After a 2 year gap kent came back with this super follow uo to their previous release from the Motown Guys. A dancefloor selection of recent(then) vault discoveries by the men of 1960s Motown, including 16 previously unissued masters. Motown was always the sound of dance music. During the novelty dance era in the early 1960s, the company celebrated the Twist, the Monkey, the Jerk, the Twine and even the Uncle Willie as these crazes came and went. By the mid-60s Motown had begun to turn their kind of dance music into an art form, with the rhythm section of the Funk Brothers providing the underpinning and the string and horn arrangements of Paul Riser (among others) supplying the sweetening on top. As the 60s drew to a close and the Motown sound began to give way in popularity to funk and subsequently disco, Motown catered for its fans in the UK, whose devotion to the genre continues to this day. “One Track Mind!” the second in Kents series of releases by the men of 1960s Motown takes a tour through the vaults to discover some lost treasures of dance music. Eight of the selections were otherwise available only as mp3 downloads. The remaining 16 are previously unissued in any format. Northern soul hero Frank Wilson opens the collection. All but two of the tracks here were recorded at Hitsville USA Studio in Detroit but ‘I’ll Be Satisfied’ was cut in California and shows that Los Angeles’ Wrecking Crew were perfectly capable of reproducing the solid four-on-the-floor sound the Funk Brothers regularly turned out back at home base. This seems to be the last of the half-dozen sides Frank recorded for Motown to be released. Kent saved the best for last!...From the joyous if primitive sound of Popcorn Wylie to the sophisticated soul of the Fantastic Four, I hope there’s something here for even the most armchair bound dance music fans of today.
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22 comments:
Another great Kent compilation AMM
thank you Reb
An inexhaustible well at Motown !!!
Yves
Superb offer my friend many thanks!
Another great compilation, many thanks for the review
BigD
Wonderful assortment of Soul Music !
Great Review Thank you AMM
Nice Kent comp, I don't have this one. Thanks for the review.
You can never get enough of 60's Motown. Thanks for the review.
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Thanks AMM. This series as good as the ladies one.
Another great review gracias
Thanks AMM. Excellent review. Your effort to give us all this great reviews on a daily basis without delay,are highly appreciated.
thaks this too AMM
wishing Frank Wilsons solo!
The second part is equally good. Thanks for review, P.
Looks interesting 🎸🎸🎸
Hi AMM, thanks for the review I enjoyed the Motown Girl groups, thanks for the guys
I've got the first of these and if this one is even half as good.....
I too have the first, but couldn't find this Vol 02 - yes please :)
Another great drop tanks AMM
always nice to find out more about Motown guys
Had this cd courtesy of the Kent collection that was posted in another site. I totally agree. An excellent collection especially from Motown. The review is as usual very good. Thanks AMM.
Great Review not a miss in there All Music Man
Cheers Pedro
Finally have the chance to reveiw - fantastic comp!! Thanks AMM
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