Generation X: Generation Rock & Roll Soul
Chris Salewicz, NME, 8 April 1978
MIDNIGHT IN THE basement console room at Advision Studios, London W1. As Generation X bassist Tony James avidly demands of producer Martin Rushent that he explain the details of his craft ("Gotta learn how to do it myself so I can produce that sound that's in my head"), guitarist Derwood and drummer Mark Laff pore over a pile of Health And Efficiency magazines that they've unearthed.
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