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4 Oct, 15 tweets, 4 min read
Today in pulp... Record Mirror! All the glamour of pop and rock in one handy digest! Image
A League of their own: Record Mirror, 23 June 1984. Image
Clout in colour*! Record Mirror, July 1978.

(*Accept no Substitute...) Image
Boy George, struggling to understand the font chaos of Record Mirror, March 1987. Image
To the airport please... The Motors. Record Mirror, May 1978. Image
Not afraid to use it... Fuzzbox. Record Mirror, 17 May 1986. Image
Sweet as! Record Mirror, April 1973. Image
Iggy Pop Advertising. Probably car insurance again... Record Mirror, July 1978. Image
The five haircuts of 1989...

Record Mirror, January 1989. Image
I don't think it gets more mid-70s than this: Record Mirror, July 1976. Image
Van Halen: Treat or Cheat? Record Mirror, October 1978. Image
I could be happy... Altered Images. Record Mirror, June 1983. Image
Oh Mercy... Record Mirror, February 1988. Image
Honey Bane. Record Mirror, February 1981. #forgotten80s Image
More classic pop another time... Image

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