Pt 1/2 Steve Bedlam - Illegal Raves
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Steve Bedlam was one of the people behind Bedlam Sound System, and as he puts it "We never played anywhere that was legal". He and his friends in Spiral Tribe and other sound systems of the time provided the sound in warehouses and fields across the country. Presented by Chris Snow @bandwidthpdnExecutive Production @sparewomenshorturl.at/bwJP8 
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