The Only Ones: Something Slithery This Way Comes
Max Bell, NME, 17 March 1979
THE DRESSING room at Hurrah's is buzzing with electricity reason being that inside this converted New York discotheque it's damn near as cold as on the pavements outside on a far from bustling Broadway. To remedy this state of discomfort a minion has been dispatched to procure the services of a tiny one bar fire, which is even now crackling into life.
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