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The Cigarettes

The Cigarettes has been played on NTS shows including RTZ, with They're Back Again, Here They Come first played on 12 October 2015.

The Cigarettes were one of those late 70's / early 80's combos that are impossible to pigeon-hole - which is great!! Were they Punk? Well, a bit too smart really. Were they Mod? The image may have been but the music was harder, more powerful. Were they Power-Pop? Once again, all the ingredients were there but the pure power and inventiveness of some of the songs meant that they could not fit in the Power-Pop catchy two minute song bracket. So, sod…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
They're Back Again, Here They Come
The Cigarettes
Company Records1979
They're Back Again, Here They Come
The CigarettesCompany Records1979
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You Were So Young
The Cigarettes
Detour Records2002
You Were So Young
The CigarettesDetour Records2002
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You Were So Young
The Cigarettes
Optic Nerve Recordings2019
You Were So Young
The CigarettesOptic Nerve Recordings2019
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Screaming Dreaming
The Cigarettes
Detour Records2002
Screaming Dreaming
The CigarettesDetour Records2002
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It's The Only Way To Live (Die)
The Cigarettes
Dead Good Records1980
It's The Only Way To Live (Die)
The CigarettesDead Good Records1980
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