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Reggae... The Hits You Never Hear

Rob Partridge, Melody Maker, 21 July 1973

Scores of reggae records sell enough copies to qualify as pop hits. But you won't see them on the charts and you won't hear them on the radio. ROBERT PARTRIDGE investigates the lack of exposure which makes reggae today's true underground culture

Total word count of piece: 1933

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