YELLOW VAN & THE FOUR TOPS!

So around the latter part of April 1987, We Moved to Norwich, it was a 3 Bedroomed House with a Large Garden, although the Parking wasn't to Great!


We had to begin Re-decorating straight-away, who we had Exchanged with had not left it too Clean and Tidy, in fact it was a bit of a Dump!


The Person we Exchanged with still Lives in our Town now, some 25 Years Later, and when ever I see Her, I think, how much I Detest Her! (this will become Clearer later on).

Anyway, has I said in Previous Post, at the same time as Moving, I was going Self-Employed at the same time, what I was going to do, if you Read my Previous Posts, you will remember I used to make Pies and Salads for a couple of places/establishments, so I was going to try and Expand this!  


So to do this, I Needed some sort of Transport, now I have tried to Remember how this all Worked out, but I cant!  but Susan says she Remembered that My Father Lent me some Money to Buy a Van, now if this had Happened like this, I'm sure somewhere along the line, one of my Sister's or Mother would have Reminded me that I Owed Money Out, but as None of them Speak now, perhaps it did Happen like this!

What I can Remember is, my Old Man took me to a Car and Van Auction in Norwich, I cant remember Prices etc, but I got an Old GPO Van (Telecom Van with Yellow Paintwork), it seemed alright, it was Paid for and I was to Pick it up the Next Day!


The Van had all Shelving down both sides in the Back, so it was Ideal for what I wanted it for, it was exactly like this Picture, above!


So I went Home that day, Happy and Starting making plans for the Future of the New Van and Business!
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Back in 1981, The Four Tops Released their Fist Single for the Casablanca Record Label, "When She Was My Girl" it was their First  Single and Hit for over 5 Years!


It Reached Number 1 on the US R&B Chart, and Number 11 on the US Pop Chart, it also Charted in the UK at Number 3 on the Pop Chart.

The Four Tops Line-Up at this time was still the 4 Originals Member's, Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Ronaldo "Obie" Benson, they had been Together for over 40 Year's!

The Song was taken from their Debut Casablanca Records Album, called "Tonight"

This was a Great Track and a return to the Top for the Four Tops


The only Surviving Member of The Four Tops now is Abdul Fakir.




Checkout a Live Version and the Studio!