Little Anthony and the Imperials: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Lenny Kaye, Fusion, 14 November 1969
LITTLE ANTHONY AND the Imperials. Ah, just saying the name is a high, bringing back all those battered End records of 'Tears On My Pillow', 'When You Wish Upon A Star', 'Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop', bringing back the Brooklyn Fox, Murray the K in a much more natural incarnation, Little Anthony pausing to spit between each number, introducing songs in a high, lisp-like whisper. "And now we'd like to do something for you that we hope you'll enjoy..."
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