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The Buzzcocks, Gang of Four: Club 57, New York NY

Richard Grabel, NME, 22 September 1979

THIS IS AN interesting juxtaposition: Buzzcocks work on a high energy formula, a formula that works; Gang Of Four work away from formula – they acknowledge the presence of structure in their music and then try to dismantle it.

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