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Michael Head: The Magical World of the Strands

Johnny Black, Q, April 1998

IT ALWAYS SEEMS as though Michael Head's 15 minutes of fame are imminent. Over the last two decades, this unfairly neglected Liverpudlian has written much fine music, but, as this delectably tasteful set proves, his eye isn't on the bouncing ball of chart domination.

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