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Dexys Midnight Runners

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Group. Formed 1978.

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Biography

Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid-1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come on Eileen" and "Geno".

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  1. Let's Make This Precious: The Best Of 2003

    Let's Make This Precious: The Best of Dexys Midnight Runners

    Reviewed by Daryl Easlea

    There has been never been a more scintillating marriage of punk, soul and Irish showband.
  2. Searching For The Young Soul Rebels 1980

    Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

    Reviewed by Daryl Easlea

    Fierce, raging and passionate - one of the greatest debut albums of all time.

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