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Some of the musicians involved with these acts would go on to work with the likes of Tears for Fears, Talk Talk, Bros, Pet Shop Boys, Massive Attack, Roger Taylor (Queen), Robert Plant, U2, Goldfrapp, Roni Size \u0026amp; Reprazent and others. This body of work has real significance across the board. That overall legacy from the 80's lives on in other ways - in books, documentaries, blogs, exhibitions, even the launching of magazines in the spirit of Blitz, this one called Blitzed! Locally, it's the music and the good times. This release represents a small part of it. 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