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Paul Weller: Wild Wood (Go! Discs)

Paul Moody, NME, 1994

SOMETHING TO mull over. Paul Weller has been having hit records for 16 years. Wild Wood – the follow-up to his wildly-underrated debut solo outing – is his 12th studio album. So why is there a sudden frantic rush to discuss his relevance? Why, after all these years, has he re-emerged as a mod talisman draped over fashion mag centerfolds?

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