Record Shop Story #7: Revolution Records, Penge

From rich local music history to a signed 7-inch from The Jam, a visit to south London's Revolution Records throws up a few unexpected surprises

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‘You can walk around in New York while you sleep in Penge,’ sang David Bowie on 1967’s ‘Did you ever have a dream?’.

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