The band's worldwide breakthrough came in 1976, with Jailbreak and its single, "The Boys Are Back in Town" (audio) which was pure power-chord overdrive, functioning as the perfect accompaniment for a Friday night motoring in the fast lane.

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Smith was known as the 'godmother of punk', particularly in light of her influential debut album Horses - which she described as "three chord rock merged with the power of the word".

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