One Evening In May Of 1969 Four Young And Seemingly Very Hip Men Walked Into A Very (what Appeared To Be) Un-hip Looking Building In The 200 Block Of North 12th Street.No One Knew. But An Affair Was About To Take Place, One That Was Destined To Last For Many, Many Nights.

THE SCENE WAS SET IN PHILADELPHIA "THE LAND OF GIANTS”

Here Sat The Entire Gamble-Huff Music Aggregation. This Was Sigma Sound Studios, The Second Stop For The O'JAYS In PhiladelphiaHere Are Four Young Men Dedicated To Injecting You With The Warmth Plus Soul That Comes From Within. Like A Howling Storm Bursting To Be FREE, You'll Find No Better Soul Then That Of Eddie Levert, William Powell. Bobby Massey And Walter Williams. Sounds Like A WINNER!Now For A Moment Let Your Vibrations Contract And Let Your Fingers Walk From The School Yards Of Canton. Ohio To The Jubilant Crowds At The Whiskey A-Go-Go. To The Coconut Grove, To Vegas. To The Uptown Theater In The City Of Brotherly Love And You’re Right In Step With Ed. Bill, Bob And Walt, Better Known Tb You As The O'JAYS, And You’ll Be Doing Your Thing Right Along With Them.So Now That You’re Conditioned About This One Night Affair, Cuddle Up To Warm Lights And A Soft Sofa And Tune In To The Undoubably Winning Sounds Of Gamble-Huff; Because By Now You’re Sure To Be Turned On And You'll Find Yourself Falling Deeper And Deeper In Love- Like So Many People In Philadelphia Have.

AL RICHARDSON EARL SHELTON