October 2012's @MOJOmagazine features '80s indie heroes The Smiths on the cover, and the attendant covermount mines the work of contemporaries—albeit with a focus on far lesser known contemporaries. Highlights come from the likes of Felt, The Dentists, and the Weather Prophets; the most famous groups on the disc are the Go-Betweens (whose contribution, "Cattle and Cane," I have already Jammed on this page) and Billy Bragg (who has also featured here). Minor slumps come from the likes of the Nightingales ("Crafty Fag" is well past its sell date) and a rather plodding outtake by the La's ("Open Your Heart"), but overall this is a very pleasant covermount and a welcome respite from the other themes—full-album tributes and "influences" collections—that MOJO loves to explore on its giveaway discs. The Woodentops hail from London; "Well Well Well" was originally released as a single in 1985.
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