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"The Most Exciting Thing Is Playing Live" — Richard Thompson Downplays Studio Work

Jeff Tamarkin, Billboard, 30 March 1985

NEW YORK — Considering that Richard Thompson's albums invariably end up near the top of year-end critics' polls, one would think that the veteran British singer/songwriter/guitarist spends a great deal of time perfecting his craft in the studio. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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