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Showing posts with label Early 80s Eastern Bloc Chic. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Sov Bloc Chic (A Cold War Frottage)


Posted by David K Wayne at 17:44 8 comments:
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Labels: Alan Bennett, Cold War, Comedy, Dance, Dennis Potter, Early 80s Eastern Bloc Chic, Elton John, New Pop, Paul Mazursky, Soviet Union, Sting, Trevor Griffiths, Warren Beatty
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