The Darts: Getting To The Point With The Darts
John Tobler, ZigZag, December 1977
THIS IS GOING to be a two part feature. This is the first part, as the more astute among you have probably already worked out, and the second part, which will arrive when it's ready, will be a family tree of the Darts, as remembered by Denis Hegarty, the man who deserves the credit (or blame) for the conception of the group.
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