B.W. Goes C&W (United Artists)
Cliff White, NME, 11 September 1976
RECORDED BEFORE Safety Zone last year, this is the set that Bobby had intended to call Black In The Saddle. UA wouldn't release it at the time, but now that they've lost the independently-minded soul star to CBS they're obviously trying to salvage what they can from the archives.
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