Greil Marcus
Jon Wilde, Melody Maker, 8 July 1989
IN 1977, GREIL MARCUS PUBLISHED MYSTERY TRAIN, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF ROCK CRITICISM EVER WRITTEN. HIS NEW BOOK, LIPSTICK TRACES: A SECRET HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY, IS AN EVEN MORE AMBITIOUS TOME, INVESTIGATING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PUNK AND DADA AND BEYOND. JONH WILDE REPORTS.
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