This Island Earth - See That Glow

Caution: contains Mike Read.

XTC - Mayor Of Simpleton

If I live to be a million years old I'll never know why this wasn't a hit.

It's Immaterial - Ed's Funky Diner

The follow-up to their slightly better remembered hit Driving Away From Home. It's Immaterial are, in true Spinal Tap tradition, currently residing in the "Where Are They Now?" file.

Thomas Lang - The Happy Man

I haven't heard this for two decades and I'm still belting out the chorus! The YouTube tags say "Liverpool jazz pop", which seems to sum it up quite well.

New Musik - This World Of Water

You may just about remember their big hit Living By Numbers from earlier in 1980. Lead singer Tony Mansfield went on to produce hits for such unlikely bedfellows as Captain Sensible and A-Ha...

Captain Sensible - There Are More Snakes Than Ladders

Sorry the volume is a bit low on this one but it's worth cranking up. The reason the good Captain is floundering around in an enormous cereal bowl? Ah, the power of advertising...

Kissing The Pink - One Step

This lot had a hit in 1983 with The Last Film and then that was pretty much it, although they continued to release some excellent overlooked singles, including this one.