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September 15, 2020 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Cellarful of Motown 5

The classic Motown vaults are, once again, open.  This Friday, the U.K.'s Caroline label will release the long-anticipated fifth volume of A Cellarful of Motown, the rarities series which last saw a volume in 2010.  But this 2-CD, 43-song collection promises to have been worth the wait as it features previously unreleased and new-to-CD tracks from such household name artists as Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Gladys Knight and The Pips, and The (Detroit) Spinners

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Eckstine, Blinky, Brenda Holloway, Chuck Jackson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kim Weston, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, The Temptations

April 19, 2019 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

product shot Motown The Complete No 1s

For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago. Motown: The Complete No. 1s is being reissued and expanded on June 28. Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Funk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Boyz II Men, Brenda Holloway, Charlene, Dazz Band, DeBarge, Dennis Edwards, Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, Edwin Starr, El DeBarge, Erykah Badu, Four Tops, Giorgio, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jermaine Jackson, Jimmy Ruffin, Johnny Gill, Jr. Walker, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Mary Jane Girls, Mary Wells, Michael Jackson, Profyle, Rare Earth, Rick James, Rockwell, Shanice, Siedah Garrett, Smokey Robinson, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stacey Lattislaw, Stevie Wonder, T.G. Shepard, Tammi Terrell, The Boys, The Commodores, The Contours, The Guinn Family, The Isley Brothers, The Jackson 5, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Originals, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Undisputed Truth, Thelma Houston, Today, Val Young

March 27, 2019 By The Second Disc 15 Comments

Motown 60

Motown Did It First! That's the campaign slogan for Universal Japan's ongoing program celebrating the venerable label's 60th anniversary.  And indeed, the influence of Motown - still the most successful African-American-founded record label of all time - can't be underestimated when considering the current music scene. A number of physical releases have already been released in Japan to mark the anniversary, most of which are available as affordable imports and include titles not commonly

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kiki Dee, Lionel Richie, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Rick James, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Commodores, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, The Temptations

May 15, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Baby Ive Got It More Motown Girls

Back in 2013, Ace Records launched its first collection of Motown Girls, spotlighting previously unreleased tracks from the legendary ladies of Motown Records.  A second installment arrived in 2015, and now, we're finally the recipient of a third volume in the series.  The 24-song anthology Baby I've Got It! More Motown Girls boasts 16 previously unreleased tracks, with the remaining eight drawn from the Motown Unreleased compilations (all of which have been digital-only except for the one

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kim Weston, Martha and the Vandellas, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, Various Artists

August 29, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Brenda Holloway Spellbound

A new anthology from Cherry Red's SoulMusic Records imprint is bound to leave listeners so very happy.  Why?  It's a 2-CD, 33-track collection of (mostly) unheard music from one of Motown's most underrated stars, the incandescent Brenda Holloway.  While Brenda may be best known for co-writing "You've Made Me So Very Happy," there was much more to the artist, and Spellbound: Rare and Unreleased Motown Gems makes that abundantly clear.  Many of the tracks on this collection

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway

January 3, 2017 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Beach Boys Graduation Day 1966

As has become commonplace over the past several years due to the copyright laws in the U.K. and Europe, a couple of "copyright extension" releases came out at the end of 2016 to come in right at the deadline for 1966 recordings.  While sometimes these collections have taken physical form like the two large Bob Dylan box sets that have been released over the past couple of years, they are more often than not digital-only releases.  And in keeping with the traditions of the past several years,

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, The Supremes, The Temptations, Various Artists

August 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Where the Girls Are 9

Nine volumes in, and Ace's Where the Girls Are series is still turning up hidden-gems from the girl group era!  As is often the case with this series, the names behind-the-scenes are often more familiar than those headlining the record.  Where the Girls Are Volume 9 , released earlier this year, features 25 more tracks from America in the 1960s - the golden age of girl groups and "girl pop" - in their original mono versions. Future Philly soul architect Leon Huff penned The Sweet Three's

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Brenda Holloway, Ellie Greenwich, Evie Sands, The Blossoms, Various Artists

December 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Motown Unreleased 1965

1965 was a key year for The Sound of Young America.  In a tumultuous twelve-month period which saw the Selma to Montgomery marches, the United States' escalation of military forces in South Vietnam, and the assassination of Malcolm X, the music of Motown was a cultural touchstone that spread unifying messages of love and togetherness.  Berry Gordy's label scored five Pop chart-toppers in 1965: The Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Back in My Arms Again" and "I Hear a Symphony," The

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Spinners, Various Artists

December 2, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Love and Affection More Motown Girls

Rarely is the sequel ever the equal - but Ace Records has handily disproved that with Love and Affection: More Motown Girls, a recent trawl through the vaults of Hitsville, USA.  And not only is this follow-up to 2013's Finders Keepers - Motown Girls the equal of its predecessor, it might be its better.  Whereas that volume featured both previously unreleased music and rarities, every one of the 25 tracks on Love and Affection is never-before-heard (save for five songs culled from last year's

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kim Weston, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Various Artists

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