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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Blancmange Picks All Time Top Ten

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To promote the 1982 Blancmange debut album Happy Families,  founders Stephen Luscombe and Neil Arthur gave Smash Hits a Top Ten list showcasing their love of synth pop and exotic world music. This list comes courtesy of Brian at Like Punk Never Happened.












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