Well i covered the motown girls released by Ace,now its the guys turn serviced by Kent.It’s been a great couple of years for Motown fans, with a steady stream of quality Kent and Ace compilations featuring unissued masters from the company’s golden era. “Satisfaction Guaranteed!” might well be one of the best, particularly for those who favour the male side of the Motown roster. The collection features just about all of the label’s most eminent male artists. The Temptations, Four Tops, Miracles, Shorty Long, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy Ruffin and Jr Walker all appear with sides of such quality that you’ll wonder why they were not issued. Add goodies from pioneer Motown acts the Quails, Gino Parks, Marv Johnson, the Contours and Freddie Gorman, sides from later signings the Fantastic Four, Chuck Jackson, Edwin Starr and Bobby Taylor, a killer from the Spinners, gems from underrated one-shots the Hit Pack, Headliners, Serenaders and Bruce Channel and vocal outings from Ivy Jo Hunter, Frank Wilson and Johnny Bristol fellows who, during their Motown years, were better known for their writing and production skills and you have a heck of a compilation. Highlights? Try Jimmy Ruffin’s early take on the Temptations’ ‘It’s You That I Need’ or the Temptations themselves on an early and quite different version of the oft-recorded ‘He Who Picks A Rose’. Frank Wilson’s essay on ‘Together ‘Til The End Of Time’ shows how closely Brenda Holloway stuck to his script, and Jr Walker’s ‘My Girl Annie’ is as vibrant and exciting as any of his released singles, while his former producer Johnny Bristol has what might be one of the very best of all the hitherto unissued Motown cuts with his groovy ‘How To Forget A True Love’.
In “Satisfaction Guaranteed! Motown Guys 1961-69”. The compilers did a great job.
AMM
In “Satisfaction Guaranteed! Motown Guys 1961-69”. The compilers did a great job.
AMM
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Kent comp you know this will be good
many thanks Reb
Thanks amm for some more Kent’s
Love it, many thanks for the review AMM
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Thank you AMM
Safistaction guaranted ! lol ! It couldn’t be otherwise
Thanks AMM. Can't have the ladies without the men.
This review is great gracias
Very much appreciated. Thank you AMM! Kent reviews are always welcome!
yes im the one who favour the male side! thank you AMM
A great compilation - should be in every collection. Thanks for review, Peter
Also interesting 🎸🎸🎸
Great review AMM with the Fantastic Four (James Epps on the lead) and The Spinners
Thank u for motown sounds
seems indeed as a satisfaction guaranteed one.
What a great Review for this really great comp nothing can go wrong with any of these could be called classic tracks if ever they had been released thanks AMM
Cheers Pedro
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