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The Evolution Of Peter Gabriel – Why He Believes In Taking Risks With His Music

Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe, 3 July 1980

IN RETROSPECT, Peter Gabriel is mildly amused. His third solo album, Peter Gabriel, is an unqualified success in his native England, hitting the No. 1 spot on the charts in just two weeks. But in America, Gabriel's long-time record company, Atlantic, rejected it out of hand, forcing a worldwide delay in its release until he signed with Mercury Records this spring.

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