Rod the Mod had graduated to international playboy by the time he arrived at Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, on 6 December 1978, to film an entire concert for broadcast as a BBC TV special.

Stalking the stage in a leopard-print jacket topped off with his trademark feather-cut hair, the former Faces frontman proved he was still the ace face as he delivered recent solo hits such as 'Hot Legs' and 'I Don't Want to Talk About It', along with the lascivious title track of his latest album, Blondes Have More Fun. There's room, too, for the more reflective 'The Killing Of Geordie', but when Rod shifts into his smash disco-rock anthem 'DaYa Think I'm Sexy?' the answer barely needs stating - not that he could hear it over the roar of the audience.

A British rock icon in his prime - this broadcast is sexy.