THESE punk fans were demonstrating their dance moves for this picture taken from 1977.

In June that year a row was brewing over the visit of The Stranglers to City Halls in Glasgow after the Sex Pistols had been banned from playing at the Apollo.

The reason for the ban was threat to public order and, despite permission being granted for The Stranglers, some committee members were still demanding that the group be investigated.

There were also fears that the committee could be accused of double standards.

Halls manager Thomas Malakey had been concerned enough about The Stranglers' visit to check with authorities in Norwich and Brighton where they had recently plaved to be told that they had been "noisy" but no trouble.

Even so, Apollo manager Jan Tomasik suggested the Halls beef up security, saying it wasn't so much the bands that worried him as the type of fans they attracted.

A few months later, The Stranglers were back in Glasgow, playing at the Apollo, their reputation having survived being called "one of the more innocuous punk rock bands" and "one of the better types of punk rock band" during the earlier debate.

There's the chance to relive the memory of the early gigs - they still tour today.