Royal flush

Among the starlets of '60s soul, Stax original A THOMAS was dubbed 'The Queen'. Adored by The Beatles and Otis, a star turn at Vattstax, at 82 her flame burns bright, her career a storied object lesson. "I have tried to make it a joyful experience," she tells ANDREW PERRY.

Make It Easy On Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962–1971 SOULMUSIC

£150, Taschen, hardback, 462 pages, ISBN: 978383659205

Having formed in 1975, Talking Heads surfaced from the ashes of New York band The Artistics, with frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz eventually recruiting (after three auditions) fledgling

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INXS Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Deluxe ...