Reverberate, episode 6: The plastic people of Prague

Reverberate by The Guardian

Mar 3, 202100:32:17Music

The Plastic People of the Universe were a group of underground Czech psych-rockers known more for their outlandish stage presence than for their songs. After the Communist invasion in 1968, however, they became a thorn i...

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