A Record Collector's Guide To Gene Vincent
Dave Thompson, Goldmine, 1999
IT WAS IAN DURY, himself the creator of some of the greatest records of his era, who hit the nail on the head, in one of the greatest tribute records of all time: 'Sweet Gene Vincent', from his New Boots And Panties album, in 1977.
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