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Yes indeedy, pop pickers, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of its initial broadcast, this is the session featuring none other than Joey Ramone on the phone and a never-to-be-forgotten (and never-before- released) cover of The Clash’s ‘Tommy Gun’ that morphs into a jingle for Lammo. Then we get three Helen Love classics, great photos from Alison Wonderland and a set of postcards (and Joey shows up here as well – more than once). Free downloads with the vinyl – and get a move on, because there are only 300 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Precious Recordings of London","offers":[{"title":"10\"","offer_id":50432548438347,"sku":"2021432","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0-1_0213dbd5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726870200"},{"product_id":"radio-hits-2","title":"Radio Hits 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eback in stock the second singles compilation round up from helen love on damaged goods. it features the last 4 singles or eps recorded for damaged goods (before the move to che) including 'beat him up', 'ahead of the race' and 'we love you'. 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The songs seemed to just fall out of the sky,The fuzz pedal stayed in its box,the amps were turned down,the synths made way for trumpets and a string section came out of the cupboard....Whatever this record is, it's honest. Getting older life changes, children grow up and leave home, loved ones pass away, friends move on. It's easier to look back and harder to push forward....it's not all Bubblegum punk rock disco around my house any more, but in truth of course it never was. 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Recently the Karelian duo have coined the apt term «no tech», which stands for «northern technology».Terrifying opener Mise En Abyme is the bridge between older Love Cult and the new forms - massive, trawling chords barely contained by a rolling beat and cut-up vocals, like Sunn O))) lost in a lightless nightclub. My Boy breaks into an alternate-universe Garage rhythm, perverting the groove with ecclesiastical reverb drones and stabbing bass. 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