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Radio Scotland,14 Mar 2006,23 mins

Raintown by Deacon Blue

Classic Scottish Albums

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Davie Scott reveals more insightful tales behind Classic Scottish Albums. He selects another album that changed the lives of those involved and struck a very intimate chord in the history of music. Dignity, work, dreams, love and loss, all themes on Deacon Blue's 'Raintown'. Lead singer Ricky Ross reveals the inspirations for one of the most successful albums to emerge from the 1980s.

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