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Adamski: Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy (MCA)

Tom Doyle, Smash Hits, 17 October 1990

THIS IS Adamski's proper studio LP and it marks the end of his transformation from underground rave king to madly grinning pop star. Of course, it features the recent hits — 'Killer' and 'Space Jungle' — but the question is, surely, can Adamski's fondness for quirky, "futuristic" synth noises and his newly-found singing voice hold our attentions throughout a whole LP?

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