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Motown's Spinners

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 5 February 1971

AFTER NEARLY ten years of trying, the Spinners finally achieved their break-through in this country via the first Stevie Wonder production of them. The song – 'It's A Shame' – has also given them their biggest success in the States, to date, too.

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