First I Look at the Purse has also been covered by David Bromberg, Rod Stewart, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, The Cortinas and Nashville Pussy. "First I Look at the Purse" was the last Contours hit featuring original lead Billy Gordon. It also features the renewed line-up of Contours, as several original members had left back in 1964. Shortly after its release, Gordon departed the group, and Motown, for good, due to personal problems. He was replaced with Joe Stubbs, brother of lead singer of fellow Motown group The Four Tops, Levi Stubbs. In the early 2000s, the Contours performed the song on the
Peter Stubbs chairman (2001-2006) of the Hamilton City Council Events Sponsorship Subcommittee. Stubbs is also a founding member and was later president of the New Zealand Events and Sponsorship Association. He was secondary educated at Mount Albert Grammar School where he was Dux before graduating with an LLB (Hons). Stubbs is a member of the Institute of Directors, Stubbs holds a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute and a Certificate in the Fundamentals of Management from Columbia Business School. Peter Stubbs Peter Stubbs is a leading New Zealand marketing lawyer and the head of the Sports, Entertainment and Marketing practice of