Tom Hibbert, The History of Rock, 1984
AS THE '70S DREW TO A CLOSE, the British pop scene seemed distinctively lacking in glamour. Punk rock had made way for a ‘new wave’ of grim-sounding electronic bands that vied with tired disco acts for chart success.
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