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Barry Adamson: The Murky World of Barry Adamson (Mute)

Stuart Bailie, New Musical Express, 1 May 1999

TEN YEARS ago, Barry Adamson put out Moss Side Story to a bemused audience. While the Brit scene was hailing house and baggy acts, Barry namechecked Sinatra, John Barry, James Bond and Bernstein. He was perceived as a curio when he was actually well ahead.

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