Rock On Commie: The Christians In East Berlin
Len Brown, NME, 1 August 1987
WHERE AM I? The hotel receptionist says, "Have a nice day". There's Gershwin muzak in the lift. There's Sade on the radio. There's no bugging device in the potted plant. And there's a Barclay James Harvest roadie in the foyer. Blimey, it must be the KGB's day off.
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