The Fabulous Thunderbirds: Dingwalls, London
David Quantick, NME, 11 May 1985
I SUPPOSE its a good time for these sons of America to renew their acquaintance with these shores ("Hi, shores!"), since every other denizen of their land is being touted as near-genius by the popular press. And The Fabulous Thunderbirds were known here as a cracking lot of R&B purveyors long before Los Lobos records were commercially available on this side of the Atlantic.
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