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Crack, a Tiffany Drug at Woolworth Prices: SPIN’s 1986 Feature
R.E.M.: SPIN’s 1991 ‘Out of Time’ Cover Story, ‘Going for Baroque’
Amy Winehouse: SPIN’s 2007 Cover Story, ‘Lady Sings the Blues’
Live Aid: SPIN’s 1986 Investigation Into Relief Aid Abuse, ‘Sympathy for the Devil’
Live Aid: Bob Geldof’s Original Response to SPIN’s 1986 Exposé
Live Aid: The Terrible Truth
Our 2003 Strokes Cover Story: “The Rebirth of Cool”
Ike’s Story: SPIN’s 1985 Feature on Ike Turner
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