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In the early 1980s Johnny Marr and bassist Andy Rourke of The Smiths were in a band called Freak Party along with drummer Si Wolstencroft, who discovered two lost tracks on a cassette in his cellar. He's releasing the first of them next week.

Si spoke to 5 live Breakfast about how he almost ended up playing for the Smiths: 鈥淚 was in a band with Ian Brown and John Squire of the Stone Roses when Johnny invited me to try out for the Smiths. Morrissey came in and gave me a brief nod, and a bag full of lyrics.鈥�

It wasn鈥檛 to be for Si, who decided it wasn鈥檛 for him, and he missed out on being in both the Smiths and the Stone Roses.

鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 really that interested, I said thanks Johnny, but no thanks. It took me a while to get over that decision, but I am now and busier than ever,鈥� added the drummer.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Saturday 22 October 2016.