A huge sub-category in this time of Beatles reflection is the bands who are influenced by them.

(Unfortunately I'm at work, otherwise this lot I would include a Spotify link. I'll pop one in when I get home, unless somebody else wants to do the work!)

The Direct Hits:

A South London based Trio from the early to mid 80s The Direct Hits were unashamedly Mod. They sounded like what you imagine a cross between The Jam circa All Mod Cons, The Who and Beatles in 1966 would sound like, with more than a passing nod to those other Beatles influenced bands XTC and Squeeze. Two albums, Blow Up! and House Of Secrets and then they were gone.

Blow Up! is one of my all time favourite albums, full of lovely melodies and whimsical psychedelic pop. I'm especially fond of A Place In The 80s and My Back Pages (not that one...)

(I could talk at length about The Jam and Weller's Beatles thing, but I won't!)

Give me more, especially some less obvious ones!