The Gun Club were one of the most interesting bands to emerge after the first wave of punk began to fragment and roots music began to infect the LA punk scene.

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The Royal Teens had a big novelty hit back in 1958 with this tune, Short Shorts, while still at school in New Jersey.

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The Kinks kicked off their golden age with the heavily satirical hit sigle Sunny Afternoon in England’s celebrated World Cup winning year of 1966.

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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.

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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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This is the song that led me to discover the genius of Australian songsmith Julia Jacklin five or six years ago.

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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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Nina Simone covered Leonard Cohen’s song Suzanne, which began life as a poem before being recorded by a multitude of artists.

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Teenage reggae trio 15-16-17 recorded this lovers rock reggae version of a song penned by the Gibb brothers and featuring Dennis Brown and Dennis Bovell.

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Fred Williams recorded his only single back in 1968 before disappearing from the funk and soul universe for ever. But what a single!

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