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As I said earlier, I'm posting them artist by artist, in roughly alphabetical order. I dedicate this thread to front cover and back inserts scans.
There will be 4 scans for each album - with a few exceptions :
1. Front cover of the MOTD-5xxx cd
2. Back insert of the MOTD-5xxx cd
1. Front cover of the 374635xxx2 cd
2. Back insert of the 374635xxx2 cd
There will be, later, a specific thread for the European / Japanese cds that have an alternate artwork.
I hope you'll like it.
JERRY BUTLER
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Funny mistake on the year indicated on one of the cds. Released in 1970 ;-)
COMMODORES
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MOVIN' ON is said to have been issued, at least the MOTD cd.
I've never seen it, but know two people who have told me they had a copy [[someone on this board and someone else on Steve Hoffman music forums).
Full scans are welcome. And if you have this cd, but no scanner, well… I'll accept a gift :-)
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Most of the "A Motown Compact Classic" 9000 series were released both as MCD09xxxMD and as MOTD-5xxx or/and 374635xxx2, with exactly the same artwork. I don't have the COMMODORES "Midnight Magic" cd as MOTD, but I suspect it was released and looks exactly like the 9000 series pictured below.
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"Nightshift" wasn't released as MOTD to my knowledge. Probably because it was available as MCD06124MD. That seems logical as the European Tamla Motown / Motown / Gordy releases had the same back insert as the US MOTD series, and in the case of "Nightshift", the european back insert mirrors that of MCD06124MD.
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Beware of the 2000's re-releases of 374635xxx2 cds. The artwork is sometimes very close to the original old and collectable late 80's / early 90's cd. The label for the cd is not well centered on the Universal re-releases, which logo appears on the cd itself.
The easiest way to determinate if the cd you're seeing is the real old one or a recent official knock-off. Just look at the barcode on the back insert. Above is the real one, below the 2000's re-release [[Numbers are smaller and in a different font).
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THE CONTOURS
Just one cd was released by the Contours in the 5000 series, and unless I'm proved wrong, only the 374635xxx2 version was released.
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bill cosby
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the crusaders
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The Contours album was released as a 5000-series.
I have it. It is MOTD-5415.
Really enjoying these scans. Amazed that there are so many differences. We can all learn something.
Really enjoying these scans. Amazed that there are so many differences. We can all learn something. I'm struggling with the Darin and Dazz attachments though.
Glad some like the scans.
I don’t know why Darin and Dazz Band scabs don’t I’ll try again.
Maybe there wee too many uploads a day. Or within the same thread.
Anyway I’ll try again and continue the series as soon as I have a few hours before me.
It’ll be soon anyway.
DeBARGE, FOUR TOPS are coming soon. And MPG too
:-)
The Contours "Do You Love Me" on MOTD5415 can be seen here
https://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/motd5415
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Originally Posted by wichmanne
Many thanks for that. So I guess I'll have to look for that oneQuote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
[on a side note it was released in Europe with the same art as WD72731, and the real DO YOU LOVE ME lp from 1962 saw a cd release in 1995 in France as part of the Lucky Sounds series Motown 530 451-2)
Oddly enough, they're the two that I have, so at least I've one of each version. There's a couple of tracks been growing on me lately from the original album.
The Commodores "Machine Gun" was issued in the 5000 series but as a vinyl album only [[5121) it seems.
The only CD version of "Movin' On" I believe is the PTG issue which is the one I have and is readily available.
How I wish a scan of the MOTD "Movin' On" would pop up on the internet.Quote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
I do believe it exists. Well… it's odd that there's no evidence of it anywhere, not even a poor quality picture of the cd...
DeBarge
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This is one I've never seen any 374635xxx2 edition.
And when found on the web, and then bought, it's always the MOTD cd that is delivered… Anyone has it ?
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Slight difference in the front arts for "In A Special Way" - look at the catalogue number in the bottom right hand corner.
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I'm cheating a bit here as this is not a 5000 series, but a 6000 series.
Nevertheless, I consider it to deserve its place on this thread - this is a classic album by a major Motown act that has a number of cds in the 5000 serie after all...
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...and below an exemple of a club edition cd that has no barcode :
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Cheat time again…
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Duane Eddy
2 albums released as MOTD only as far as I know [[in the US, as they were released in Europe too).
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Dennis Edwards
A 9000 series really. But I suspect the album was released as 37463xxx2 with a white contour around the front art. I've never seen it though. It's just speculation on my part.
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Fantastic Four
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To be continued here :
https://soulfuldetroit.com/showthrea...-series-Part-2