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Talking Heads: Newcastle Poly, Newcastle

Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 4 February 1978

TALKING HEADS are one of those bands who are so good you have to be careful to avoid falling into telling the world they are perfect. Thus far rock writers have been in danger of spooning praise over them like critical aspic to set and preserve them dear and unchanging forever – it doesn't necessarily make life easy when you debut with the Album Of The Decade.

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