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Fraser Lewry

"One of the most colourful, fascinating, exciting and unusual rock'n'roll albums we've ever heard." The story of the pioneering rockers whose career was scuttled by the Six-Day War

The Devil's Anvil on the cover of Hard Rock From The Middle East.

In late 1966, American industry bible Billboard ran a cover story about a trend they predicted to become a potent force on the US chart.

Under the banner headline U. S. Firms Planning Major Push On The Hot Middle Eastern Music, the paper breathlessly described how George Harrison's trips to Delhi to study with sitar master Ravi Shankar were inspiring other musicians to explore music from other parts of the world.

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