Spinal Tap: Wembley Arena, London
Ian Gittins, Guardian, The, 1 July 2009
NO MATTER how witty they may be, few satires or novelty songs repay repeated listening. So how come a packed Wembley is rocking to the soundtrack of a mockumentary that appeared a quarter of a century ago?
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