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'They made Sex Pistols sound like Take That': the fury of Midlands punk

Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 21 April 2020

Discharge, GBH and other scrappy bands rose up out of a scene where gigs were like wars. Clay Records' leading lights recall how technique came second to "going 100mph"

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