Unspun Heroes – Edwyn Collins, 'Gorgeous George'

Digging up buried treasure from the depths of our collections. This week – Jamie Crossan basks in the lesser-known melodies and dry wit of the magic piper of love. Considering the waves of overdue and well-deserved respect that’s lapped on Edwyn Collins’ doorstep of late, it’s remarkable that ‘A Girl Like You’ remains his only solo commercial hit. His elder statesman status and the admiration which his determined recovery from his 2005 brain haemorrhage earned him has obscured the f...

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