venue wise, when the Pier opened, but in 1978 a mate came round to borrow some records to tape.
After he'd about got enough for this time (he made about 5 / 6 visits) he started looking through some bits I'd put to one side which were market stall 'blind buys' - he picked up a copy of Love Hustle and said that it was getting plays at Wigan by RW.
I said are you sure it's that record, not something else? He then played it on the record player and confirmed it was that one.
That convinced me not to rush back for another visit in the near future!
Agreed though, the pop aspect was spreading almost everywhere for the next few years!