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Basslines #7: John Gustafson plays the iconic intro to Roxy Music’s last great single, Love Is The Drug – but he was never officially in the band.

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The Godfather of Soul’s backing band came up with the ultimate party tune Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) in 1975 – and never looked back.

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Nathan Bartell never found fame and fortune and had become a church minister when his funky soul tune was rediscovered half a century later.

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Earth, Wind & Fire recorded Happy Feelin’ as an album track back in 1975, a quarter of a century before it formed the basis of a hit single.

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Veteran reggae outfit The Twinkle Brothers reached an early peak in their career with this rockers favourite, Rasta Pon Top.

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A “new” T. Rex song from 1975 is released to mark what would have been the 78th birthday of Glam idol Marc Bolan.

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Heart began their mid-Seventies success with this single, Magic Man, about the time Ann Wilson met and fell in love with Mike Fisher.

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This song’s lyrics could not be more pertinent today – half a century after it was recorded by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.

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This was probably the first Springsteen song I ever heard: it’s the opening track of his breakthrough album Born To Run. And still one of his best.

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