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The Charlatans: The Ballad of Redditch Jail

Stuart Maconie, Select, April 1994

If a star goes 'inside', it's usually for drugs or drink driving. Not so for Rob Collins of the Charlatans. He went for a quiet pint with a mate and ended up doing eight months for armed robbery as the 'Getaway drive pop star'...

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