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The day the 1970s died

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago29 mins

The 1970s were a stormy decade in politics and music and Tony McMahon sets out to find how the 1970s died

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Pop groups that crashed in 1983

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago15 mins

1983 was the year that many pop groups bit the dust with Yazoo, Roxy Music and Scritti Politti calling it a day and hanging up their microphone

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