They still managed to make a career out of it and reformed in 2007 on the back of the track being used in Vodafone adverts.

Only Ones – Another Girl Another Planet – 1978

I certainly didn’t remember the Top Of The Pops appearance, but here it is. I was reminded of this track by a very good friend of mine, in a recent e mail and I’m glad he mentioned it.

This is Eddie & The Hot Rods not really sure if they are Rockabilly, Punk or just plain Rock & Roll, but giving it some none the less, excellent!

Eddie & The Hot Rods – Get Out Of Denver

This is a fantastic live performance of The Clash playing White Riot with guest vocalist Jimmy Pursey from the film, Rude Boy.

You can really feel the adrenaline rush and power of a gritty performance. It reminds me how polished, produced and controlled all live music is these days.

Along with Blondie, Talking Heads and Wayne County & The Electric Chairs, The Ramones were one of the original New York punk bands that made a scene playing CBGB’s Greenwich Village’s in the early 1970’s.

Here is a rare rough clip of The Ramones playing Judy Is A Punk, allegedly from 1974.

The song was always a live favourite and was included on the 1980 live Hanx! album.

Sheer pop-punk genius from Swindon’s finest. I had this on clear vinyl in a fold-out sleeve, some sly git nicked it off me. Contains probably the finest anti guitar solo ever!

Suggestions for a more under-rated band?

In 1978 The Clash were probably the most important band of their generation; and with the release of their second album, Give ‘em Enough Rope, had managed to survive punk and move on.

The second album is too often dismissed or criticised for being over produced, rushed and not as good as their debut.  Personally, I think its better.

Tommy Gun was one of the singles taken from the album.  Here The Clash perform live, as always, on BBC tv in 1978.  I remember watching it at the time and thinking it was the best thing I had ever heard The Clash perform.  The raw power and aggression omitted from our tiny tv set was overwhelming.

“Bakunin would have loved it.”

The Sex Pistols debut live performance was on Granada TV’s early evening show presented by the late Tony Wilson. This is a powerful performance from before the punk group even had a record contract. A performance which helps dispell the myth that the Sex Pistols couldn’t play. It sounded great live until Sid Vicious replaced Glen Matlock on bass guitar.

Tony Wilson concludes by saying “Bakunin would have loved it.” A reference to Mikhail Bakunin, the Russian Anarchist.

After a BBC ban and strong accusations of chart fixing to keep their second single, God Save The Queen, from reaching number 1 in the UK Singles chart, Top Of The Pops showed a pre-recorded video of The Sex Pistols miming to their third and in my opinion most powerful single, Pretty Vacant.

It was perfect; and quite possibly the most stirring tv performance I have ever witnessed. It certainly had a lasting effect on me and many other young teenagers of my generation.

After reforming briefly in 1996 The Sex Pistols played Pretty Vacant live on TOTP2, and though the power of the song lives on, Johnny Rotten didn’t looked anywhere near as cool chic as he did in 1977 with his bright ginger hair and famous Destroy shirt.