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Marianne Faithfull: Dangerous Acquaintances (Island)

Cynthia Rose, New Musical Express, 26 September 1981

FAST COMPANY, slow daze... Marianne Faithfull was once merely an incandescent 'inspiration' to the men and the merchandisers of rock. Now she has become one of the most idiosyncratic and infuriating women in modern music.

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