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LISTEN! in the name of Supremes

Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 23 April 1965

FLOP. THAT'S the only way to describe the much-vaunted, ill-fated Tamla-Motown road show. When it ended its first British tour last week it left behind a trail of near-empty theatres halfway across the country. But before angry NME readers round on me for my verdict, let them listen to these words of wisdom from Mary Wilson of the Supremes — one of the top attractions on the Tamla package.

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