Police Report: Message From Three Bottle Blonds...
Susan Whitall, Creem, November 1979
JANUARY 1979: We started receiving phone calls here at BH Central of some urgency from John Pidgeon, one of our English writers who also toils for Melody Maker. Normally a subdued Britisher, John was extremely excited about this new band, the Police.
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