The Beautiful South: Scallifornia Dreamin'
Stuart Maconie, NME, 12 May 1990
THINK CALIFORNIA and you'll think Beach Boys, suntanned nymphets in cut-offs, surf, soda and the therapy industry. Oh and possibly raisins. You won't be thinking of Eddy St.
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