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Motown: Will 'HITSVILLE U.S.A.' Hit Britain Now?

Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 13 June 1964

THEY SAY that there's not much chance for American hits here now. But nevertheless the multi-million dollar American label Tamla has scored its FIRST hit here during the three years of its existence. 'My Guy' by Mary Wells has done the trick, that bluesy beater which has just topped the Stateside charts.

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