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@Boogie,

What a strange song! Only you could’ve found this one! It must be very early because she doesn’t seem to have quite found her voice yet, at least not the manner of singing which she was...

There is definitely a decrease in quality as you squeeze more tracks onto one side of a vinyl album, however it wouldn’t be a difference you would notice between say 10 and 14 selections in total....

Gar, I don’t know if they released the entire series but I have volume two, the sole album in the series originally released on the Tamla label instead of the Motown label, on CD. I specifically...

You are way too good to me. I’m always amazed at how generous members on this forum are. I must have something you would like having so I can return the favor!

Martha‘s vocal on that track is fantastic. In fact on that album, Natural Resources, she sings with a vibrato in her voice that you don’t usually hear, at least I don’t often hear it on her vocals. ...

I've always wondered about that practice myself, as in the 60s and 70s, prior to CDs, it seemed most import albums had 14 tracks while those in the US were limited to no more than 12. I suppose it's...

Well as they always say, be careful what you ask for!


Just this morning, I saw on Amazon the UK 2-fer Yesterday’s Dreams/Soul Spin CD for $25 from a very reliable seller in the UK, Zoverstocks....

What an impressive list of credits. I had no idea he was part of The Clan! It’s amazing how much talent and skill there is in this artist, who wasn’t necessarily a household name to most people....

@sansradio,

Thank you. I’m glad someone thought to highlight this very talented man’s passing.

K

Nice!

They were a revelation when they came out, all the B-sides and Mono mixes on CD, many for the first time. The only mishap was the Vandellas box didn't include "A Love Like Yours" and I...

Did we observe his passing here on SDF? I don't recall seeing anything here about it. Perhaps we should post a thread so members can share their thoughts on Taylor.

Do you recall, Gary? I can't...

Hey you experts out there, which Top sings lead on “California dreaming? “ it’s the closing track on one of those rare albums. I absolutely love the vocal on that.

Maybe we will get a Japanese issue of some of the later, first stint anyway, of the Motown Tops catalog. I think “Nature Planned It” is also available as a Japanese issue. Of course their mastering...

How frustrating they didn't complete the Tops catalog!

Thanks for the information and links to the collections!

I might not have been aware of the availability of those Vandella tracks. But I think there were some tracks newly available with the 2-fers, weren't they? The difference in the sound quality...

Yes much better mastering on the UK 2-fers. I wish I had bought those of the 4 Tops. I think for a long time one of the UK 2-fer Vandella sets was the only place you could find songs like "Sweet...

Oh, go ahead! Step on my message! Be that way!

I was going to comment on what an unusual, dramatic cover it was for a "girls group" album, and then I realized how much it evokes the 6 or 7 years earlier "Where Did Our Love Go," or even, for that...

Thanks! I didn’t recognize her and forgot she recorded for Stax. I think her comp “Stay Out of the Kitchen” was from that period, as I recall.

What a great release. I have many of the volumes in this series but not all of them, and they’re all really well done just as you would expect from Ace. Very happy to see they included both parts of...

I second that emotion!

Yes that great song was one of his many compositions. I was so sorry to hear of your husband‘s death. I still have his albums. God bless.

At first I thought "Two Hearts?" What song were they mixing up? Then I read it was a Phil Collins song, I guess.

Such sad news. What an amazing talent.

Forgive my ignorance, but what role...

@Reese et. al,

Thanks for posting the video. Boy, you really do hear the power and strength in Jean's voice especially in the opening. But yes, they just race through the song at such a...

Are there any recordings of Jean singing this live? I don't remember it being on the Live in Japan album, though I've only listened to it a few times.

I think this one would sound a lot better in...