Narcosis were short-lived pioneers of the underground Peruvian punk scene in Lima in the early 1980s.

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The Dead Kennedys made an indelible mark on punk rock with their debut single California Über Alles in the summer of 1979.

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If he had never played another note after 1977, Fred Smith would still have had a place in music history as one quarter of the band who made Marquee Moon – my favourite album of all time.

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As much as I firmly believe you should never mess with perfection, I’ll make allowances for Motörhead taking on The Damned’s song Neat Neat Neat because they had the good grace to team up with them.

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In the late Seventies, after The Saints lit the fuse of Australian punk with their classic single (I’m) Stranded, they were followed to the UK by Radio Birdman.

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Back in the mid-’90s teenage all-girl quartet Fluffy flared briefly as Britain’s riposte to groups like Hole and L7 and Riot Grrrl bands like Bikini Kill.

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I’ve never been able to make up my mind whether I like the Lambrini Girls for their shouty punk energy or hate them, probably for the same reason.

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All-female punk band L7 made an X-rated impression on TV audiences with their first and last appearance on UK television in 1992.

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I was too young to see the New York Dolls in their heyday, though I saw Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers on numerous occasions. The closest I got to David Johansen in those early days was that historically fabulous OGWT in 1973.

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