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ALBUM: The Chameleons – What Does Anything Mean? Basically

Posted by Ian Snell on March 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Chameleons have long been relegated to the position of footnote in the history of Manchester music, despite being the greatest band to ever emerge from Middleton. They have become the Gaugin to the Stone Roses Van Gough, the Salieri to the Smiths Mozart. With this reissue of the seminal 1985 album ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically’ they attempt to re-establish their musical legacy. The album is an amalgamation of all the classic 80s... Read More

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