MOTOWN: The Sound Of Young America

[grapevine]

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Essential new Motown Book

[grapevine]

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[westgrandboulevard]

Thanks for posting, Grape.

'Essential' is indeed the word. ;)

If every member here at Soulful Detroit bought a copy, that would be 2000+ sold, for a start......

[grapevine]

...yes Westgrand ...I've run out of birthdays and Christmases for now ...but am sure to find another excuse...!

...it should be out in March

:)

[woodward]

First I knew anything about this. Surprised it has not been mentioned on the Motown Forum.

I went into Amazon.com and they had one listing for it but it was indicated to be:
"unavailable."

Any suggestions on obtaining one? How much does it cost?

[grapevine]

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...it's under £40 ...and out in March ...here's the UK Amazon link ...where I first saw it...

http://tiny.cc/9sb07x

:)

[jobeterob]

Is it only in hardback?

[theboyfromxtown]

It's a nice book that will go next to my Motown Soul & Glamour

http://www.amazon.fr/Motown-Soul-Glamour-Florent-Mazzoleni/dp/2268068552/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452356857&sr=8-1&keywords=motown+soul+and+glamour

[daviddh]

I want this asap

[144man]

Pity it wasn't out in time for Christmas. I can wait till March though.

[midnightman]

Amazing. Love the Supremes pic!!!

[144man]

It's a nice book that will go next to my Motown Soul & Glamour

http://www.amazon.fr/Motown-Soul-Glamour-Florent-Mazzoleni/dp/2268068552/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452356857&sr=8-1&keywords=motown+soul+and+glamour

How important is a knowledge of French to appreciate "Motown Soul and Glamour"?

[theboyfromxtown]

Pas grand chose.

I need my glasses to read anything these days and a magnifying glass to read cd liner notes. So I just look at the pictures!

[phil]

John, you should have said "peu". [[wink)
Yes what is essential in this book is the pictures, most of them coming from the huge collection of Gilles Petard.
The text is great, too, and I know that French readers did learn a lot about Motown. French readers, but not hardcore collectors like SDF people !

[booty]

Now down to £25.00 on Amazon.co.uk pre-order!

[jobeterob]

Amazon Canada shows publication March 16 2016, they don't know when it will be available and only in hardcover

[Jimi LaLumia]

the text is in French???

[motownjohnny]

It's published by Thames and Hudson, who are a well known reputable U.K. company of high quality mainly arts related publications. If you look at post # 4 from Grapevine you'll see the text is in English so no dictionary required.

[phil]

the text is in French???

No Jimi, the French book is "Motown soul & Glamour", cited by Theboyfromxtown : http://www.amazon.fr/Motown-Soul-Glamour-Florent-Mazzoleni/dp/2268068552/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452356857&sr=8-1&keywords=motown+soul+and+glamour

It contains some wonderful pictures, too.

[thommg]

Don't know how I missed this original thread. Rectified now, though, as I just ordered mine through Amazon US. Link here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500518297?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=nav_timeline_asin

[Ryon6]

Just placed my order.