4 stars out of 5 -- "The glory of OUR FAVOURITE SHOP is as much to do with its musical courage as socialist dogma....One of the most original pop albums of its decade...", 3 stars out of 5 -- "When OUR FAVOURITE SHOP dramatises rather than simply delivers slogans, it can be a powerful and even moving record.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Underrated delights such as 'The Piccadilly Trail', 'Spin Drifting' and 'Call Me' attest to the Council's talent for a crisply sophisticated kind of pop."
