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The Stone Roses

Tom Doyle, Smash Hits, 13 December 1989

They're four loveable urchins from Manchester who have just shaken the world of pop to its foundations with their "spacey" funk workout 'Fool's Gold'.

They think they're ace! — and they are! — even though they wear flared trousers.

They want to play in the grounds of Buckingham Palace (after they've turned it into flats for old folk).

"Blimey! Sounds like the new Big Fun!" considers Tom Doyle.

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