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Garry Bushell, Sounds, 10 July 1982
AHA AHA AHA...Video didn't kill any radio star who wasn't already tottering dodo-like on the edge of extinction anyway. The best and brightest radio stars simply used the new technology to lend extra tantalising dimensions to their formidable pop prowess.
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