The Raspberries
Metal Mike Saunders, Biography for Capitol Records, 1974
YOU KNOW the group's story by now: how the Raspberries came out of nowhere in Summer 1972 to score with their million selling single, 'Go All The Way', followed by two more hits ('I Wanna Be With You' and 'Let's Pretend') and a total of three Capitol albums before their recent personnel change.
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