Punk rock meets primitive electro in The Nails’ finest moment, a tribute to the women they met on their journey from the backstreets of Boulder to Downtown New York.

I only know two things about The Nails. One is that their roadie Eric Boucher went on to change his name to Jello Biafra and form a band called The Dead Kennedys.

The other is this song: 88 Lines About 44 Women.

The Nails came from Boulder, Colorado, and made their first record under their original name, The Ravers, in 1977. That same year they moved to New York and became part of the punk scene at CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City.

The line-up that made this was Marc Campbell on vocals and guitar, Dave Kaufman on synths, his brother George on bass, and drummer Tommy Cotogna, with Douglas Guthrie on sax.

The song first appeared on their 1981 EP Hotel For Women, though I have a 12-inch single somewhere in my collection.

Its modest success with radio stations – despite slightly risque lyrics – earned them a deal with RCA and a chance to re-record it with a new guitarist, Steve O’Rourke, for their debut album Mood Swing.

It sounds like a completely different band, with a synthy New Wave sound and jagged guitars… apart from this song.