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issue 1 june 2004

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coming uppance (con't) 8

richard oakes (con't)
now a practically pensionable 20 years old, richard oakes looks likely to replace cliff richard as the peter pan of pop, so often have his tender years been splashed across the music press. he is also entitled to the title of “man most allowed to feel a bit chuffed with himself”.

trash, richard’s first single proper, has become suede’s most successful hit to date and the album, of which he co-wrote the lion's share, is already well on its way to surpassing the considerable success of its predecessors too.

richard oakes wears spectacles when no one’s looking. he is well on the way to becoming the greatest guitarist of his generation.

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