Black Sabbath/Black Oak Arkansas: Black Power
Charles Shaar Murray, NME, 8 June 1974
IF JIM DANDY'S PANTS were any tighter they'd have hair growing out of them.
Fringed suede jacket, fringed suede boots, and those white satin pants. Now, what better costume could a good ol' boy wear to tell the world that he's a mountain superstud out for some hot action?
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