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Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood: Dexys Midnight Runners and Don’t Stand Me Down

Daryl Easlea, Record Collector, 2002

In 1985 an album was released that sold little and contributed to the demise of one of the most venerated groups of the 80s. With the aid of Kevin Rowland and Billy Adams, Daryl Easlea investigates one of music’s best kept secrets, Dexys Midnight Runners’ incredible Don’t Stand Me Down.

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