Picking up the lyrical baton from Last Poets’ ‘When The Revolution Comes’, Gil Scott-Heron’s most celebrated number shovelled more grievances into a three-minute song than anyone had previously managed
‘Joe Shmo And The Eskimo’
“The Weather Prophets were particularly good at putting out our best songs on B-sides,” observed main man Pete Astor in a 2024 interview with Louder Than War.
‘Sexcapades’
Aspiring rapper/producer Robert Diggs was still conflicted about his identity when he unleashed the 12-inch single that paved the way to the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hop’s next dynasty.
‘If You Love Me?’
A duo from West-Flanders, Charles Dumolin and Freddy Demeyere scored European hits with soft-rockers ‘America’ and ‘Sing Sing’ straight off the bat.
‘Blue Of Noon’
A reluctant pop star who once told his horrified manager Simon Napier-Bell he wanted “the profile of a French Left Bank poet”, David Sylvian made the transition from a teenage pinup (in new romantics Japan) to a serious solo artist look easy.
‘Shaved Women’
Crass’s radical, hard-line approach was epitomised by their first self-issued single.