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
Sam Stubbs joining A.F.C. Fylde for a month-long loan. He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2017–18 season, and subsequently joined Middlesbrough on 1 July 2018. Stubbs is the son of former Bolton Wanderers, Celtic and Everton defender Alan Stubbs. Sam Stubbs Sam Stubbs (born 20 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championship club Middlesbrough. Stubbs joined Wigan Athletic in 2013, after progressing through the Everton youth ranks. On 8 August 2017, Stubbs made his Wigan debut during their EFL Cup tie against Blackpool, which resulted in a 2–1 victory for the