Mel & Kim - FLM (Supreme)

A Shalamar beat that bears straight down on the floorboards, a crisply cynical lyric and Mel & Kim give a cheery British retort to Madonna's "Material Girl". Mel & Kim maybe aren't serious money, but they are most certainly smart money. And despite the fun and love and sensuous crooning, the accent is firmly on dosh! This is the sound of a thousand Access and American Express cards showin' out in a thousand Thatcherite suburbs. It hurts to have to tell you that this and the haircut (Swing Out Sister) below really are the best of the week. (Pete Paisley, Record Mirror, July 4, 1987)

The High Bees - Some Indulgence (Supreme)

A song that's been out for some time, but the fact that it's so far been ignored is a sin akin to eating the nut first on a Walnut Whip. Smooth, throaty vocals from Syuzen Backley, helped out with some easy backing from Aztec Camera's Malcolm Ross and Dave Ruffy. Sade without the expense account. (Eleanor Levy, Record Mirror, July 29, 1985)

Malcolm Ross and David Ruffy are on temporary leave from Aztec Camera. Together with singer Syuzen Buckley they've released a simple, charming piece of Scottish pop, like Orange Juice used to make. "The mouse dreams dreams which would terrify a cat," it says on the back sleeve. A bit enigmatic, what? (Adrian Jones, No 1, June 8, 1985)