Nothing wrong with a little Spanking

Don't be freaked out by the title. This is not a prelude to some insight into the nocturnal adventures of the Twelve Bar crew. Instead it is an introduction to a short piece about what is just a stunning piece of feel-good soul, namely 1968's "Sunshine of Your Love" by jazz and soul vocalist Spanky Wilson. Aside from having one of the best artist names ever (a childhood nickname acquired through the number of spankings she received from her parents for repeated disobedience), Philadelphia's Spanky Wilson is a renowned jazz vocalist, and namechecks Duke Ellington, Lalo Schifrin and Sammy Davis Jr as collaborators, amongst a variety of other luminaries.

But it is not really her jazz output that you need to be worried about. No, it is the awesomely fierce and upbeat cover of Eric Clapton and Cream's Bluesy plodder that takes the plaudits here. This simply bursts out of the speakers as a thrilling affirmation of love, sexiness and pure funky goodness. Re-released in 2005 on the Replay label, it is still tricky to get hold of on vinyl, but does show up on a number of compilations and in this age of internet wonder, can be your's at the click of a button.

Well, what are you waiting for, go get lifted.