The Gladiators: Proverbial Reggae
Peter Silverton, Sounds, 29 April 1978
LEAFING THROUGH an ancient copy of the once-revered American fanzine Shakin' Street last night I finally chanced on the solution to the difficulties – "it's good, for sure, but what more is there to say?", that kind of thing – I was having writing this benighted review.
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