Just Leave A Good Man - Hustler

Another recent CD discovery, Hustler were an early 70s rock band who supported Queen and released a couple of albums but seemingly failed to get the breakthrough they deserved. One for fans of AC/DC, Judas Priest, Led Zep, SAHB etc to check out. 

PS: This is a goody too...

Come On Train - Don Thomas

Heard this on Steve Lamacq's show last night and thought it was called Pray by Don Summers. Doh! Mrs The Baron wanted me to find it so, after a bit of a search, I found it was actually Come On Train by Don Thomas. Good grief, my hearing's getting worse. Anyway, it's a Northern Soul classic whatever it's called. 

20/20 - George Benson

Listened to disc two of the George Benson boxset last night and heard this track for the first time in decades. It's as '80s as doing a Rubik's Cube in a Sinclair C5 whilst drinking a can of Quatro, and all the better for it. 

Choose Life - PF Project

So, Trainspotting turns 30 eh? Good grief. I can remember watching it at the cinema and being mightily inspired by the 'choose life' speech, but still ended up working in an office for another 13 years or so. Oh well. Probably a slightly wiser choice than ending up on drugs in Edinburgh though...

Tap Turns On The Water - C.C.S

Another recent CD purchase, this time C.C.S's A's, B's and Rarities, a surprisingly ace compilation from a massively underrated rock/blues/jazz/soul band fronted by Alexis Korner. Almost as good is this brilliantly literal dance routine from Pan's People from Top Of The Pops, which used another C.C.S track (their cover of Led Zepp's Whole Lotta Love) for its theme tune back in the 70s. 

Lithium - Polyphonic Spree

Picked up the special edition of Polyphonic Spree's The Fragile Army CD at the weekend and was reminded of the awesomeness of their cover of Nirvana's Lithium...possibly one of the few times that a cover version's genuinely better than the original. 

Sultana - Titanic

Another recent random CD purchase. Never heard of Titanic (the band) before but apparently this slice of Afrobeat-ish grooviness hit the dizzy heights of number 5 back in 1971. As I was only a year and a half old by then I guess I can be forgiven for not recognising it...