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Valentino

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, June 1975

WITHOUT A shadow of doubt, one of the most controversial records of all time within our musical sphere is Valentino's 'I Was Born This Way'. Dealing directly with the situation by which the artist is gay, it has a lyric which pulls no punches and is refreshingly open about a subject that remains a mystery to many of us.

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