Stop, Look, Listen: Rachel Sweet cameos, Michael Stipe's childhood tunes, ambient music on the NHS, Black women composers and a lost 1967 pop beauty

[Hi to those of you who subscribed for the longer pieces and deep dives – a quick apology here – I’ve been so overwhelmed with my day job (which pays my bills) and parent duties in the last few weeks that I’ve not had time for these - but they’re coming. These daily posts at the moment are to pick me up from all the grim news, and hopefully pick you up …