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The Long, Long Way To The Top For Long John

Alan Walsh, Music Maker, February 1968

LONG JOHN Baldry looked down on life below him in a crowded Fleet Street hostelry, sipped a Courvoisier and reflected on his tardy, though well-earned success. Ten years as an artist, seven professionally, has brought Baldry to the point where he can appreciate ephemeral chart success, but not be deceived by its tinsel glitter.

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