I picked this up in a shop in detroit for a couple of dollars and been lying around for years. I,m almost certain its a boot but a lot of great rare tracks on here. A more apt title for this CD would have been "The Sound of Motown (and related labels) well before Holland Dozier,and Holland's Explosive, trend setting Productions." These are the recordings that Berry Gordy with a few exceptions, didn't showcase on Motown's compilation albums, the forgotten tracks. These include Sue Perrin's "Candy Store Man," the Satintones' "My Beloved," the Equadors' "Someone to Call My Own," and the Four Hollidays (with Jimmy Ruffin) "I'll Walk Right out the Front Door." ...The Two Friends' "Just Too Much to Hope For" originally appeared on HPC and was later recorded by Tammi Terrell. Patrice Holloway, Brenda Holloway's sister, does "For the Love of Mike", well known by most i know" the Primettes (Supremes) wail on "Pretty Baby," with lead Mary Wilson, while the Temptations strut on three tracks: "I Want a Love I Can See, " the throwback "Paradise," and "My Smile Is Just a Frown," later done by Carolyn Crawford. Motown lovers and collectors will love this collection. Lots of obscurities from legendary names like Herman Griffin, Jimmy McFarland, Mickey Wood, Dee Edwards, Eugene Remus, and Don McKenzie. On the more familiar side, Lamont Anthony (aka Lamont Dozier) performs two tracks, "Fortune Teller" and "Just to Be Loved," Marvin Gaye does "The Teen Beat Song," and David Ruffin does "Mr. Bus Driver," originally released on Anna Records. The beautiful cover depicts Detroit's skyline at night. A boot perhaps, but you cant falter the content, many played out on the NSS!!!
AMM
The Tasters!
25 comments:
Well done amm and thank you for this nice one!
Rarities galore ... fine. Thanks for review, P.
Fan of Detroit I can't pass on such a CD where there are obviously some rarities.
Yves
I need a better copy of this, thanks for the review AMM
SOS by Rare Earth is a gem thanks AMM
Thank you AMM, another gem!!
If this is a boot, than they are well worn botties. Thank you for some really rare sound form motown. Thank you AMM.
Got this, but circumstances dictate they`ve all got to go, so I`d love this on my hard drive!
Cheers!
Bill
Thanks, a great review
This looks very interesting.... thanks for the review AMM
BigD
Oh, what a mix :) Like tasty, healthy fruit salad ;) Thx x 1000 ☀️✌🏻☮️
How not to resist this tempting offer. Thank you AMM.
Pierre
Thanks for more rare and obscure Soul!
Thanks AMM for rare and original sounds of Detroit and Motown.
New to me-thanks
Thank you AMM For this Album
Any stuff Berry Gordy saw fit to bury must be good!
Thanks, AMM!
Thanks for this one AMM and a great footnote can't wait to review this one
Cheers Pedro
thanks for this another rare northern boot
Excellent addition to any collection of soul
not seen this before. thanks AMM
Good review Thanks
Brilliant thanks AMM .
thanks again for reviewing some rare and unissued tracks AMM
Thank you Reb
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