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Johnny Nash: My Merry Go Round (CBS)

Charlie Gillett, New Musical Express, 16 June 1973

LISTENING TO this record the first time through is as frustrating as trying to see a beautiful woman through a steamed-up window. But the third play begins to bring a clearer picture, and from then on there's no doubt: it's a courageous record, the perfect sound to match all this sun we've been getting.

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