The Originals - Portrait Of The Originals - CD Release

[motown01]

I just discovered that this received a CD reissue in 1990. Does anyone have this? How is the sound quality?

I'm interested solely for "You Want Hearts & Flowers" - IMO, the best track on the album.

[biggestfourtops fan]

That is the best song on there. Only have the album. Whatever price you paid for the cd version I'd say was worth the price alone.

[longtimefan]

You can find the CD online easily, e.g., Amazon, CDUniverse, eBay, ......

[lakedistrictlad1]

Forget the 1990 edition. The sound quality [[and the packaging) of the Japanese 2014 edition is better. And it's available at a bargain price

https://www.amazon.com/Portrait-ORIG...+The+Originals

[mysterysinger]

There have been 3 CD issues of this album.

Motown ‎– 37463-5461-2 is from 1990. The sound quality is fine. Typical of the time which was quite early on in CD evolution. I posted a track on YouTube from this album - "Just Another Morning" which should give you an idea of sound quality. Please see below.

As used to happen, there was also an identical CD issued as number MOTD5461 in 1992. The difference was around who was issuing Motown CDs at those times - Motown or MCA.
Both these CD releases were AAD [[so no re-mastering). Both are rare and expensive to buy.

On 22nd October 2014, Motown / Universal in Japan issued the album as UICY76688. Although one of a limited release, this is still readily available on line [[e.g. Ebay ) and at around the $10 mark [[plus additional postage). Don't pay very much more than this. I'm not aware that this has been re-mastered and, although I do have it, I haven't so far played it so someone else will need to comment on the sound quality.

Incidentally, the story is very much the same for their "Baby I'm For Real [[Green Grow The Lilacs)" album on CD.

Hope that helps. Here's "Just Another Morning".

[TomatoTom123]

I am familiar with the tunes "The Bells", "I Like Your Style" and "Don't Stop Now" [[all brilliant of course) on this LP but thats it! I shall now be investigating this album further

[lakedistrictlad1]

[QUOTE=mysterysinger;367984 I haven't so far played it so someone else will need to comment on the sound quality. [/QUOTE]

Er....I just did.

[mysterysinger]

Yes you did - I didn't see it before finishing my post which was sandwiched around having my tea [[odd but true) lol. The moussaka was lovely. So I must have begun my own post before you stepped in and it never appeared on my screen.

I do have a liking for these bargain Japanese issues and I'm glad that you like the sound quality and packaging. I've bought several of them too, but I was a little disappointed with the Diana Ross "Diana" sound track which sounded a bit like it was lifted from the LP. I especially love the mini-LPs - though more expensive.

[Laserdk]

Yes you did - I didn't see it before finishing my post which was sandwiched around having my tea [[odd but true) lol. The moussaka was lovely. So I must have begun my own post before you stepped in and it never appeared on my screen.

I do have a liking for these bargain Japanese issues and I'm glad that you like the sound quality and packaging. I've bought several of them too, but I was a little disappointed with the Diana Ross "Diana" sound track which sounded a bit like it was lifted from the LP. I especially love the mini-LPs - though more expensive.

Yes, you have to watch with some of those Japanese Universal midline CD reissues [[including a few Motown ones) as they are ripped from the original vinyl and not very good vinyl at that and/or the equipment used is not very good.


Ivor

[Bob]

Some of the folks here have sharper ears than mine, but I do think the sound quality of the Japanese CD is quite good. Tangentially -- IMO "Just Another Morning" is one of the great undiscovered Motown treasures, an absolutely fantastic song. Can anyone confirm if it's C.P. Spencer singing lead on that track? I've never been quite sure.

[TomatoTom123]

Some of the folks here have sharper ears than mine, but I do think the sound quality of the Japanese CD is quite good. Tangentially -- IMO "Just Another Morning" is one of the great undiscovered Motown treasures, an absolutely fantastic song. Can anyone confirm if it's C.P. Spencer singing lead on that track? I've never been quite sure.

Well...

I'll be countin' on you to set us strait about whose singing those lead vocals! LOL!!!

Ahem... I believe it is my time to shine... Lol

I do believe it is C.P. Spencer singing lead on "Just Another Morning"... he also sings "Suspicion" and both songs have the same lead. I guess you could define Freddie Gorman as the "smooth" singer, Hank Dixon as the "powerhouse" vocalist and Walter Gaines as the "soft" singer. In other words, listen to the first two minutes of "Baby, I'm For Real" and it goes Freddie then Hank then Walter then CP!

[motown01]

Thanks for this - this release must have slipped by me, I was completely unaware of it. Is there a list available of all of the Japanese Universal releases? I'm wondering if there are more that I missed.

[Laserdk]

Thanks for this - this release must have slipped by me, I was completely unaware of it. Is there a list available of all of the Japanese Universal releases? I'm wondering if there are more that I missed.

motown 01,

There's been loads of these Japanese Motown midline CD reissues over the last few years and most of them sound pretty good [[Scherrie & Susaye's "Partners" album being exceptional, in my opinion) but the odd ones ike G.C. Cameron's self titled Motown album from 1976 and Switch's debut album were definitely ripped from vinyl ad son't sound that great. Compare the Switch CD with the UK CD release from Big Break Records and you will see what I mean.

Ivor

[MIKEW-UK]

How did I miss this video in HQ? The best known song from the Portrait album, in very good resolution.... Tom, you can put vocals to faces...

[TomatoTom123]

How did I miss this video in HQ? The best known song from the Portrait album, in very good resolution.... Tom, you can put vocals to faces...

Ah, such a brilliant video! And a brilliant song!!! Thanks Mike. I think I had originally worked out who-is-who from the video footage for "Baby, I'm For Real", which I will find and post right now...

[TomatoTom123]

[carole cucumber]

Perhaps this will help:

[Bob]

Thanks, all!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Well...



Ahem... I believe it is my time to shine... Lol

I do believe it is C.P. Spencer singing lead on "Just Another Morning"... he also sings "Suspicion" and both songs have the same lead. I guess you could define Freddie Gorman as the "smooth" singer, Hank Dixon as the "powerhouse" vocalist and Walter Gaines as the "soft" singer. In other words, listen to the first two minutes of "Baby, I'm For Real" and it goes Freddie then Hank then Walter then CP!

You did good, Tom! Shine on!!!

[mysterysinger]

Thanks for this - this release must have slipped by me, I was completely unaware of it. Is there a list available of all of the Japanese Universal releases? I'm wondering if there are more that I missed.

2013 issues [[this is probably not all of them plus there were batches in other years).....

UICY

25/09/2013
75770 Talking Book - Stevie Wonder
75771 What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

16/10/2013
75772 Jazz Soul Of Little Stevie - Stevie Wonder
75773 Tribute To Uncle Ray - Stevie Wonder
75774 Soulful Moods Of - Marvin Gaye
75775 That Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye
75776 Recorded Live On Stage - Marvin Gaye
75777 United - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
75778 Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes
75779 A Go Go - Supremes
75780 Diana Ross [[1st) - Diana Ross
75781 Touch me In The Morning - Diana Ross
75782 Diana Ross - Diana Ross
75783 Diana Ross Presents - Jackson 5
75784 ABC - Jackson 5
75785 Ben - Michael Jackson
75786 Music & Me - Michael Jackson
75787 Jermaine - Jermaine Jackson @
75788 Let's Get serious - Jermaine Jackson @
75789 Sing Smokey - The Temptations
75790 The Sky's The Limit - Temptations *
75791 All Directions - Temptations
75792 Going To A Go Go - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
75793 Make It Happen - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
75794 Being With You - Smokey Robinson
75795 Second Album - Four Tops
75796 Reach Out - Four Tops
75797 Eddie Holland - Eddie Holland @
75898 Please Mr Postman - Marvelettes
75799 Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas ##
75800 This Old Heart Of Mine - Isley Bros
75801 Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips ##
75802 Neither One Of Us - Gladys Knight & The Pips @
75803 The Original Spinners - Detroit Spinners ##
75804 Second Time Around - Detroit Spinners @
75805 Arrives - Chuck Jackson ##
75806 Greetings - The Monitors ##
75807 Baby I'm For Real - Originals @
75808 Syreeta - Syreeta Wright
75809 The Bitch Is Black - Yvonne Fair ##
75810 Anyway You Like It - Thelma Houston
75811 Natural High - Commodores
75812 Midnight Magic - Commodores
75813 Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
75814 Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
75815 Odyssey - Odyssey ##
75816 Street Songs - Rick James
75817 Mary Jane Girls - Mary Jane Girls
75818 Switch - Switch
75819 Keep It Live - Dazz Band
75820 All This Love - Debarge
75821 Finis - Finis Henderson

20/11/2013
75822 How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye
75823 In The Groove - Marvin Gaye
75824 You're All I Need - Marvin gaye & Tammi terrell
75825 Diana & Marvin - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
75826 Sing Holland Dozsier Holland - Supremes
75827 Reflections - Diana Ross & Supremes ##
75828 Love Child - Diana Ross & supremes
75829 The Boss - Diana Ross
75830 Diana - Diana Ross
75831 Third Album - Jackson 5
75832 Maybe Tomorrow - Jackson 5
75833 Got To Be There - Michael Jackson
75834 A Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
75835 Where There's Smoke - Smokey Robinson
75836 With A Lot O'Soul - Temptations
75837 Reunion - Temptations
75838 Truly For You - Temptations
75839 Do You Live Me - Contours
75840 Sings Top Ten - Jimmy Ruffin @
75841 Four Tops - Four Tops
75842 Playboy - The Marvellettes
75843 Dance Party - Martha & The Vandellas
75844 If I were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips @
75845 Standing Ovation - Gladys Knight & The Pips @
75846 My Guy - Mary wells
75847 Return Of The Blues Boss- Amos Milburn @
75848 Shotgun - Jr Walker & The All Stars
75849 25 Miles - Edwin Starr ##
75850 War & Peace - Edwin Starr
75851 Goin' Back to - Chuck Jackson ##
75852 Best Of - Fantastic Four @
75853 One to One - Syreeta
75854 Dynamic Superiors - Dynamic Supreiors
75855 Musical Massage - Leon Ware ##
75856 Get Ready - Rare Earth
75857 Platinum Hook - Platinum Hook
75858 Ride To The Rainbow - Thelma Houston ##
75859 Commodores - Commodores
75860 - In The Pocket - Commodores
75861 Nightshift - Commodores
75862 Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie
75863 Partners - Scherrie & Susaye ##
75864 Throwin Down - Rick James
75865 Cold Blooded - Rick James
75866 It Must Be Magic - Teena Marie
75867 Only For You - Mary Jane Girls
75868 Don't Stop - Bloodstone
75869 Lovesmith - Lovesmith
75870 Reaching For Tomorrow - Switch
75871 In A Special Way - Debarge

21/05/2014

76174 Stop The World We Wanna Get On - Hearts Of Stone @
76185 Severin Browne
76199 Totally Tata - Tata Vega

[mysterysinger]

Some more....as per comments above....
76174 Stop The World We Wanna Get On - Hearts Of Stone @
76185 Severin Browne
76199 Totally Tata - Tata Vega

11/06/2014
76227 The Ultimate Collection - Jackson 5
76229 The Ultimate Collection - Diana Ross & The Supremes
76230 Very Best of Michael Jackson and Jackson 5

18/06/2014
15306 Best Of The Spinners
15317 Goin' Up In Smoke - Eddie Kendricks
15322 The Supremes
15323 Greatest Hits - Diana Ross
15324 Black Magic - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas


76305 / 15341

22/10/2014
UICY-76664 Moods Of Marvin Gaye
UICY-76665 That's The Way Love Is - Marvin Gaye
UICY-76666 Together - Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells
UICY-76667 Easy - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
UICY-76668 Let The Sunshine In - Diana Ross & The Supremes
UICY-76669 Cream Of The Crop - Diana Ross & The Supremes
UICY-76670 Lookin' Through The Windows - Jackson 5
UICY-76671 Skywriter - Jackson 5
UICY-76672 Forever, Michael - Michael Jackson
UICY-76673 Wish It Would Rain - Temptations
UICY-76674 Cloud Nine - Temptations
UICY-76675 Live - Four Tops
UICY-76676 Mr Magic - Grover Washington Jr.
UICY-76677 Skylarkin' - Grover Washington Jr
UICY-76678 Pass The Plate - Crusaders
UICY-76679 Hollywood - Crusaders
UICY-76680 Machine Gun - Commodores
UICY-76681 Caught In The Act - Commodores
UICY-76682 Hi We're The Miracles
UICY-76683 Smokey - Smokey Robinson
UICY-76684 Come Get It - Rick James
UICY-76685 Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta
UICY-76686 GC Cameron
UICY-76687 Eddie Kendricks
UICY-76688 Portrait Of The Originals
UICY-76689 The Mack - Willie Hutch
UICY-76690 Irons In The Fire - Teena Marie
UICY-76691 Take Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
UICY-76692 The DeBarges
UICY-76693 Carl Carlton
UICY-76694 Love Songs & Other Tragedies - GC Cameron
UICY-76695 Rich Love, Poor Love - Syreeta & GC Cameron
UICY-76696 Foxy Brown - Willie Hutch
UICY-76697 Ain't No Turning Back - Phyllis St James

UICY-76699 Merry Christmas - Diana Ross & The Supremes
UICY-76700 Christmass Album - Jackson 5
UICY-76701 Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
UICY-76702 I Hear A Symphony - Supremes
UICY-76703 Get It Together - Jackson 5
UICY-76704 Temptin' Temptations

[mysterysinger]

Can see some here...https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookep...57637603050185.
And here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookep...57645590420532

And mini LPs here.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookep...57644386226647

[Laserdk]

Can see some here...https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookep...57637603050185.
And here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookep...57645590420532

And mini LPs here.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookep...57644386226647

Brilliant mysterysinger. Thanks for all that info. Much appreciated.

Ivor