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MICK JAGGER AND DAVE STEWART
Old Habits Die Hard Virgin
***

Old Rubber-Lips'll never learn: stick with the Stones if you wanna sell more than 50 copies. This song, from the soundtrack of Alfie (the remake with Jude Law) ain't too bad, though - like a young Van doing an early Rod song.

THE LIBERTINES
What Became of the Likely Lads? Rough Trade
**

Eastenders has nothing on The Libs' ongoing rock 'n' roll soap opera. Here, Pete and Carl wonder where it all went wrong, with some dirty laundry-wringing lyrics and head-scratching guitar lines. Totally ramshackle, but still sing-along-able.

TINA TURNER
Open Arms Parlophone
*

To celebrate Annie Mae getting her bus pass, her label is releasing a double-CD anthology, All The Best. This is one of three new songs, with any remaining vestige of soul airbrushed right out. Her raunchy 1960s stuff is still simply the best.

GAVIN GLASS AND THE HOLY SHAKERS
The Days Are No Better Orphan
****

Mr Glass was once in a band called Suddenly Smith, and he's joined forces with Brian Roche from the band Roche; this fine, fragrant, forlorn tune is from their nicely titled album, I'd Like the World to Teach Me to Sing.

LIFE AFTER MODELLING
December 21st ModelOne
****

Never mind the trendy name - this fine Dublin band have a nice line in choppy, shredded pop. The début single sounds a bit like The Blades meets Snow Patrol; they'll be humming it at fashion shoots across the country.

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS
Bam Bam featuring Shaggy & Rahzel V2
***

He practically started the whole reggae t'ing, and now stars such as Keith Richards and Eric Clapton are toasting Toots Hibbert on his new album. This one should have gone out in summer so we could all do a conga line in Corfu.

CATHY DAVEY
Cold Man's Nightmare Capitol
*****

Tori, Sinead, Björk, Polly . . . pop needs cool, quirky chicks, and this Dublin girl could well be joining them if this cracking tune becomes the big hit it deserves to be. Rumour has it she's not bonkers, though, but never mind.