Paul Simon's Graceland: the acclaim and the outrage

As the 25th anniversary celebrations build for the groundbreaking album, Robin Denselow recalls the huge controversy it causedIt was a plush affair for the mid-80s, an era when record sales had already begun to decline, and when music writers had already begun to reminisce about the good old glory days when lavish promotional parties and international flights were commonplace. On 27 August 1986, the Warner label hosted a major event at the Mayfair Theatre in London to mark the release of Paul Si...

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