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Our Lips Are Sealed – Go Go’s and Fun Boy Three

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago11 mins

Our Lips Are Sealed – Go Go’s and Fun Boy Three

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Steel Pulse – Buzzcocks- China Street – against the Nazis

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Steel Pulse – Buzzcocks- China Street – against the Nazis

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The Beat – Too Nice To Talk to

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago8 years ago01 mins

The Beat – Too Nice To Talk to

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Ranking Roger in the Record Mirror

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago01 mins

Ranking Roger in the Record Mirror – lead vocalist in The Beat or The English Beat as the band is called in the United States

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Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago32 mins

Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow

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What young people were thinking in 1981

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago02 mins

What young people were thinking in 1981

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Missing Words – The Selecter and Pauline Black

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Missing Words – The Selecter and Pauline Black

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In the 80s – did we really wear swimwear like this?!!

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago01 mins

In the 80s – did we really wear swimwear like this?!!

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1979 General Election – James Callaghan fights back

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago02 mins

1979 General Election – James Callaghan fights back – but it’s too little, too late

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Satire during the 1981 riots

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago03 mins

The 1981 riots – how we tried to laugh

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Boxing and racism in the 80s

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