Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company ‘Like A Duck To Water’ (Earthquack, 1976)

byJoe Silva
June 10, 2021

Imagine a time when, as a concession to your audience, you’d show them cartoons while you were busy repatching your synthesisers between songs.

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Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company ‘Like A Duck To Water’ (Earthquack, 1976)

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Peach ‘Audiopeach’ (Epic/Mute, 1997)

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Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company ‘Like A Duck To Water’ (Earthquack, 1976)

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