Simon Dunn

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Alas! The Tour (Souvenir Programme)

A few months ago I tweeted this:

Which then led me down a little, shallow rabbit hole, wherein I purchased a copy of the tour programme. Here’s how it looked when it arrived, all pristine and lovely.

And here’s the back cover.

This is a full page advert parody from inside.

Here’s a flavour of just how nicely produced the whole thing is, and just how much bonus material is contained within.

Some more adverts …

Here are the credits …

But would you look at that …

The souvenir programme for Smith And Jones’ 1986 live tour was one John Lloyd.

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