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James Taylor

Keith Altham, Petticoat, 23 October 1971

AS OPPOSED to coming on strong in the time honoured tradition of super-stars – James Taylor comes on weak! He is the first and the foremost of the low-key rock and roll stars and on stage presents the public image of a vulnerable, ambulated American string-bean with braces.

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