How a Handsworth council house forged the futuristic sounds of space-age Sheffield

The music-loving car mechanic who helped change the face of British pop music

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When I first came to Sheffield, I knew just two things about it. One, that it was the Steel City, and two, that it had a famous musical heritage. The names behind Sheffield’s pop success stories — Alex Turner, Jarvis Cocker, Martyn Ware — are well known. But one name that isn't often mentioned co…