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Little Richard's Big Troubles, Part 1

Ed Jones, Melody Maker, 28 June 1975

Part 1: Lewisham

"TURN THE BAND DOWN!" bawls a lady who may have been a teenager in the '50s. "Turn the bloody band down!" This, and even less respectful sentiments, rang round the half-full Lewisham Odeon on Friday, where Little Richard opened his brief series of British concert dates.

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