Wishbone Ash: Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Barbara Charone, Sounds, 6 November 1976
"I SAW A band today that will give you guys a scare," someone told Andy Powell in the dressing room after a triumphant concert at Croydon's Fairfield Halls. Powell's ebullient grin quickly turned into a dour frown. "On the TV this afternoon was this incredible band called the Shadows." Everyone laughed.
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