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‘Take That asked for our autographs!’ How Cola Boy made 7 Ways to Love

‘When we did Top of the Pops, I found the perfect dress – except it was too tight. If I’d moved, everyone would have had an eyeful’

We’d just pressed a second batch when the track was picked up by Arista, who wanted to sign us, but we couldn’t because we were already on Heavenly and were about to release our first album as St Etienne, Foxbase Alpha. We thought we'd be able to stroll into Top of the Pops – but they wouldn't let us in We had to re-record the song and the vocals because Sarah was under contract too, so she suggested her friend, Janey Lee Grace, could sing on it. My manager and I jumped in a cab to a vintage shop in the East End where I found the perfect dress – except it was too tight.

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