The Persuasions: Street Corner Symphony (Island)
Charles Shaar Murray, International Times, 19 June 1972
THE PERSUASIONS are a five-strong black vocal group who perform acappella. Their album Street Corner Symphony is just what it says: a set of songs performed entirely without instrumental accompaniment.
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