Spinal Tap: This Much Talent!
Andy Gill, Q, October 1990
This Is Spinal Tap: the movie that became a legend, the spoof band whose name became a by-word for all that is incompetent, disastrous and self-deluding in the world of rock'n'roll. Andy Gill meets the acting and writing team – including director Rob Reiner – to recall the sights, the sounds and, yes, the smells that have infiltrated musicians' folklore. But enough of our yakkin'. Whaddya say, let's boogie!
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