Seven Inches Of Heaven
Pete Paphides, Guardian, The, 16 November 2002
For adolescents, it was a thrill – the first music they owned. Singles survive in the CD age as bootlegs and indie specials. Their covers alone tell the story of pop. Peter Paphides hails the mighty 45
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