Phil Manzanera: Head hunting in darkest Acton
Max Bell, NME, 19 April 1975
YOU'VE GOT TO be quick to catch a Manzanera. No sooner has it left America than it's off to sunny Hawaii to sojourn, returning home briefly to feed the cats, pay the milkman and pack immediately for a mini-visit to Anzac cousins.
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