Candi Staton

The southern soul star on country music, champagne and covering the Stones

The ceremony takes place at London's Hackney Church on Jan 23

Grant Lee Phillips and Jeffrey Clark, natives of California's San Joaquim Valley, formed Shiva Burlesque in what is now Santa Clarita, 30 miles north of Los Angeles, in 1986. As you can hear from their eponymous debut album, released in 1988 to howls of approval from an enthusiastic fanbase at what used to be Melody Maker, Shiva were in thrall to the looming psychedelia of The Doors and Love.

Rare southern soul sides from disco diva's Muscle Shoals days

Staggeringly diverse re-releases from Belgian label a decade ahead of its time

A masterpiece of rap's golden age, now with second CD of extras

Ten-CD companion to last year's 24 Hours live CD box set