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Rick Wakeman Denies Press Rumors In Sex Pistols Controversy

Jim Farber, Circus, 9 June 1977

LONDON: The furor over the Sex Pistols' firing by A&M Records still rages in the British Press. Punk rock is more controversial than ever. Circus Magazine's Jim Farber asked a very cooperative Rick Wakeman about allegations in London's music publications which claimed he influenced his label (A&M) to drop the Sex Pistols.

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