This is a tribute and favorite rare track of mine by the great Tammi Terrell from 1966 on Motown, hope you like it as much as I do. PS This is the first and original recording of this song!
David Ruffin recorded this on Motown label rather than the Soul label he was on, not that long after in the early 80's he died (mentioned in the brilliant film "The Temptations"-1998), a departure from my Classic 60's Motown for a change, and was a US Gold disc! What do you think?
This is really a forgotten gem from Martha, I love the Scottish sound of it, from the days when Motown was in the charts constantly! sadly no longer the case.
Marvin released this on Tamla 54138 in July 1966, and Sept in the UK TMG574. I saw Marvin here at the Brighton Centre just before he died, brilliant show, and he was very professional.
This is probably the most well known of Shorty Long's tracks which arrived in May 1968 on the Soul label of Motown. As I said before he died in a boating accident in June 1969.
Here's another superb track from 1965 of Brenda Holloway, who came from Atascadero, in Northern California.She was also the featured singer on the Beatles American Tour in 1965, as they loved Motown also.
This is an unreleased 1966 track from Brenda Holloway, also originally known as "Reconsider" I've several to come. Hope you like this one, let me know of course.
I think this demonstrates how good The Contours were, do you agree? they used to create an exciting dance routine, and were originally from Detroit too!
Some will know this track as it was played for years. The Originals were among many Motown groups like The Marvelettes, The Elgins, The Velvelettes to name a few, that were not noticed much here in the UK when the recordings were first heard. So here is the truly "Originals!"
This is an odd addition, it's Norman Whitfield's group from Motown's Rare Earth label, who had a Gold single with "Smiling Faces Sometimes" but are largely forgotten today, sadly.
This is from the late and wonderful Mary Wells, once dubbed the "Queen of Motown", who can forget the famous "My Guy" back in 1964, like this rare track, I've some lovely ballads by her.
R Dean Taylor used to write for Motown as well as record, he was very great friends with Eddie Holland and wrote "Love Child" for The Supremes amongst others. This famous track came out on VIP 25042/March 1967, and made him the first white singer to get a hit on Motown!
This is an unusual track from 1965, it was never released but it's a typical Motown sound that I guarantee will grow on you, the more you play it! Please let me hear your comments on this track, much appreciated.
John
Here's a 1968 track I thought I'd add it's a largely forgotten one by The Marvelettes but nice all the same I think. Could have been called "The Marvelettes and The San Remo Golden Strings" too!!
From Tamla 54116 label May 1965/ TMG 518 June 1965 in UK, this is another well-known original track by The Marvelettes. Hope you like it. Please let me know? thanks.
This is unusual for me as it's an early 1960's composition by Berry Gordy that he never used until this one with Shanice which he produced in 1998. I like it a lot.
The late Earl Van Dyke and the Funk Brothers, Motown's band of musicians, played in the background on virtually every single, there was a very good film about them a few years ago, called "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown"
This well known track from Edwin Starr which was on Gordy 7083 and TMG 672 in UK it is a request from dancingnature, sorry about the delay in putting it on.
Hope you all like it and will comment?