Nick Cave: Lizard of Oz
Chris Roberts, Melody Maker, 23 January 1988
AFTER A YEAR AWAY, NICK CAVE RETURNS FROM THE WILDERNESS WITH ANOTHER LADELFUL OF PEARLS AND PESSIMISM. CHRIS ROBERTS MEETS THE MAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING IN BLACK AND WHITE (WITHOUT THE WHITE) AND INVESTIGATES 'THE TRUTH' BEHIND HIS NEW BOOK KING INK AND NEW SINGLE 'THE MERCY SEAT'.
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