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May 31, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

One Track Mind More Motown Guys

The first volume of Ace/Kent's series dedicated to the male artists of Motown was entitled Satisfaction Guaranteed - but that title would be equally apt for the recent release One Track Mind: More Motown Guys, a second disc of rarities from the Sound of Young America.  With 16 previously unissued cuts among this collection's 24 tracks, it proves that the treasures of the Motown vault are far from exhausted. This is also one volume sure to keep your foot tapping and your body moving, with each

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Fantastic Four, The Four Tops, The Spinners, The Temptations

August 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Fantastic Four Lost Album

Last weekend, The Fantastic Four - the super-powered Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm - returned to the big screen, ultimately to disappoint fans.  But Ace Records' Kent label has another group of the same name in the spotlight - and this one is bound to thrill! Joe Pruitt, Ralph Pruitt, Toby Childs and James Epps made their debut as The Fantastic Four in 1966 on Detroit's Ric-Tic label, notching a series of R&B and Pop hits (including 1967's No. 6 R&B/No. 63 Pop

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: The Fantastic Four

June 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Private Dancer 30th

Welcome to our final Tuesday Release Round-Up - and it's a doozy!  As many of you know, the record industry will next week adopt a universal Friday release day.  No releases are scheduled for Tuesday, July 7; instead, Friday, July 10 is the date!  DVDs and Blu-rays will, for the foreseeable future, remain released on Tuesdays.  We'll resume with a new Release Round-Up on Friday, July 10! Ronny and the Daytonas, The Complete Recordings (2-CD Set) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / The

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: 311, Brian Wilson, Dean Martin, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Grateful Dead, Harry Chapin, Janis Ian, KC and the Sunshine Band, Nancy Wilson, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Ronny and the Daytonas, Tavares, The Fantastic Four, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Who, Tina Turner

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