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Newcastle Welcomes Peter Gabriel

Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 1 October 1977

In the car park round the corner from Newcastle City Hall a bootleg baker was trafficking in bread buns from the back of an unmarked Transit. Buyers and sellers smiled craftily as if they weren't quite sure whether their activity was quite legal.

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