I said last week that I’d be revisiting the Sixties, and here we are again. I also promised to spread my reach beyond the UK’s shores: this week I have three and a bit from the UK, plus one from Australia. To redress the balance, next week will see an all-American selection, so keep watching…

First up, the ‘bit.’ Two parts born in Jamaica, one part Guyana, and two parts UK:

That was a UK #1 in early 1968, also reaching #32 in the States – their only chart hit there, though they had two further top ten UK singles and some smaller hits. The band was formed in London from a nucleus of school friends and you may recognise their lead singer: Eddy Grant, who went on to achieve a fair degree of solo success, notably with I Don’t Wanna Dance, which was #1 in the UK and #53…