Richard Hell: Hold Off
Alan Betrock, ZigZag, July 1977
2:39 Richard Hell and the Voidoids glide into take one of 'The Plan', a quirky composition, supported by subtle mood changes. At 2:43 it's finished.
2:46 Take two is killed immediately the band is not together.
Total word count of piece: 2417
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