The Rezillos injected a bit of fun into punk when they burst on to the scene with I Can’t Stand My Baby. There was something cartoonish about the band’s appearance, music and lyrics, reflected in the artwork for their records.

Their live shows felt a bit like a children’s party with Fay Fife’s bouncy persona, bright retro outfits and exuberant demeanour.

She was one of the few female faces in the blokey world of UK punk, alongside Gaye Advert, Pauline Murray of Penetration and the inimitable Poly Styrene.

Fay Fife was a welcome contrast to the sneering and snarling of some of her male contemporaries, of whom we were already starting to tire when this came out in August 1977.

Fay (aka Sheila Hynde) formed the group with fellow vocalist Eugene Reynolds (aka Alan Forbes) in Edinburgh and the single’s cult success earned them a deal with Sire.

They went on to enjoy their only hit single, Top Of The Pops, but disbanded in 1978, only to return with a minor name change as The Revillos. Today, after several further break-ups and reunions, they are back on the road again as The Rezillos.

Listening now to this, and its B-side – a breakneck version of I Wanna Be Your Man – they sound like a high-energy precursor of The B-52’s.