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Radio Scotland,22 Mar 2007,25 mins

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole and The Commotions

Classic Scottish Albums

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If you were growing up in the 1980s this band's probably improved your vocabulary. Lloyd Cole explains to Davie Scott how they honed their sound on the live circuit before recording 'Rattlesnakes', while along the way they influenced a young student called Ian Rankin with their wordy references.

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