From the MCRFB news archive: 1965
PARIS SLATED FOR MOTOWN U.K. TOUR; ADDED SCHEDULED STOP
LONDON — Tamla-Motown’s Motor Town Revue, besides 21 personal appearances in 24 days in England, has a show slated for the Olympia Music Hall in Paris on April 13.
A flock of new releases Friday (March 19) heralds the Motown in vasion of Britain. The Supremes’ “Stop! In The Name Of Love” was released for the first time in England and has been challenging for the top of the American chart. “Ooo, Baby Baby” by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles is being released as well as in the United States. A new record by Stevie Wonder, “Kiss Me Baby,” will also be released, but no definite date has been set.
Motown’s the Temptations, in England for a series of radio and television appearances, will release “It’s Growing” Friday (19). The group is not connected with the revue, but will appear on a TV spectacular, The Sound Of Tamla-Motown,” with revue stars. Dusty Springfield will only be the British star on the show.
The Supremes will also appear at the “Sunday Night At The London Palladium” TV show plus other TV/radio stints.
The Motor Town Revue package includes the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, and the Earl Van Dyke Sextet.
The U.K. Motor Town Revue Schedule
The Tamla-Motown schedule is: Astoria Hall, Finsbury Park, March 20. Odeon Hall, March 21; Colstone Hall, Bristol, March 23; Capitol Hall, Cardiff, March 24; Odeon Hall, Birmingham, March March 25; A.B.C., Kingston, March 26; Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, March 27; Odeon Hall, Leicester, March 28; Odeon Hall, Manchester; March 30; and Odeon Hall, Leeds, March 31.
Also scheduled: Odeon Hall, Glasgow, April 1; A.B.C., Stockton, April 2; City Hall, New Castle, April 3; Empire Hall, Liverpool, April 4; A.B.C., Luton, April 6; A.B.C., Chester, April 7; City Hall, Sheffield, April 8; A.B.C., Wigan, April 9; Gaumont, Wolverhampton, April 10; Gaumont, Ipswich, April 11; Guild Hall, Portsmouth, April 12; and Olympia Music Hall, April 13. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; March 20, 1965).
