Not a Detroit post but given the Motown links to LA, I hope this is ok to post here.
I have a special birthday next year and a special Wedding anniversary so my wife and i are planning a 'once in a lifetime' trip from UK to California.
Obviously we will tread the standard tourist routes over three weeks taking in LA/SF/Death Valley and reaching out to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon.
I also would like to spend some days taking in the LA soul scene from a 60s perspective.
with this in mind, i am looking for addresses of Motown offices in LA, studios they would have used and other Motown related places. Also knowing that many of the Motown LA based artists had careers before/after Motown, any details on their haunts/studios would be useful [[e.g. Ed Cobb, Gloria Jones, Willie Hutch and the like). I understood that Marvin Gaye had his own studio in LA as well. Also the Northern Soul scene embraces Mirwood so some information on this is sought. I can't find much written work on the subject unlike Detroit/Memphis/Chicago so i'm struggling to start.
I also would plan to visit vinyl record shops so any tips on those specialising in soul 45s would be appreciated.
if there are any articles or books on the subjects that i could be referred to, this would also be very welcome.
Thanks for any assistance that you can give.