Supertramp on the Verge
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 23 July 1978
July 2002 intro:
Supertramp play at Hyde Park this month, a sure sign they have lost none of the fans who made them huge with Crime of the Century back in the '70s. Harry Doherty interviewed the band at the height of their success with Breakfast in America. It would turn out to be something of a death warrant, as Harry recalls
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