Average White Band: Edinburgh, Scotland
Barbara Charone, Sounds, 22 May 1976
"I'VE GOT an announcement to make," Alan Gorrie told a sold out Edinburgh audience the night after Scotland had beaten England. "If there's any dodgy singin' tonight it's because of the match". Alan and the rest of the Average White Band had yelled so loud for Scotland the previous day, they were a bit concerned about the vocal quality on the second night of their first British tour in two years. They need not have worried.
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