Nikki Sudden lit out of Little England to live the Keith Richards cliche, dying seven years ago, at 49, in a New York hotel.
He bequeathed a treasury of sloppy garage Stones riffs, decadent dirges, beautifully bent guitar breaks and challengingly wayard vocals, via a variety of fly-by-night labels. These six, rarity riddled, discs selectively sculpt Sudden’s chaotic catalogue into a coherent case for cannonisation.
The romantically reflective Green Shield Stamps is a Wild Horses for seventies suburban Solihull and a posthumous pinnacle.
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com