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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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