Starry-Eyed and Laughing: Starry-Eyed and Laughing
Ken Barnes, Phonograph Record, March 1975
THIS ALBUM was preceded by a year-long barrage of hype, emanating from England, revolving around the band's stylistic similarities to the early Byrds.
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