- H - Alex Harvey

So this is how it all began. The first two albums I ever bought all those years ago couldn't have been more different. The Beatle's Yellow Submarine and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Tomorrow Belongs to Me. So the first recommendation has to be The Impossible Dream / Tomorrow Belongs To Me. The back catalogue is available as double disc packages making it even easier to collect.

The rasping vocals and driving guitars make Alex and the band instantly recognisable, there are no weak tracks on Tomorrow, from Action Strasse and The Tale of the Giant Stone Eater, Give My Compliments to the Chef and the haunting Tomorrow Belongs to Me .  The Impossible Dream includes Vambo, Sergeant Fury and Tomahawk Kid.

Framed / Next present another classic pairing. Every rock fan needs the title tracks Framed and Next.

There are a stack of compilations for putting a  toe in the water and an excellent selection of Live albums, check out Live At The BBC .

For a taste of Alex prior to and after SAHB try Considering The Situation. There's a step back to The Alex Harvey Soul Band, his Hair period and solo work plus a second disc of SAHB and even a nod to the frankly odd The Loch Ness Monster (I can't really recommend this one unless you track down the real collectors gem original vinyl version)

Whilst Alex can never be replaced, the vocals are handled well by Max Maxwell on the live double collection THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND/ZALVATI which includes all of the classics including Delilah and the Boston Tea Party

- F - Flash Bastard

Thanks to Classic Rock Magazine for this lot.

Both albums are excellent sleaze rock, glam rock - ahh just get em. Rock n' Roll Must Be Destroyed and Bastard Radio. Let's face it, with track titles like Rock n Roll must be Destroyed, Slut and Bastard, Radio Bastard and You Can't Touch Me how can you go wrong?

- G - Steve Gibbons

If Steve Gibbons is playing a venue near you - buy a ticket. Solo, with his band or as the Dylan Project you're in for a treat.

I've seen Steve playing many times, he's just as good in a park band stand (The New Brighton Blues Festival) as he is in a more traditional venue.

The downside is finding discs can be a bit of a challenge but look and you won't be disappointed.

Short Stories commands silly prices on vinyl, and not always easy to find on cd but the double disc sets Short Stories/Stained Glass is excellent. Live is the best place to hear Steve so another essential is Double Live (On the Loose and Caught in The Act) which includes The Tupelo Mississippi Flash and the classic Chuck Berry cover Tulane.

Also look out for The Dylan Project/Live at Cropredy Festival 1999 and Dylan Project, Vol. 2. A confession, I'm not a great fan of Bob Dylan however he has written some classics and I'll stick with the Steve Gibbons versions - Like a Rolling Stone, Highway 61 Revisited, I Shall Be Released and Subterranean Homesick Blues.

- G - Ian Gillan

There are two essential Gillan releases Mr. Universe and Future Shock the stand out tracks include my all time favourite No Laughing in Heaven, followed closely by Sacre Bleu, Bite the Bullet and New Orleans. The extra tracks version also throws in Mutually Assured Destruction.

Next on the list must be Glory Road, I got this first time around on vinyl and signed by Ian at an in store meet and greet. Unchain Your Brain and Running, White Face, City Boy are the recommended tracks. The bonus 'For Gillan Fans Only' features an alternative version of the Samson classic Vice Versa (altered to Egg Timer)