It was the greatest pop song of 1988. Fairground Attraction’s first single Perfect hooked listeners from the moment they heard Eddi Reader sing that irresistible chorus, “It’s got to be-e-e-e-e…perfect…”

It blared out on radios, in wine-bars and on football terraces – where the lyrics were quickly adapted to “be-e-e-e Chelsea” or Charlton or whatever; and shot straight to No 1, spawning a double-platinum debut album, The First Of A Million Kisses.

But in January 1990, the…