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Kid Creole & The Coconuts: The Rake's Progress

Richard Grabel, New Musical Express, 15 May 1982

One singer sacked, bad vibes with the vibes player, a dodgy new LP, and a frankly suspect panama hat – Richard Grabel battles through the palms to find how ringmaster August Darnell keeps his Coconut circus stepping.

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