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The Housemartins: Rough Rumours

Colin Irwin, Melody Maker, 13 June 1987

HOUNDED BY THE FLEET STREET RAGS, THE HOUSEMARTINS ALMOST THREW IN THE TOWEL AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR BUT NOW THEY'RE BACK WITH WHAT THEY ADMIT IS A 'CRAP' RECORD. COLIN IRWIN GOES INTO ALL THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF BRITAIN'S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD POP STARS.

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