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Basement 5's 'The Last White Christmas' – still essential after 40 years

Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 23 December 2020

Basement 5 belong on any post-punk playlist, if only for their timeless 1980 single 'Silicon Chip'. And their mostly-long-forgotten 'Last White Christmas' would liven up any seasonal mixtape. So here it is.

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