Linda Lewis: Newcastle Polytechnic
Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 16 October 1976
FROM KID Barton's interview with Ms Lewis last week it would seem that her current tour is the latest defiant gesture in a running debate with Clive Davis, boss of her record label, Arista. No product out you see man, so she's footing a lot of bills herself.
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