UFO Is Dead – Long Live UFO
Miles, International Times, 19 April 1968
The UFO idea first began in February 1966 when Steve Stollman (front the ESP avant-garde jazz record label in New York – then still in its infancy) arrived in London with strange and wonderful ideas, and together with John Hopkins organised regular events held every Sunday afternoon at the Marquee club.
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