I had heard the unreleased Supremes were being saved for a stand alone release. If that never comes, which sadly is likely, I'd rather it just be included in the 1970 set.
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I had heard the unreleased Supremes were being saved for a stand alone release. If that never comes, which sadly is likely, I'd rather it just be included in the 1970 set.
Is the vault empty of all unreleased Marvin Gaye tracks from 1970? Any live concerts? It would be interesting to see how much his set list changed from his Copa recordings from '66?
More unreleased J5 tracks ... though i would prefer a stand alone release ... i don't understand why Universal didn't do anything for the 50th anniversary of the Motown J5 debut :mad:
I don’t think the scandals would impair his releases as the demand is still there regardless. 1970 was a huge year for Motown and I’m guessing there’s a lot left to hear.
If vault research is accurate J5 recorded nearly 500 songs during their tenure. There's still 200+ waiting to see the light of day including the album they recorded with Stevie in 1973. Only one tune was extracted, "Buttercup" for a project released shortly after MJ's death. Never having heard any of the other songs,I can see why Motown would shelve it. There's certainly more gold in them there hills though.
Any news on this yet.
Last years was out by now 👍
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Natural Resources came out in 1970, so could there be anything else still buried in the vaults? Spellbound hoovered up half a dozen tracks recorded the same year, and one new track has only just appeared on Cellarful of Motown Vol.5, so fingers firmly crossed in hope of something extra [[as there was nothing on MU 1969)...
I hope we finally get to hear The Jackson 5's covers of "Ain't no mountain high enough". Supposedly they did one in the vein of Marvin & Tammi and one like Diana Ross.
Any update on the possibility that this will happen ??
A quick count reveals that there have been over 2,100 "unreleased" so far!
No news? Doesn't sound promising does it?
Well I'm not surprised with the way things are.
It's a difficult time for everyone.
Hello Keith
I'm sure it is difficult at this time.
But if there is any chance that this comes off, will be extremely grateful to all who work so hard on our behalf.
I keep looking on my favourite download sites, but still no news. I really love these Unreleased collections, so hope 1970 happens.
If COVID is the reason we don’t get MU 70, that’s completely understandable. As much as I was looking forward to this year’s edition, I wouldn’t want anyone to jeopardize their health in order to put it together. Besides, that gives us more reason to be excited about next Christmas.
I know of 3 50th anniversary releases that were delayed until 2021 because of COVID.
BEATLES Let It be deluxe has been pushed back a year, while both GEORGE HARRISON’s « All things must pass deluxe » and JOHN LENNON’s « Plasic Ono band » -although announced as withdrawn due to poor sales of previous such releases and because of COVID, are now announced for the first months of 2021.
It seems copyright issues with material recorded 1970 was settled so that a 2021 release would come as if it had been released in 2020.
I hope the same applies with Motown and that MU1970 will eventually see the light
😊
Having raised some hopes, perhaps, I think I should write and say: "Motown Unreleased 1970" isn't going to happen. At least, not in 2020. Not good news for Christmas Day, I know, but most of you will have guessed it already. Getting the tapes from the Vaults at present is the problem, as I understand it - it's not that the "Unreleased" series been cancelled!
There's been a lot of bad news lately, but the loss of "Motown Unreleased 1970" is not the most serious. I wish you all a Merry Christmas. Be glad to be alive, and play your 1969 tracks again. There's some good stuff on there!
Keith
Under the current circumstances it's completely understandable. As a fan, am I disappointed? Yes, of course! But I'm grateful for what we fan have been treated to over the past 35 years - especially all the Brenda Holloway tracks and look forward to what comes next. Fingers crossed and prayers up that 2021 will be much better musically. I'm especially looking forward to January 20th, high noon!
Any update on whether MU 1970 will ever see the light of day. Obviously I understand and respect the reasons outlined above, but Columbia managed to drop the Bob Dylan 50th Anniversary Collection for 1970 [[similar reasons as MU). Of course, different archives...
Be interesting to see what happens next year with Bob Dylan now his back catalogue has been sold to UMC.
I, too, have been checking back every day in hopes that there's some news about it. I hope it's still slated for release!
For sure, I echo the message from marybrewster ... but Keith posted his feedback in December, so I was looking to see if there is an update since then...
I have none, and don't like to ask whether it's at all likely. I think that the deadline for 1970 copyrights has passed, but the time to ask is when the Vaults are open again. I'll post here when/if I hear any more ...
Hi Keith - many thanks - appreciated...
Thanks for the update. Even if the 1970 copyrights are now in public domain, many of us would still love to hear what was left behind [from the master tapes].
Still hopeful that this will happen