James Brown-inspired fare from Ohio to Oklahoma

Twenty-four songs which inspired the stoned psychedelic meanderings of Spacemen 3

Compilation of wistful folk delights

First 'solo' album appended with Beserkley Chartbusters tracks including "Roadrunner (Once)", and the one with "Egyptian Reggae" on it

Cliche-free avant word-hop from the Bay Area's finest

Meticulously eccentric compilation of psychedelic rare groove

13-track compilation features newly discovered track and a little dubious tinkering

Superbly packaged box set of all five Garcia solo discs, plus oodles of outtakes

Forty songs extracted from records found in the Beatle's portable jukebox

It's a neat concept, seeing how a particular culture regurgitated Los Beatles. Portugal emerges as a tryer: chap singing through his forehead on "I'll Follow The Sun", "When I'm 64" played on a wasp, a total botch made of "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" (which is bollocks anyway, to be fair) and a surprisingly loose grasp of rhythm all round. But, occasionally, Portugal triumphs: an atmospheric "Blackbird", a surfing "I'll Get You" and a delightful fado reading of "Hey Jude" taken at a canter on the pretty Portuguese guitarra.