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Roxy Music: Stranded (Island)

Ian MacDonald, New Musical Express, 10 November 1973

IN A WAY, Roxy Music's original ambiguous stance – the Chinese Box thing that was probably their most enticing quality – always fought against their acceptance as a for-real rock 'n' roll band.

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