I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

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I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Sad Cafe Concerts

Sad Cafe performed 106 concerts worldwide. You can sort the list by city, concert venue, or date.

Location	Venue	Date Sort ascending
Leeds, England	Leeds University	1980-3-19
Sheffield, England	City Hall	1980-3-20
Newcastle, England	City Hall	1980-3-21
Glasgow, Scotland	Apollo	1980-3-23
Edinburgh, Scotland	Usher Hall	1980-3-24
Hull, England	City Hall	1980-3-25
Preston, England	Guild Hall	1980-3-26
Oxford, England	New Theatre	1980-3-27
Birmingham, England	Odeon	1980-3-28
Cambridge, England	Corn Exchange	1980-3-29
Croydon, England	Fairfield Hals	1980-3-30
London, England	Hammersmith Odeon	1980-4-1
Ipswich, England	Gaumont	1980-4-2
Coventry, England	Theatre	1980-4-3
Blackpool, England	ABC	1980-4-5
Liverpool, England	Empire	1980-4-6
Portsmouth, England	Guild Hall	1980-4-8
Brighton, England	Dome	1980-4-10
Poole, England	Wessex Hall	1980-4-11
Bristol, England	Colston Hall	1980-4-12
Southport, England	Theatre	1980-4-14
Manchester, England	Apollo	1980-4-15
Manchester, England	Apollo	1980-4-16
Manchester, England	Apollo	1980-4-17
London, England	Paris Theatre	1980-4-23
Amsterdam, Netherlands	Theater de Meervaart	1980-9-25
Preston, England	Guild Hall	1980-11-8
Birmingham, England	Odeon	1980-11-9
Ipswich, England	Gaumont	1980-11-10
Leicester, England	De Montfordt Hall	1980-11-11
Hanley, England	Victoria Hall	1980-11-12
Southampton, England	Gaumont	1980-11-13
Oxford, England	New Theatre	1980-11-14
Bristol, England	Colston Hall	1980-11-16
London, England	Hammersmith Odeon	1980-11-17
Liverpool, England	Empire Theatre	1980-11-19
Sheffield, England	City Hall	1980-11-20
Newcastle, England	City Hall	1980-11-21
Edinburgh, Scotland	Odeon Theatre	1980-11-22
Manchester, England	Apollo	1980-11-23
Manchester, England	Apollo	1980-11-24
Wolverhampton, England	Civic Hall	1980-11-26
Cardiff, Wales	Sophia Gardens Pavilion	1980-11-27
Bradford, England	St. George's Hall	1980-11-28
Glasgow, Scotland	Apollo	1980-11-29
Aberdeen, Scotland	Capitol Theatre	1980-11-30
Vancouver, Canada	PNE Forum	1979-2-2
Portland, OR	Paramount Theater	1979-2-3
Seattle, WA	Center Arena	1979-2-4
Sacramento, CA	Memorial Auditorium	1979-2-6
Anaheim, CA	Convention Center	1979-2-7
San Diego, CA	Civic Theater	1979-2-9
Las Vegas, NV	Aladdin Theater	1979-2-10
Tucson, AZ	Convention Center	1979-2-11
Fort Worth, TX	Tarrant County Convention Center	1979-2-13
Houston, TX	Coliseum	1979-2-14
Norman, OK	Boomer Theater	1979-2-15
Tampa, FL	Hixon Convention Hall	1979-2-16
Pembroke Pines, FL	Hollywood Sportatorium	1979-2-17
St. Louis, MO		1979-2-19
Omaha, NE	Music Box	1979-2-20
Madison, WI		1979-2-21
Milwaukee, WI		1979-2-22
Minneapolis, MN		1979-2-23
Kansas City, MO		1979-2-24
Cleveland, OH	Public Hall	1979-2-28
Chicago, IL	International Amphitheater	1979-3-1
Pittsburgh, PA	Stanley Theater	1979-3-2
Philadelphia, PA	Spectrum	1979-3-3
Boston, MA	Boston Garden	1979-3-6
Pittsburgh, PA	Stanley Theater	1979-3-7
Cincinnati, OH	Riverfront Coliseum	1979-3-9
Indianapolis, IN	Market Square Arena	1979-3-10
Toledo, OH	Sports Arena	1979-3-15
Detroit, MI	Cobo Arena	1979-3-17
Wheeling, WV	Civic Center	1979-3-18
Montreal, Canada	El Casino	1979-3-19
Montreal, Canada	El Casino	1979-3-20
Montreal, Canada	Theatre Saint-Denis	1979-3-21
New Orleans, LA	Warehouse	1979-3-31
Hollywood, CA	Roxy	1979-4-10
Buffalo, NY	Kleinhans Music Hall	1979-4-18
Upper Darby, PA	Tower Theater	1979-4-20
Passaic, NJ	Capitol Theater	1979-4-21
Manchester, England	Apollo	1979-5-24
Victoria, England	Venue	1979-8-30
Manchester, England	Apollo	1979-10-24
London, England	Victoria Palace Theatre	1978-2-26
Keele, England	University of Keele	1978-3-1
Scarborough, England	Penthouse	1978-3-3
London, England	Golders Green Hippodrome	1978-3-4
Preston, England	Guild Hall	1978-3-5
Bradford, England	University of Bradford	1978-3-8
Winsford, England	Civic Hall	1978-3-9
Manchester, England	Apollo	1978-3-10
Liverpool, England	Empire Theatre	1978-3-11
Bristol, England	Polytechnic	1978-3-18
Stockport, England	Davenport Theatre	1978-3-19
Manchester, England	Tiffany's	1978-3-20
London, England	Lyceum Theatre	1978-4-12
Bradford, England	St. George's Hall	1978-4-30
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England	City Hall	1978-5-1
Southport, England	Theatre & Convention Centre	1978-5-2
Oxford, England	New Theatre	1978-5-3
Croydon, England	Fairfield Hals	1978-5-4
Sheffield, England	City Hall	1978-5-5

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