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Lovely. I'd never heard Nightmares In Wax before. Listening now--my cup o' tea!

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Lovely tribute--thank you!

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Nice one, Penny. On Pete and the grey days of the 70s. Thank you.

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Such a perfect reflection of Pete, Penny. I always thought of him as a warm, wise, witty, beautiful soul with such originality and self-possession.

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This is great, Penny, thanks. You Spin Me Round is still a record I go to dance like it's still the eighties. Always remember seeing Pete Burns on Top of the Pops for the first time in 1985.

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Such a great tribute to him. You Spin Me Round is one of the songs featured on our Soho walk. Your point about the conformist 70s is so spot on.

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Lovely to read. Pete Burns was hyperrealistic. Sad he is no longer around. Great days visiting Probe, I always spoke to a chap who stood behind the counter on the right as you walked into the shop. He was always sniffing a marker pen. “ Anything worth buying?” fifteen year old me would ask. I still have the records.

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Brilliant stuff Penny!

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