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The Slits, The Pop Group: Rough Justice in the Court of the Purple Paragraph

Ian Penman, New Musical Express, 21 June 1980

Following a more-than-rigorous analysis of the last Slits/Pop Group single, the twin terrors of Rough Trade challenged Ian Penman to a verbal showdown.

This is his account of the proceedings.

Total word count of piece: 2300

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