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Originally titled Kids Like You and Me, this documentary on the 1978 Reading Rock Festival is so rare that even fans of the bands depicted scarcely know of its existence. Featuring performances and interviews by the Jam, Sham 69, Penetration, early Ultravox and the Pirates, the film even shows Sham 69’s over-emotional Jimmy Pursey breaking down in tears on stage.
This article appears in April 30 • 2004.
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