Where exactly ‘Magic’s Rap’ sits in the pantheon of west coast classics is a matter of debate.
‘Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street)’
Already the architect of one of the sauciest festive hits of all time (1968’s ‘Back Door Santa’), Clarence Carter was hitting his solo prime as the 60s ended.
‘Shut Up’
The Stranglers’ true influence has always been underrated. Goth before it was codified as such in their all black uniforms, the Guildford misfits
‘Codine’
A Berklee School drop-out, Kurt Ralske moved to the UK in the mid-80s where the Jesus And Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine’s fuzzy logic
‘No Sell Out’
Few acts produced music with the sheer energy of Gunshot. Although this is only their second single, the Eastenders had already defined a discrete sonic template
‘Psychedelic Technicolor Dream’
Psychedelic Technicolor Dream’ was an oddity from the off. While Calvin White’s soaring lead should have propelled the New York vocal trio’s first single ‘Forget It’