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The story began in a hard hit Liverpool in 1984, when Mike Badger teamed up with local lad Lee Mavers to write and sing their way out of the rut the city was in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next two years they co-wrote material inspired by their love of 'roots' music such as: Bo Diddley, raw 1950s Rockabilly, Captain Beefheart and the punk bands they had both seen in local club Eric's a few years before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEarly reviews called them ‘Surreal Rock ‘n’ Roll’ (Melody Maker) or 'Tom Waits could have dreamt up \u003cem\u003eThe La's\u003c\/em\u003e 'Sweet 35' (NME). 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