The late ‘80s was a time when men wearing cardigans and big specs were fey, bookish types clutching bags full of seven-inch singles. A time when independent music became a genre rather than a style of distribution. A time of bands such as The Smiths and the Happy Mondays and when The House of Love released their first single. It was 20 years ago that the band shot to number 1 in the indie charts with their debut single,