Basslines #2: It’s got to be Herbie Flowers’ distinctive sliding bass on the memorable intro to Lou Reed’s breakthrough solo single Walk On The Wild Side.
Lee Perry’s song Dreadlocks In Moonlight was originally intended for Bob Marley & The Wailers – until a chance meeting at his studio in Jamaica.
I bloody loved The Cramps the moment I heard them. They had all the energy, lo-fi spirit and antisocial appeal of punk – channelled into rockabilly.
Roxy Music first recorded Grey Lagoons in 1971 but left it off their debut album a year later, only to re-record it for their second.
Hey Joe is not just a classic, but a genuine rock standard, with at least a hundred versions. This is one of my favourites, by blues guitarist Roy Buchanan.
Here’s a heavenly marriage of the glorious harmonies of The Congos and the madcap production genius of Lee Perry.
The Controllers enjoyed a brief moment in the first wave of LA punk bands, including this love song for an amputee.
The Chi-Lites used this euphoric five-second earworm 33 years before it became the sample that launched the solo career of eyoncé Knowles.
It’s what we’ve always wanted: Steely Dan covered Donny and Marie Osmond. And it doesn’t disappoint. By which I mean it’s every bit as terrible as you would imagine.
Slade were one of my first favourite bands, along with T. Rex and The Sweet. This came from their album Slade Alive!
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