Stomu Yamashta: 24 Hour Man
Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, 2 February 1975
STOMU YAMASHTA was looking pretty chipper for someone who's been getting just two hours sleep a night for the past month. For a man who is working round the clock to get not one but three shows on the road he was looking pretty remarkable, if not downright miraculous.
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