Dot Wordsworth

How did Mark Reckless get his surname?

If he’s lucky, by having a carefree ancestor, rather than a careless one

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issue 04 October 2014

When I first heard ‘Wonderwall’ being played in a public house, in 1995 I suppose, I thought it was some unreleased Beatles record that had been just been discovered. The song appeared on an album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which has on the cover a picture showing two men about to pass in a very empty Berwick Street in Soho.

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