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Strawberry Switchblade, with Rose's trademark Antigua finish Fender Coronado II taking pride of place. She bought the guitar from James Kirk of Orange Juice, who also thought up Strawberry Switchblade's name & played on their first two BBC radios sessions. Thanks, James!

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Here's an odd one - a Japanese ska-punk cover of another J-ska cover of Strawberry Switchblade's Since Yesterday. Potshot did a version in 1997 & this one by Free Kick came out on a Potshot tribute EP in 2014. Limited edition Japanese release on coloured vinyl! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1UZ...

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Strawberry Switchblade on the cover of Patches, 24 March 1984. Patches was a UK weekly magazine aimed at teenage girls, featuring music, fashion, advice and romance photo-stories.

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Strawberry Switchblade by candlelight. Back page poster from UK music mag Record Mirror, 1985. (📸©️Peter McArthur, used with permission)

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Not sure anybody ever expected to see Phil Mitchell singing Since Yesterday on EastEnders, but last night we did. I reckon Grant would do a great Lovecats and Bianca would absolutely burn it down belting out Temple of Love. We live in hope.

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Strawberry Switchblade talking about their aesthetic & how Glasgow boredom encourages creativity. Interviewed by Paul Coia, March 1985. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh7J...

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Happy birthday to Tim Pope, born this day in 1956! Director of the first 3 Strawberry Switchblade videos, as well as squillions for other people, most notably The Cure. His birthday is the day after Jill Bryson's & they had a joint party in 1985! 🧵

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Happy birthday to Jill Bryson, born this day 1961! The voice, the melodies, the songs, the style, always inventive in her myriad forms of creative expression. #StrawberrySwitchblade

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Strawberry Switchblade, 1984 or 1985. 📸Paul Cox

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On this day 40 years ago Strawberry Switchblade recorded their final BBC radio session, for John Peel. With Since Yesterday in the top 10 & the album imminent, you'd have thought they'd be showcasing some of its songs. Instead, they recorded 4 new tracks 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_O2...

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Strawberry Switchblade centrespread poster from No 1 magazine, 1985.

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