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his 5th favourite LP: "Bill's my pal, but I thought his record would be crap. He gave a cassette to me and I didn't play it for ages. Then I put it on when I was in the bath one night—I nearly drowned. I laughed for about half an hour. It's the work of a complete nutter".
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458:"I Believe in Rock and Roll"
104:True Genius (Bill Drummond)
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484:Bill Drummond – vocals
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432:, music traditional).
464:"I'm the King of Joy"
442:"Julian Cope Is Dead"
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536:Voice of the Beehive
511:– pedal steel guitar
455:"Queen of the South"
246:Professional ratings
207:Voice of the Beehive
135:man at record label
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752:(8 November 1986).
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214:Julian Cope
183:Jimmy Cauty
1036:Categories
933:The Manual
584:References
509:Graham Lee
450:Going Back
414:Going Back
167:Alan McGee
65:Folk music
795:(Review).
787:"The Man"
762:(review).
754:"The Man"
726:Qosfc.com
529:– trumpet
521:Jill Birt
479:Personnel
159:Brilliant
123:in 1986.
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844:20 April
633:Archived
555:See also
392:Magazine
231:Scottish
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93:Creation
51:Released
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241:Reviews
191:The KLF
179:The Man
171:The Man
152:The Man
133:A&R
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