The Quireboys: Not The Hoople
Edwin Pouncey, NME, 13 January 1990
• From working on building sites to recording in Hollywood, THE QUIREBOYS have had the sort of change in careers that most hard rock bands would sell their spandex tights for. As their new single grunts into the ozone, EDWIN POUNCEY dons his full length leather coat to meet the yobs.
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