Norman Whitfield vs. Sly Stone: The Battle of the Diss Tracks

I was this-weekend years old when I learned [from a Questlove podcast] that the germ of Sly & The Family Stone's "Hot Fun in the Summertime" was a slam towards what Stone felt was Norman Whitfield's incursion into Stone's psychedelic-soul fiefdom after the massive success of "Cloud Nine."
The lyrics "I cloud nine when I want to" and "boo-boo-boo-boo-boo when I want to" [think Dennis's famous ad-libs at the end] make all the sense in the world now.

And one of Motown's greatest mysteries is solved: In true proto-hip-hop-battle fashion, Norman and The Tempts responded with "Superstar [Remember How You Got Where You Are]." Yes, it's not about David or anyone else but Sly. Wild. Thoughts?

It's the first ever Vinyl LP to carry the Cellarful brand and the first new collection on LP of Motown material for [[please don't shoot me if I'm wrong) over 30 years



WEST GRAND DEBUT LP - LIMITED EDITION ADVANCE PROMOTION COPY
A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! ..A NORTHERN SOUL LOVE AFFAIR
16 TRACK 12Inch VINYL LP
UNDER LICENCE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC/MOTOWN,
Mastered from the original Motown masters.
Many thanks to Paul Nixon, the creator of the groundbreaking A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! CD series for allowing us to come up with the very first Vinyl version of his much loved invention.
Full track listing is below. The album will be released at the end of May. In the meantime we are making available limited edition ADVANCE PROMOTION copies.
This contains exactly the same 16 tracks as the regular version.
Label design below. It will come in white stickered sleeve and a unique “vintage” press release.
Copies are £30 plus £5 delivery.
Stock due in the next 14 to 21 days.Attachment 21938Attachment 21939

Is there any easy way of finding released tracks and b-sides which do not appear on studio albums?
There are some fairly obvious ones I'm aware of e.g. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations, but wasn't aware of e.g. Promise Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
Is it just a case of trawling through all single releases and comparing with released albums?
[[Only interested in say approx. 1964 - 75.)

I communicated with the director of sales for ACE/KENT regarding the upcoming Hit and Run More Motown Guys as to where in the USA would be a good source to order it from. He recommended to me www.dustrygroove.com and I just placed a pre-order for it. It was $13.99.

What intrigued me the most about it was his quote: "They are very efficient and they have stock in advance of the release date."

I went into their website and it is listed there and I was able to pre-order it.

This should certainly help residents of the USA. Go for it.

This release will be officially dedicated to Keith Hughes.

Anyone ever hear of this group?

JOY - High Life [[1981)

RPM, PVBL9002
Producers: Patric van Blerk, Fransua Roos & Greg Cutler
Engineer: Greg Cutler
Recorded at: RPM Studios

Made up of the late Anneline Malebo, Felicia Marion and Thoka Ndlozi, Joy pre-empted the bubblegum era with their commercially appealing sound and image, crafted by producer Patric van Blerk [[Victory, Margaret Singana), one of the first to forge a multiracial crossover sound influenced by American soul and R&B. As South Africa's answer to the Supremes, Joy supported touring acts like Lamont Dozier, Clarence Carter, Dobie Gray and Leo Sayer. They were undoubtedly best known for the massive crossover hit 'Paradise Road' in 1980, which helped them earn two Saries Awards for Best Vocal Group and Best English LP of the Year in 1980 [[a landmark moment in the ethnically divided industry) and even led to a tour of the UK. High Life followed in 1981, but lacked a hit to take the trio further. They broke up in 1983, the year that Brenda Fassie, who had once filled in for Malebo in the Joy line-up, ushered in the bubblegum era with 'Weekend Special'. Although their sound was less fresh and funky that the bubblegum acts that followed in the footsteps, Joy's contribution to the local industry should never be forgotten.

How does everyone feel about the Mary Wells albums bye bye baby, the one who really loves you, and two lovers? Something about these 3 covers as well go great together imo. Attachment 21950