Motown's previously-unreleased tracks from the vaults

There’s no doubt about it! The number of previously-unreleased tracks from the Motown vaults over the years has been phenomenal, and a great many of these have been dynamite productions! It makes us wonder how these gems ever got turned down and relegated to the vaults in the first place. If you had to choose 10 of your very favorites, what would they be? Here are just a few of mine:

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - It’s So Easy To Fall In Love [[With A Guy Like You)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - A Little Bit Of Heaven [[On A Little Patch Of Earth)
Diana Ross & The Supremes - If You Should Walk Away
The [[70's) Supremes - The Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday
Chris Clark - I Just Wanna Be Lovin’ You
The Marvelettes - Love Is Good
The Velvelettes - Love Is Good [[same backing track as The Marvelettes' version, both featuring The Andantes)
The Temptations - I’m Doing It All
Brenda Holloway - All Your Love
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Heard It Through The Grapevine [[Alternate Version)

"All Day, All Night" - Earl Van Dyke
"I Can't Go On Sharing Your Love" - Isley Bros.
"What Am I Gonna Do Without You" - Spinners.
"You Can Do It" - Kim Weston
"Breakaway" -Lewis Sisters
"We're Always Saying Goodbye" - Diana Ross
"I've Got To Get Away" -Tommy Good
"Remember Me" -Valerie Simpson
"Do I Love You" - Chris Clark
"Just Walk In My Shoes" - The Underdogs.

Fun thread, Gary. Can't narrow it down to just 10 songs though! :D

Blackberries - Kidnapped

Chris Clark - Mr. Maestro Play A Blue Sonata/I Just Wanna Be Lovin' You

Contours - Baby Hit And Run

Carolyn Crawford - Until You Came Along

Kiki Dee - I'll Have You, You'll Have Me/Mr. Loneliness

Fantastic 4 - If This World Were Mine

Tammi Terrell - All I Do Is Think Of You

Holland-Dozier - Lead Me And Guide Me [[I've Got A Right To Cry)

Eddie Holland - Twin Brother

Brenda Holloway - All Your Love/How Can I/Make Him Come To You/My Baby Moves Me/My World Is Crumbling/Think It Over [[Before You Break My Heart)/Who You Gonna Run To

Patrice Holloway - For The Love Of Mike/The Touch Of Venus

Chuck Jackson & Yvonne Fair - it Must Be Love Baby

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart/I'm Gonna Make You Love Me/If You Ever Gets Your Hands On Love/Too Late For You And Me

Lewis Sisters - Don't Make Me Live Without Your Love

Lollipops - Look What You've Done Boy

Marvelettes - Finders Keepers Losers Weepers/I Hope You Have Better Luck Than I Did/Because I Love Him/Little Girls Grow Up/Poor Little Rich Girl

Barbara McNair - Anonymous/Baby A Go-Go/I Don't Wanna Lose What I Got/Into My Empty Arms

Monitors - Crying In The Night/Hello Love/Poor Side Of Town/Words

Originals - Suspicion/Nothing In This World Like My Baby

Barbara Randolph - When It Rains It Pours

Martha Reeves - Baby [[Don't You Leave Me)

David Ruffin - I Can't Be Hurt Anymore

Jimmy Ruffin - He Who Picks A Rose

C.P. Spencer - Still Holding On

Spinners - Just Another Guy/Memories Of Her Love Keep Haunting Me/Too Late I Learned

Supremes - Stormy/Send Me No Flowers/The Beginning Of The End Of Love/It's All Your Fault/Just Call Me/Wish I Knew

Temptations - Angel Doll/Forever In My Heart/I Got Heaven Right Here On Earth/Last One Out Is Brokenhearted

Martha & The Vandellas - Can't Break The Habit/Contract On Love/Earthquake/Spellbound/Hooked Real Good On A Bad Thing/It's Easy To Fall In Love [[With A Guy Like You)

Velvelettes - Beating Around The Bush/Bring Back The Sunshine/I Can't Wait Til I See My Baby's Face/I Know His Name [[Only His Name)/Let Love Live [[A Little Bit Longer)/Long Gone Lover/Selfish Lover/That's A Funny Way/You Can't Get Away/Your Heart Belongs To Me

Vows - My Baby Changes Like The Weather

Mary Wells - My Heart Is Like A Clock/Your Loss Is My Gain/I Want You 'Round [[w/ Smokey Robinson)

Kim Weston - Absent Minded Lover/Don't Let Me Down/Fancy Meeting You Here/You Hit Me Where It Hurt Me

Stevie Wonder - I Gave Up Quality For Quantity

[QUOTE=no_place_like_motown;251710]Fun thread, Gary. Can't narrow it down to just 10 songs though! :D

Well, good Lord! There's nothin' left for anyone else to mention! HaHa! Oh, and thanks for the complement, no_place_like_motown. Glad you like it!

what cd is the Underdogs version of "walk in my shoes" on?

1 Gladys Knight & Pips - If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love
2 Marvin Gaye - This Love Starved Heart Of Mine [[It's Killing Me)
3 Jimmy Ruffin - He Who Picks A Rose
4 The Originals - Suspicion
5 Temptations - Forever In My Heart
6 Brenda Holloway - Think It Over [[Before You Break My Heart)
7 Barbara McNair - Baby A Go-Go
8 Marvin Gaye - When I Feel The Need
9 Temptations - Love Is What You Make It
10 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Love You More Today Than Yesterday

Bubbling under - Tammi Terrell - I Got To Find A Way To Get You Back. Temptations - I'll Be Satisfied. Fantastic Four - Keep On Trying Til You Find Love. Kim Weston - I Got A Weak Heart. Diana/Supremes - Don't Let True Love Die. Brenda Holloway - Crying Time. Martha & The Vandellas - Save Some Room In Your Heart. Spinners - We're Gonna Be More Than Friends. Velvelettes - He's The One. Marvelettes - Sugar's Never Been As Sweet As You. Kim Weston - I'm Gonna Make It Up To You....... And so many more

1. Anonymous aka Nothing But Trouble - Barbara McNair
2. You Name It - EVD/Funk Brothers
3. It's Easy To Fall In Love [[With A Guy Like You - Martha and The Vandellas
4. Lucky Lucky Me - Marvin Gaye
5. After All That You've Done - Brenda Holloway
6. Until You Came Along - Carolyn Crawford
7. Strange Love [[alternate recorded at the Graystone Ballroom) - Mary Wells
8. Suspicion - The Originals
9. Tears Left Over - The Supremes [[70's)
10. All I Do Is Think About You - Tammi Terrell

In no particular order:
1. You're Gonna Come To Me - The Supremes [[1963)
2. Born To Love You - The Isley Brothers [[1967)
3. Even if You Don't Mean It- LaBrenda Ben [[1963)
4. Let Love Live [[A Little Bit Longer) - The Velvelettes [[1965)
5. Oh, Lover - Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye [[1963)
6. We'll Be Satisfied - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, The Temptations [[1967)
7. Just A Little Love [[Before My Life is Through) - The Four Tops [[1964)
8. Whiplash - Jr. Walker & The Allstars [[1967)
9. Just One Last Kiss [[Before You Leave) - The Marvelettes [[1966)
10. Cryin Time - Brenda Holloway [[1965)

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Fun thread, Gary. Can't narrow it down to just 10 songs though! :D

Blackberries - Kidnapped

Chris Clark - Mr. Maestro Play A Blue Sonata/I Just Wanna Be Lovin' You

Contours - Baby Hit And Run

Carolyn Crawford - Until You Came Along

Kiki Dee - I'll Have You, You'll Have Me/Mr. Loneliness

Fantastic 4 - If This World Were Mine

Tammi Terrell - All I Do Is Think Of You

Holland-Dozier - Lead Me And Guide Me [[I've Got A Right To Cry)

Eddie Holland - Twin Brother

Brenda Holloway - All Your Love/How Can I/Make Him Come To You/My Baby Moves Me/My World Is Crumbling/Think It Over [[Before You Break My Heart)/Who You Gonna Run To

Patrice Holloway - For The Love Of Mike/The Touch Of Venus

Chuck Jackson & Yvonne Fair - it Must Be Love Baby

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart/I'm Gonna Make You Love Me/If You Ever Gets Your Hands On Love/Too Late For You And Me

Lewis Sisters - Don't Make Me Live Without Your Love

Lollipops - Look What You've Done Boy

Marvelettes - Finders Keepers Losers Weepers/I Hope You Have Better Luck Than I Did/Because I Love Him/Little Girls Grow Up/Poor Little Rich Girl

Barbara McNair - Anonymous/Baby A Go-Go/I Don't Wanna Lose What I Got/Into My Empty Arms

Monitors - Crying In The Night/Hello Love/Poor Side Of Town/Words

Originals - Nothing In This World Like My Baby

Barbara Randolph - When It Rains It Pours

Martha Reeves - Baby [[Don't You Leave Me)

David Ruffin - I Can't Be Hurt Anymore

Jimmy Ruffin - He Who Picks A Rose

C.P. Spencer - Still Holding On

Spinners - Just Another Guy/Memories Of Her Love Keep Haunting Me/Too Late I Learned

Supremes - Stormy/Send Me No Flowers/The Beginning Of The End Of Love/It's All Your Fauth/Just Call Me/Wish I Knew

Temptations - Angel Doll/Forever In My Heart/I Got Heaven Right Here On Earth/Last One Out Is Brokenhearted

Martha & The Vandellas - Can't Break The Habit/Contract On Love/Earthquake/Spellbound/Hooked Real Good On A Bad Thing/It's Easy To Fall In Love [[With A Guy Like You)

Velvelettes - Beating Around The Bush/Bring Back The Sunshine/I Can't Wait Til I See My Baby's Face/I Know His Name [[Only His Name)/Let Love Live [[A Little Bit Longer)/Long Gone Lover/Selfish Lover/That's A Funny Way/You Can't Get Away/Your Heart Belongs To Me

Vows - My Baby Changes Like The Weather

Mary Wells - My Heart Is Like A Clock/Your Loss Is My Gain/I Want You 'Round [[w/ Smokey Robinson)

Kim Weston - Absent Minded Lover/Don't Let Me Down/Fancy Meeting You Here/You Hit Me Where It Hurt Me

Stevie Wonder - I Gave Up Quality For Quantity

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So good to see you Nplm! Leave it to you to go right to the heart of the matter--your Tammi and Carolyn mentions. I co-sign!

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what cd is the Underdogs version of "walk in my shoes" on?

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I don't know of a CD release [[someone may) but it can be found on Youtube....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A8doOQ10VY


Also shown on Last FM but I doubt you could download it from here....
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Underdo...lk+In+My+Shoes

I have more than just this one, but I am surprised no one cited the "single-that-shoulda-been" by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas: "I've Got To See You"! What a catchy song! Definitely danceable! The strings are pretty delicious, too! I would love to hear a stereo mix of the track someday! "Hello, Johnny? Listen, Johnny..." Love it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPsxgLISHSw

No particular order - all excellent!

Majestics - Cry
Suspicion - Originals
Carolyn Crawford - Until You Came Along
Tammi Terrell - All I Do [[Is Think Of You)
Brenda Holloway - Love Woke Me Up This Morning
Marvelettes - I Should Have Known Better
Monitors - Crying In The Night
Jimmy Ruffin - On The Avenue
Temptations - A Tear From A Woman's Eye
Kim Weston - Any Girl In Love
Serenaders - Tears, Nobody, And A Smile
Sammy Turner & Serenaders - All I Have Left Are Memories

Bubbling under:

William Weatherspoon - Baby Hit And Run
Patrice Holloway - For The Love Of Mike
Versatones - Doctor Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Kim Weston - Absent Minded Lover
Spinners - Just Another Guy
Brenda Holloway - Cryin' Time
Velvelettes - Mama Please
Velvelettes - I've Got A Right To Cry
Kim Weston - Don't Let Me Down
Vows - My Baby Changes Like The Weather
Velvelettes - Stop Beating Around The Bush
Shorty Long - A Woman Won't Do Right
Majestics - Words
Creations - Remember Me
Creations - In The Dark
Hattie Littles - You Got Me Worried
Pronouns - I'm Going To Sit Down And Rest
Fantastic Four - Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy
Cranford Nix - Seein' Nellie Home
Marvelettes - Sugar's Never Been As Sweet As You
Marvelettes - The Boy From Crosstown
Velvelettes - Love Is Good
Marvelettes - The Grass Seems Greener
Martha & Vandellas - Spellbound

thanks Mystery

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The Underdogs' version of "Just Walk In My Shoes" was surprisingly not bad. But I was very disappointed. I'd expected a great garage band style guitar break in the middle. Instead, they used strings and continued singing. This is yet another proof that Motown had genius only for their patented own style of music. They didn't have that special talent to make super Blues. Gospel. MOR, C&W, Jazz or Garage music.

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I have more than just this one, but I am surprised no one cited the "single-that-shoulda-been" by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas: "I've Got To See You"! What a catchy song! Definitely danceable! The strings are pretty delicious, too! I would love to hear a stereo mix of the track someday! "Hello, Johnny? Listen, Johnny..." Love it.

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danman869, I love that track, too. In fact, nearly all of the tracks on Martha's "Spellbound: Lost & Found" were strong, powerful tracks. If I didn't mention it in my list of favorite previously-unreleased tracks, it's only because it didn't occur to me.

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I don't know of a CD release [[someone may) but it can be found on Youtube....[video=youtube;7A8doOQ10VY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A8doOQ10VY[/video

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mysterysinger, I really like this Underdog's track a lot. I thought the lead singer's voice fit the Motown production [[horns & strings) beautifully. If Motown had dubbed in The Andantes' back-up vocals, I would really love it! I wonder where whomever found this track to upload on YouTube? It's gotta exist on CD somewhere. I know I don't have it in my Motown collection [[darn it)!

For me it's a trilogy and they're all Marvin "lucky lucky me" "it's a desperate situation" and the phenomenal "without you my world is lonely"

Some of my favourites in no particular order:

Lonely Lover - Marvin Gaye [with or without overdubs]
Suspicion - Originals
Sugar's Never Been As Sweet As You - Marvelettes
Tell Me Your Story - Brenda Holloway [both versions]
The Night That Love Died - Elgins
In the Evening of Our Love - Diana Ross & Supremes
I'm So Glad It's Twilight Time - Velvelettes
If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love - Gladys Knight & Pips
A Tear from A Woman's Eyes - Temptations
You Hit Me Where It Hurt Me - Kim Weston
Keep Steppin' - Martha & Vandellas
What More Could A Boy Ask For - Spinners
Crying In the Night - Monitors
In the Neighbourhood - Jimmy Ruffin OR Chris Clark
Just Like In the Movies - R. Dean Taylor
The Way You Do the Things You Do - Underdogs
Then You Changed - Sammy Ward
Love Trouble Heartaches Misery - Hattie Littles
Lonely Lover [stereo version] - Four Tops

Why You'd do It--The Marvelettes [[Anne Bogan delivers a very feisty lead).

Good Post! Thank You!

Clip My Wings - Four Tops
Try It, You'll Like It - Marvin Gaye
I'm Gonna Give You Respect - Marvin Gaye
Baby I'm For Real [[The Bells) - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers

Until You Came Along - Caroline Crawford
Sweet Sweet Love - The Lollipops
Till Johnny Comes - Brenda Holloway
Free From Your Spell - Mary Wells
Looking In The Mirror - Martha & The Vandellas

Darling - The Spinners
Just Another Guy - The Spinners

In My Wine - Amos Milburn
Bewildered - Amos Milburn
[[the latter from '62, a delicious remake of Milburn's earlier release on Aladdin, with girl group back-up--likely The Andantes, or maybe Supremes...

You're welcome, sunshineonacloudyday.

“Make My Water Boil,” a.k.a. “Loving You Has Been So Wonderful” - David Ruffin [[with a lot of help from Stevie Wonder) [[Motown Solo Albums Vol 2)
"Never Give You Up" - Blinky and Edwin Starr [[Cellarful Vol 3)
"What Am I Gonna Do Without You" - Temptations [[Lost and Found)
"Cindy" - Bobby Taylor [[Cellarful Vol 3)
"Just Seven Numbers" - Bobby Taylor and David Ruffin [[Motown Sings Motown Treasures)

Here's my Top Ten Motown "Lost And Found" favorites;

1. "That'll Be The Day"-The Temptations
2. "I Think We Can Make It"-The Miracles
3. "Lonely Lover"-Marvin Gaye
4. "Baby A Go-Go"-Barbara McNair
5. "Trapped In A Love Affair"-Brenda Holloway
6. "You Were On My Mind"-Martha & the Vandellas
7. "Rocks In My Bed"-The Four Tops
8. "Don't Let True Love Die"-The Supremes
9. "There Is No Tomorrow [Only Tears And Sorrow]"-The Marvelettes
10. "That's Why I Love You [Like I Do]"-Mary Wells

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The Underdogs' version of "Just Walk In My Shoes" was surprisingly not bad. But I was very disappointed. I'd expected a great garage band style guitar break in the middle. Instead, they used strings and continued singing. This is yet another proof that Motown had genius only for their patented own style of music. They didn't have that special talent to make super Blues. Gospel. MOR, C&W, Jazz or Garage music.

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Robb, I not only agree with you, I will go further and say [[a) I don't think it's the Underdogs and [[b) I don't think it's Motown - at least, not 60s Motown. There's no trace of such a recording in the Vaults in the paperwork I've seen - which is not everything, of course, though I have dug pretty deep in my research for Ace and "Don't Forget The Motor City". Hmm.

This recording is by The Magnificent Men recorded in 1967. I found it on iTunes.

Mine are covered by the previous posts apart from:

Just A Little Love - Four Tops
My Last Chance - Marvin Gaye
When I'm With You - Supremes & Four Tops

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This recording is by The Magnificent Men recorded in 1967. I found it on iTunes.

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http://funky16corners.com/?p=3654

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4XTR-N47q8

thx Johnny and Carole, swift work

Yes it's the Magnificent Men on Capitol - not Motown. Well done each. Mystery solved! But still a good track.


http://www.discogs.com/Magnificent-M.../master/299987

They sure fooled me. Those horns and strings sounded like Motown to a tee, especially since the song itself is Motown. Who would have ever guessed Capitol Records!!!

Keith:

Hey, I love research! Just a thought if you need someone to find something specific in those vaults! :)

JR

The link Carole posted shows the LP producers to have been Sonny Sanders [[Satintones and then various Ric-Tic sides) and Horace Ott, who was involved with a number of Gladys Knight's pre-Motown sides ... These guys did a fine job behind the glass, and would probably be flattered to think their production has been, uh, "mistaken" for the real thing.

That's for sure, Keith. Very few people could successfully duplicate "The Motown Sound", but these guys did. Motown should have signed/re-signed them!

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So good to see you Nplm! Leave it to you to go right to the heart of the matter--your Tammi and Carolyn mentions. I co-sign!

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You know it, buddy! LOL Thanks...and it's great to see you as well. :cool:

Martha and the vandellas; spellbound/ forever/ tracks of my tears
marvelettes: poor little rich girl
jimmy ruffin: on the avenue i think is better than in the neighbourhood.
Supremes; life beats

A bit late to this thread, but it's always hard to pick a limited number favorite tracks, be it released or unreleased, but I'll have a go!

In no particular order : -

Crying in the Night - The Monitors [[Both the original vocal and 1967 recut with edited intro)

Suspicion - The Originals [[The superior version on the 'This is Northern Soul' discs - sorry robbK!)

You're Walking Out With My Heart - Brenda Holloway

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - The Monitors

Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love - Kim Weston

It Only Happens When Love Has Gone - The Monitors

Baby A Go-Go - Barbara McNair [[Cellarfull Version)

Show Me You Can Dance - The Monitors

Marionette - Kim Weston

Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart - Gladys Knight And The Pips

Cheers

Paul

I`m late too - but here goes:
LaBrenda Ben: "Even If You Don`t Mean It"
Contours; "Nobody Fine As Dinah"
Dennis Edwards: "I`ll Turn To Stone"
Elgins: "I Still Love You"
Four Tops: "What You Gonna Do With Me Baby"
Marvin Gaye: "Do You Want To Go With Me"
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: "We`ll Be Satisfied"
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells: "Let`s Talk It Over"
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston: "You`ve Got To Be For Real"
Brenda Holloway: "My Baby Moves Me"
Ivy Jo: "Ask The Lonely"
Isley Bros: "How Sweet It Is [[To Be Loved By You)"
Marv Johnson: "There Goes A Lonely Man"
Gladys Knight & the Pips: "Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart"
Liz Lands: "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues"
Hattie Littles: "Love, Trouble, Heartache And Misery"
Lollipops: "In The Summer"
Shorty Long: "I`m In Love Again"
Martha & the Vandellas: "You Can Have Him"
Marvelettes: "I Should Have Known Better"
Barbara McNair: "Baby A` Go-Go"
Monitors: "Doctor Of Love"
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: "It`s Fantastic"
Diana Ross & the Supremes: "Stormy"
Jimmy Ruffin: "Lucky Lucky Me"
Spinners: "Teahouse In Chinatown"
Temptations: "What Am I Going To Do Without You"
Funk Bros: "Tell Me It`s Just A Rumour Baby"
Velvelettes: "My Foolish Heart [[Keeps Hangin` On To A Memory)"
Mary Wells: "Drop In The Bucket"
Kim Weston: "Come And Get These Memories"
Frank Wilson: "Ain`t Gonna Tell You"