Tyla Gang: Moon Proof (Beserkley)
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 18 November 1978
THERE ARE certain musicians whose burden in life is to carry the can for mediocre past. Sean Tyla, late of Ducks Deluxe, is suffering from such unjustified victimization — which is a pity because it means that Moonproof, which has more going for it than against, will probably be ignored.
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