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“A forklift went through it”: Richard Thompson on story solos and guitars salvaged against the odds

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It’s hard to imagine a more tantalising album title than Hippies, Thugs And Heroes . And when opener Sorcerer’s Apprentice strikes up, Richard Thompson reminds us he’s as much a storyteller as…

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