Third World: Now That We've Found A Hit
Chris Salewicz, NME, 18 November 1978
BY JAMAICAN STANDARDS, Third World are pretty unique. Going against the run of the studio-dominated JA music scene, founder members guitarist Stephen "Cat" Coore and keyboardism Michael "Ibo" Cooper conceived the group as both a recording unit and a working road band.
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