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If ever there was an album crying out for a special edition! Although there are 41 tracks, Willie Tyler's album is quite short. There must be plenty of Lester ad-libs and unissued live...
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If ever there was an album crying out for a special edition! Although there are 41 tracks, Willie Tyler's album is quite short. There must be plenty of Lester ad-libs and unissued live...
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Out of all the essays/liner notes from any of the Motown re-released packages, I consider the written content of Reel Music's 'Gordon Staples & The String Thing's 'Strung Out' to be the very...
Stoney and Meatloaf's Everything Under The Sun is still selling. I know, because I just bought a brand new copy. The CD has been one of my prime wants since it's debut. I got the original LP on...
I've always appreciated Gil Askey's musical talents, right from the time when I first spotted his name as a co-producer [[with Larry Maxwell) of the San Remo Golden Strings' 'Swing' album from 1968. ...
Here's the information from the printed booklet:
Higher and Higher: Track cut in Los Angeles August 19, 1971; Lead recorded August 20 and December 13, 1971; Horns added August 23, 1971
Cindy:...
These are the tracks for my fantasy 'Motown Goes To Muscle Shoals' highlights compilation, made many years ago when I started to enjoy everything produced by Terry Woodford and Clayton Ivey. I could...
Just because young Michael could reach some high notes doesn't mean that he should be recorded doing so. My choice of a crime against listeners is his version of ''All The Things You Are'' from his...
I hate to do this to you 'Changing Times' fans, but if you listen carefully [[play the CD wearing headphones), you'll hear that the between-tracks ticking clock effect was seemingly dubbed in from a...
Mysterysinger,
I noticed the same catalogue numbers on another unfocused German compilation: 'Nighthawk 2 - Finest Midnight Music', itself a bit of an oddity since ''Heatwave'', ''I Want You...
They may only have made two LPs, but when you're an Isleys fan, well....... these are my CDs. I'm sure you understand.
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I would always feel a thrill when I used to play Motown Disco...
As mysterysinger says, the re-releases of the MOTD series CDs frequently had changes to the artwork. Just for fun, play spot the difference with these examples of the CD insert and the tray insert....
Here are Nick and Dino as they appear on the Matrix album.
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I liked the Cats '45 Lives' album so much that I ended up getting a number of their EMI Bovema CDs. Ten of the twelve tracks from 45 Lives appear on 'The Cats - Marian- Famous Favouites' CD. Search...
The San Remo Strings are right up there as one of my Motown favorites! I've never been convinced that the musicians are moonlighting Funk Brothers, as the Ric Tic recordings and instrumentation are...
Many years ago, a posting on the SteveHoffman forum that praised John Matousek for the 'warm' and unadulterated sound that he achieved with his mastering started my quest to obtain Motown CDs...
Santa made me hold out [[and be good) until Christmas Day until I got my 'Cellarful of Motown Vol. 5', but it was definitely worth the wait of a few months since its release date. All I can say is...
I'm not a fan of mono recordings [[We've all got two ears so....), but I agree that the five Polygram era Motown Classic Hits CDs sound really good and are definitely worth collecting. They look...
The favorite among my Motown Compact Classic CDs is definitely Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits album. I've got other versions [[confession: I've got fifteen different Marvin and Tammi...
Mysterysinger,
I don't wish to complicate things, but my copy of Motown Memories Vol.4 has MCD09110MD on the spine and on the front insert, but the back has been over-stickered with a new...
Here are the rather inconsistent mastering credits taken from the versions that I own:
Commodores - 'Compiled by John Matousek'
Duane Eddy - 'Compiled and mastered by John Matousek'
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Mysterysinger, my favorite tracks on that blinking album are ''When I'm Cleaning Windows'' by the Jackson 5 and ''Bless 'Em All'' by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas.
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I'm a BIG fan of all the Marvin Gaye duet recordings, but I can't understand the rationale for either creating or releasing this product. If Universal said that they conducted some...
Very often Marvin Gaye gets more credit than he merits. I'm not in the 'Marvin was an all-round genius' camp. I like some of his output, but drugs and laziness played too big a part in his life for...
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OK, so sometimes it takes me a while to get round to buying 'new' releases, but the wait was worth it today when I got the Power Of Zeus 'The Gospel According To Zeus' CD. I had the album...
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As something to do during lockdown days, I took a pic of 30 of some of my very favorite Motown CD albums. They're the ones that get played many, many times all the way through! They all...