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Te Monitors - Doctor Of Love
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Te Monitors - Doctor Of Love
These two tracks from Cellarful of Motown Volume 4 should get you all moist in anticipation and gagging to hear the other 48 tracks
Doctor of Love by The Monitors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpp8Sq8Aznc
All I Need Is A Chance by Robert Dobyne http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHH3VIwgdKg
Not sure it's a good idea Lester to post them where they can be downloaded
Anyone got an actual UK release date yet. My local keeps informing me "Its been put back again, now showing early September."
I received mine Friday, but won't have time to play it till tomorrow.
Does anyone agree that the vocalist on I've Got a Right to Cry [[Lead Me and Guide Me) sounds like Gloria Jean Williamson, lead of the Vells?
Could it be Ann Bogan? The vocalist sounds like her on the Andantes' "Like A Nightmare."
I don't have the best hearing but I agree that it doesn't sound like LaBrenda Benn from what little I have of hers.
I have now listened to the two CDs couple of times now and must say how impressed I am with overall balance of tracks that cover the different styles and years of Motown. I have to agree with the booklet comment about the Tammi track being a grower - it grew on me after a couple of plays. I suspect Motown might have been trying different styles of songs with her and to my ears she handles them all so brilliantly.
The CD booklet is brilliant too, great information and pictures, so overall a fantastic purchase.
Many thanks to all involved - I guess you must have great fun putting these CDs together!
Paul I feel your pain! :[[ As badly as I want to hear them all NOW, I definitely hope that no one rushes to post these songs where they can be heard for FREE! They're just coming out, let them at least begin to [[financially) justify all the work that went into their production and release. Especially if we hope for more in the future. Yet another reason that the music industry is in such a sorry state, imho.
Thanks Positive exactly my reasoning - I don't want to be a killjoy but the double CD is so cheap why jeapordize it's sales by bootlegging it - go out and buy it and you might just get another volume - share the tracks around - harm the sales figures and you can say goodbye to anymore
...... harm the sales figures and you can say goodbye to anymore ......
well amazon.co.uk are already sold out of copies, so I guess they're doing good business on the CD !!!
I'm getting my copy as a b'day pressie next week [[amazon stock willing) !!!!
Paul, I don't think you're being a killjoy at all - just being realistic. Nobody's going to get rich off these CD's so I'd say it's nothing less than a duty
for Motown fans to buy the actual cds. Now I don't know exactly how Universal view the Cellarful series - it gets them justifiably good press but
I'm sure the accounts departments wouldn't think twice about pulling the plug on the entire reissue line if they didn't at least break even.
We're talking about CD's where one track is working out at less than 25P a throw. You can't buy a packet of crisps for that. You're also getting
throroughly researched booklets, unseen photos and the thrill of being excited about a new release just like you felt when you were in your teens
and hearing Motown tracks for the first time. I've been collecting for close to 45 years now and it's been a long time since I looked forward with
eager anticipation to a new release - and that's what these are - brand new vintage product. I don't know how you've managed to persuade
Universal to keep the list price of the series so low .. but they're cheap enough that people show buy extra copies to give as presents to
a younger generation that needs educating.
If you want to hear what the tracks sound like there's always the samples at Amazon - personally I've been trying to restrain myself from
listening to them as I want to hear the full tracks on my own stereo system.
I'm not expecting to love every track on COM4 but it doesn't bother me in the slightest - over the years I've spend a fortune on albums that have
a few great tracks. I think we should all be grateful that the COM series even exists - no US label would dream of keeping the unit costs so low
on "product" that's not going to make any dent in the spreadsheets. I've said some harsh things in my time about the major labels but this is
one of the few times I'm happy to see my money going into a corporate maw - because there ARE people in those conglomerates that actually
love the music as much as I do. As I said nobody's going to get rich off the COM series - I don't know if any of the artists are going to see
a cent in royalties but I'll leave that to the accounts departments to figure out. Just get out there and start contributing to keeping the
Velvelettes in lipstick.
Fan the flame.
Price 17.99 US, free shipping. Ship time 7 - 10 days.
Good price and I have done very well with them.
dba
Now here's the FAIR way to go. Another preview of Tammi's song. Quite welcomed too!
http://www.we7.com/#/song/Tammi-Terr...Lonely-Tonight
Got the call this morning that my copy had arrived. Rushed down, got it, and playing it now. Very interesting.
Davie....you be the sensible one!
I'm still awaiting for my copy to arrive.
What a great compilation! Thank you Paul and everyone else involved.
For the first time in the series I had an outright favorite track after just one play. For what it's worth my Top Three tracks at the moment are [[1) Blinky: It's Gonna Be Always [[2) Marv Johnson: She's all I need [[In This World) [[3) The Monitors: Doctor of Love. There are several other tracks not far behind. Also I think the best vocal performances are [[a) Male: Edwin Starr on Born to Be Bad; and [[b) Female: Brenda Holloway on Little Miss Loser.
It's nice to see three tracks here composed by the under-rated team of George Gordy and Allen Story. After all these years I'm only just beginning to appreciate their work.
Paul and everyone involved in bringing these tracks out of the vaults, Thanks, mine arrived this morning and has not been off the CD player yet, can't pick a favorite yet, but like the Stevie, Fantastic Four and Gladys Knight tracks are stuck in my head, I need to have a few more listens but really enjoying this set.
how has the world and his wife got this and i havent???
has any one in the states got it yet? i'm not not sure who on here lives in the uk or the states
i know the bank hols got in the way but i'll be bouncing if i dont see it on my door mat tomorrow!
Tamla617
I'm in the centre of London and I aint got mine either
Geez....I got mine....and I ain't even close to London.....I'm playing it on my show tonight....listen in....
www.womr.org
John
Not received mine yet but.....
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At least its back in stock now at amazon UK, so hopefully the daughter will be ordering my copy today.
Just got this mesage from amazon UK :
" Hello,
We regret to inform you that the following items have been delayed as we are still awaiting stock from our suppliers :
Various Artists "A Cellarful Of Motown Vol. 4"
Estimated arrival date: September 09 2010 - September 13 2010"
Arrghhh !!!
nothing today!
how does it take from friday to at least tomorrow to get here,or anywhere in great britain.
has anyone got their order from amazon?tomorrow amazon are going to get get a phone call from me.i wont be ordering from them again,unless they are the only ones that have what i want or they are cheaper.
hmv seem to manage ok.
Not got mine either mate! The status is showing as "Shipped" so it must be on its way! So far I have resisted the temptation to listen to the clips online but .....
adrian
i havent listened to the clips either,i wat to hear them in full!be nice wouldnt it?cant wait for the excuses from amazon tomorrow....0800 4961081.
As I wrote on another thread my copy arrived from Amazon this morning in a shabby, dirt encrusted package, as if it has been at the bottom of a postman's sack for days. However, the wait is well worth it and I've abandoned all proposed jobs for the day and am wallowing in the music.....
Must have played this non stop now. STILL cant name a fav cut. Monitors one minute, Blinky the next, then Stevie. WELL, Ill just have to play the whole damn thing AGAIN. Only one Marvelettes this time [[shame), but love it. Whens Volume 5 due?..Paulo XXXX.P.S. Well done all involved for yet another Stunner!
Mine's arrived, from Amazon, in a nice, clean package. I heard the clips, and concentrated on Disc 1 last night.
The Fantastic Four is still, well, fantastic [[and my Dean-Weatherspoon guess from the clips was correct), The Monitors is a cracker [[great lead vocal from Sandra), and Eddie Holland's Twin Brother is fascinating, like Two Lovers but about, well, Two Brothers.
Disc 2 later...
I assume that the albums featured on pp. 8 and 20 of the booklet are part of the producer's collection. From the look of the jacket spines, they seem to have been taken from the shelf, played and then returned often. [[He also includes an artist/group's post Motown output within the Motown section as many of us did/do.)
It is a nice, homey touch to see fans or campaign phrases associated with certain fans mentioned in the annotations- and the occasional, subtle slipping in of a word or phrase from an artist's album title in the write-up . Although I do see that Hip-O-Select isn't the only one to need an additional proof-reader.
To me, the Paul Williams track sounds as if it had been written for the Supremes' featuring Mary Wilson on lead. Interestingly, Paul's vocals were recorded on 4 different days. Does this mean that there are alternate versions in the vaults?
WELL WELL WHAT AN AMAZING COLLECTION, Got to tell you my faves top 10 in cd running order, keep on trying F42 2doctor of love monitors 3 all i need is a chance robert dobyne 4 that's the way marvelettes 5it's company time versatones,[much better than tape version i've had for years]6 i need you now more...paul williams7 it's gonna be blinky8why don't you come home stevie 9 head over heels spinners 10in the summmer lollipops ,ok one more f4 take him back , excellent set thank you to all who contributrd to this project, just keeps getting better, got to say paul williams is my fave track followed by monitors. spinners, stevie, and the 2 f4 tracks, thanks millions, lastly the marvin gaye track three time loser, who else recorded this song, [maybe i have marvin on old tape]any help apreciated, cheers and thank you
I'm curious.... It has been determined that after the tape logging/library system was established in Detroit, the greater majority of Detroit session dates were written into the logs. Motown's California office did not appear to keep such accurate records in the 60's.
And yet, some of the songs listed as having been recorded in California [['Your Kiss Kiss', 'Little Miss Loser') or Los Angeles [['You Gave Me Love To Live For') state 'recorded before' such and such a date. How was this date arrived at? Is the 'recorded before' date determined by the date Detroit received a finished master sent for consideration for release? Or was a subsequent version, recorded by yet another artist, discovered in the vaults which lists the CFOM4 date as a component in its log? Or was there some other indicator that helped to pinpoint the date listed in COM4?
Paul or Keith,
Please refresh my memory- The David Ruffin track , 'In The Cool Of The Night' credits Norma Jean Toney as composer. Yet the write-up mentions the song being a "Smokey cool tune". Is there a connection between Norma Jean and Smokey Robinson- or was it just a reference to musical styles?
Just musical style - sorry my use of the word smokey meant smokin'
Paul,
I decided to do a small piece of research. Going to The Supremes- ''There's A Place For Us'' cd, sessions for 'Little Miss Loser' show log dates of March 3, 7, 13 and April 15, 1965. Although 7 of the 12 "TAPFU" tracks credit Marc & Hal as producers [[joined by Harvey Fuqua on all but one) and 4 others note the involvement of Mickey Stevenson [[one solo, one with Hank Cosby, and two with Ivy Jo Hunter), the production slot of 'Little Miss Loser' lists only one of its composers, Ron Miller. And Rom was a co-writer of 4 of the songs on the album [[2 produced by the Marc-Hal-Harvey team , and one by Mickey-Ivy Jo)
Brenda's version was recorded several months before, utilizing Marc Gordon & Hal Davis as producers. I wonder why they just didn't produce the Supremes' version of 'LML' themselves?
I always found Ron Miller's comment in J. Randy Taraborrelli's first book on Diana issued in 1985 to be puzzling. " A couple of the songs like 'Big City Babies Don't Cry' and 'Little Miss Loser' were very jazzy; we were just searching for a direction. None of the stuff ever came out. I hope it never does- for her sake as well as mine".
I, for one, am glad it did come out... and feel the same about Brenda's version!
In yesterdays Times [[of London) newspaper Playlist magazine supplement ...
..... they have a 'PLAYLISTED' Our Tracks of the Moment 'Top 10' ..........
......................... at No.3 in this Top 10 .............................
............ Gladys Knight & the Pips "The Day You Take One" .........
A gloriously feel-good 'lost' Motown treasure. Just one to be found on 'A Cellarful of Motown'.
............. Can't say fairer than that !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Received mine today. First of all, a mighty thank you to Paul and everyone involved in the project. The series are going strong and the amount of quality music languishing in the vaults should surprise no one any more, still I can't believe most of these things weren't released at the time. I don't want to come off as a critic [[the only one so far?), but after an initial listening round I believe this is the weakest volume so far, albeit slightly. Not because the series has taken an inevitable step away from its Northern Soul-ish origin, because so I have the during the last two years, but because there were very few songs that stood out to me. This has, in other words, not anything to do with the quality of the music, it has to do with my personal tastes and, supposedly, my expectations [[I had literally goosebumps all over during the opening songs that only newly discovered Motown songs can give you). A couple of favorites so far:
- The Lollipops - In The Summer
Who is this girl singing lead? She's absolutely fantastic. "Sweet Sweet Love" from ACoM V3 floored me, and I couldn't stop smiling during this song. A special thanks for including Lollipops in this volume as well. Can't wait to hear more from them!
- The Fantastic Four - Keep On Tryin' [[Til I Find Your Love) & Take Him Back If It Makes You Happy
Five words: Sweet Sweet Sweet James Epps. What a marvelous singer! I don't know how he makes me shiver with his voice everytime I hear it, only that he does. He put so much energy and enthusiasm into the late-1960's Motown recordings and it comes through on these two songs as well.
- Holland & Dozier - Lead Me And Guide Me
Eric [[Silly Wasn't I) have spoken highly of "I've Got A Right To Cry", and it fulfilled all my hopes about it, albeit being just a demo. Great vocal by LaBrenda, and a rocking production from Holland and Dozier, bearing some resemblance to their early work with Martha & The Vandellas among others.
- Joe Stubbs - The Girl I've Chosen To Be My Bride
Can't help loving this song [[figure out that pun if you can!) since Joe is a favorite singer of mine. A solid performance from him here over an interesting backing track. I wouldn't be able to put down George Gordy's production signature on paper if I were asked to, but this one made me interested to learn more. The flute is a nice [[not dated!) touch.
- Dennis Edwards - I'll Turn To Stone
Familiar rocker this one, and although I hold Four Tops version in higher regard Dennis give the Tops' a run for their money. Good vocal from him, production is tight and possibly the most dance-friendly version of them all [[not blaming the Tops', Barbara's and The Supremes' respective versions to be creepers).