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Depeche Mode: California Screaming

Paul Mathur, Blitz, September 1988

In Britain, they're known as just another plinky plonk band. But in the USA, the boys from Basildon are megastars. Paul Mathur visits California during Official Dee-Pesh Mode Week.

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