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Grace Jones: Inside Story (Manhattan Records)

Glenn O'Brien, Spin, January 1987

PEOPLE THINK of Grace Jones as a disco queen. People think of her as Conan the Barbarian's sidekick. As just another James Bond villainess. As a major influence on the world of sunglasses. As a cross between Sonny Liston and Judy Garland.

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