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Elton John Steams 'Em Up

Robert Greenfield, Rolling Stone, 12 November 1970

LONDON – "If this is the revolution, why are the drinks so fucking expensive," someone has written on the wall in the toilet of London's Revolution club. Right next to that message, on the gleaming white toilet bowl itself, is a large round decal that says, "Your Elton John Dealer."

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