THE GREATEST BIT OF PLASTIC EVER?

Picture the scene. Student Flat, August 1984.It was back in the days of student grants and not loans, and the months of July and August could be as laid-back as you wanted them to be (assuming you had no re-sits). One flat mate comes in late one night with a 7" copy of the new single by The Smiths - the band whose debut LP and first four singles had been the sound of the summer. The rest of us scream at him to hurry up and shove it on the turntable....It turns out to be astonishing for a number ...

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