Marillion: Bournemouth Winter Gardens
Lucy O'Brien, NME, 9 April 1983
THIS HAPPY breed came to town with Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy emblazoned on the back of their jackets. Patches, denim and undyed hair were de rigeur, along with the stray Afghan and whiff of jasmine.
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