Mink DeVille: Slick Fur Fury
Howie Klein, Creem, October 1977
"MINK PIE, how's that!" challenged Willie, whose darkly silent, sinewy presence dominated the dimly-lit cold-water flat in Oakland. The band had been up speeding for four days; it was 5 a.m. and they wanted a change.
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