Manfred Mann: Mann Of The Moment…
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 11 September 1976
ARGUMENTATIVE and brittle, Manfred Mann has long been notorious as a man not likely to suffer fools gladly. He has terrorised managers, journalists, publicists and musicians for a decade.
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