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November 24, 2021 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Petula Clark Splendido

The soundtrack of director Edgar Wright's recent film Last Night in Soho features two interpretations of Tony Hatch's classic pop hit "Downtown" performed by star Anya Taylor-Joy: one perky and uptempo, one haunting and downbeat.  But the Soho soundtrack isn't the only way to hear "Downtown" as you likely haven't heard it before.  The irresistible ode to that place where you can "forget all your troubles, forget all your cares" can be heard in Italian as sung by its originator, Petula Clark, as

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Blinky, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Norman Whitfield, Petula Clark, Rare Earth, Rose Royce, The Temptations

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

September 16, 2019 By Sam Stone 7 Comments

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The Motown news just keeps on coming! In April, vinyl subscription outlet Vinyl Me, Please featured Blue Note Records for the first volume in their immersive, multimedia series Vinyl Me, Please Anthology. Now, the label has announced their next installment: Vinyl Me, Please Anthology: The Women of Motown. VMP promises "an immersive journey into the storied label told through the music of the women who made it legendary." Subscriptions for the Anthology program will open on September 19 with

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Diana Ross, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Syreeta, The Supremes

December 14, 2018 By Sam Stone 8 Comments

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In a winter tradition that's as reliable as any, UMe has released the latest in the annual copyright extension series, entitled Motown Unreleased: 1968. The two-part compilation will arrive to digital download and streaming services today, December 14. Between the two volumes, there's a whopping 88 tantalizing, previously unreleased gems from the Motown vault! Motown heavy-hitters, soul superstars, and fan favorites abound on these two collections. There's a wealth of Stevie Wonder rarities,

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Gospel, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Eckstine, David Ruffin, Earl Van Dyke, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jr. Walker, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Spinners, The Temptations

February 8, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Dave Hamiltons Detroit Soul 2

When it comes to chronicling the various regional iterations of rock and soul, Ace Records has few equals.  The U.K. label's Kent imprint has two recent, rarities-packed collections touching on two American locales and their contributions to popular music. Dave Hamilton's Detroit Soul Volume Two brings together 24 tracks spanning the 1960s-1980s from Hamilton's small but prolific Motor City studios.  Hamilton had been a presence on the Detroit musical landscape since the late 1940s, and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Carolyn Franklin, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Ronnie Milsap, 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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