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The Jesus & Mary Chain: Ah, Showbusiness...

Adam Sweeting, Q, October 1987

...the roar of the crowd, the smell of the greasepaint, the reverberating thud of boot through amplifer. Live sets lasting nine whole minutes. A riot for an encore. But these days the Jesus & Mary Chain have cleaned up their act. "Ever been had?"

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