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Prince/Michael Jackson/Luther Vandross: Live at the Capital Centre

Geoffrey Himes, Columbia Flyer (Maryland), 20 October 1988

BOTH PRINCE and Michael Jackson came to the Capital Centre last week for a showdown between the two reigning giants of rock'n'soul. Appearing in the same hall within three days of each other, these two 30-year-olds with such similar talents and such different approaches offered a rare chance to compare them back-to-back. And the winner was...

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