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This performance was matched by the better streaming services, as was the sound of the all-star AngelHeaded Hipster tribute to Marc Bolan [BMG 538605850]. Joan Jett’s ‘Jeepster’ lacked the impetus of the original but had a brief, killer, guitar stab, while Lucinda Williams’ take on ‘Life’s A Gas’ was bonkers, but superbly focused. One possible advantage of the disc? Streaming services don’t have the set’s overblown version of ‘Get It On’ by U2 and Elton John – although on reflection that’s perhaps a mercy.

The Transport fought back with its rendition of Vivaldi’s ‘Violin Concerto in A major’ [The Trondheim Concertos; 2L 2L-172-SABD]. The stream via Tidal matched the CD playback, but the SACD layer opened up the sound, making even more of the reverberant church acoustic in this exemplary recording by label founder Morten Lindberg