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Dexys Midnight Runners: Music Machine, London

Paolo Hewitt, Melody Maker, 2 February 1980

THREE GUITARS, three brass, one keyboard and drums and we have the... Next Big Thing. At present Dexys Runners may not have the repertoire that such an accolade presupposes, but is a live entity they're probably one of the loudest, strongest and most convincing bands currently treading the boards.

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