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The Jam

I’m sure this is a fairly controversial pick of a band, but I’m specifically thinking of their demos and b-sides album, Extras. Without the sometimes cheesy or naff production that accompanied their album output, the songs on Extras still stand …
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29. December 2011 by The Geecologist
Categories: 2012, Sound & Vision, Toons | Tags: burning sky, demo, disenfranchisement, extras, free, growing up, liza radley, no one in the world, paul weller, small town, society, the jam | Leave a comment

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