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The Special AKA: Memoirs of a Survivor

Colin Irwin, Melody Maker, 19 January 1985

Few artists are entitled to hold their heads as high as JERRY DAMMERS. He hasn't yet managed to free Nelson Mandela, but Dammers has managed to hang on to his sanity and integrity. So how come he's broke and has a band that doesn't exist? Colin Irwin guides him through the thrills and spills of the Special AKA.

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