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THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR

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WITH The Beatles’ later work being steadily remixed from the multi-tracks, it’s fitting that the Fabs’ psychedelic counterparts The Dukes Of Stratosphear are now getting the same forensic treatment. A four-piece who dabbled in garage, beat-pop and music hall, all liberally sprinkled with psychedelic fairy dust, the Dukes’ two albums are fine specimens of the mind-expanded pop that sprung up in

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