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November 8, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1493

Michael Franks, The Art Of Tea (1975) Songs about food are ridiculous because they’re almost always metaphors for fucking – and yet there’s nothing remotely sexy about a) Michael Franks or b) Michael Franks singing about Eggplant. So why do I have this album then? Well, my first record-store job was late nights in the [...]
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