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**'**A brilliant book by one of the best culture writers in the UK' MIRANDA SAWYER'A thrilling, immersive journey' ★★★★ RECORD COLLECTORSpanning seven decades and with over 150 new interviews, including Richard Hawley, Arctic Monkeys, Self Esteem, ABC, Pulp, Def Leppard, The Human League, Toddla T, Cabaret Voltaire, Warp Records, Clock DVA, Heaven 17 and many moreFrom dazzling electronic futurism ... Read more

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**'**A brilliant book by one of the best culture writers in the UK' MIRANDA SAWYER'A thrilling, immersive journey' ★★★★ RECORD COLLECTORSpanning seven decades and with over 150 new interviews, including Richard Hawley, Arctic Monkeys, Self Esteem, ABC, Pulp, Def Leppard, The Human League, Toddla T, Cabaret Voltaire, Warp Records, Clock DVA, Heaven 17 and many moreFrom dazzling electronic futurism ... Read more

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