Brum Beat
Rob Partridge, Melody Maker, 26 January 1974
"Liverpool today Birmingham tomorrow. That's the forecast for the beat business in rock music. Yes, the Brum Beat is all set to take over from the booming Mersey side market." TV Times, 1965.
Total word count of piece: 1956
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