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Smokey Robinson did not sing at Melvin Franklin's burial. He was in Europe at the time.

The Supremes "Merry Christmas" album's instrumental tracks were recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood in August 1965, with the Supremes' vocals cut at Hitsville in Detroit in early September....

I am confused as to where this album was recorded. The Don't Forget About The Motor City site has it recorded in California, with some overdubs in New York, the Discogs site says the Graystone...

Actually, Beverly Lee sang the high parts on "Foolish Little Girl."

Could anyone help here? I believe lead singer Beverly Owens Alston was an alto and Beverly Lee a soprano. Does anyone know the vocal ranges of Micki Harris and Doris Coley? Thank you.

I'm sure this has been discussed at some point, but does anyone know what studio this song was recorded at?

I don't know if this question has been asked because I haven't been on for a while. Was David Ruffin with the group when they recorded this song, or was it just the other four?

I finally found some of the information I was looking for on this LP. I now know that the instrumental tracks were cut at Columbia Recording Studios on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood in early April 1967...

The instrumental tracks were recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood between August 26 and 28, 1965 and the vocal overdubs were done at Hitsville in Detroit between September 9 and 14, 1965....

The guy was nice enough to send me a list of studios that Motown used between 1963 to 1975.
Paramount Studios - Santa Monica Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, CA
Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA
Sunset...

On "From The Beginning", the running times are longer than the tracks on "The O'Jays In Philadelphia." From what I understand, after Leonard Chess died, his son Marshall decided to continue releasing...

I hope at some point they start broadcasting Centric in HD.

OK, thanks Ralph.

I sent an e-mail to AF of M, Local 47 in Los Angeles and they responded rather quickly. They can send me a list of Los Angeles studios that Motown used between 1963 and 1975 or copies of the actual...

Volume 1 was released in stereo on CD. I have it.

Thank you everyone

Does anyone know who arranged this track. Neither the single or album credit arrangers. Thanks.

I thought Stevie was only recording in L.A. and New York at this time. If it's Detroit, maybe he cut the rhythm and vocals at the snakepit and the horns at Golden World.

Stevie Wonder produced this single-only release. Did he record it at The Record Plant or Crystal? I know he rarely cut at Hitsville after 1971. Does anyone know? Also, some of the Diana Ross & The...

Where was the album recorded?

Does anyone know who wrote the arrangements for this LP? Also, one source says the album was cut at the Graystone Ballroom in Detroit, but the DFTMC side says it was cut at United Sound in Detroit...

You could ask Clay Drayton, who arranged the rhythm track, and who is also a bass player. He is on Facebook.

I'm confused about something. When did Mowest Studios originally open? My understanding is that is was in 1971 and prior to that, most of Motown's L.A. sessions between 1970 and 1971 were done at The...

Thank you for your input, I guess there is a lot of confusion and it has been over 50 years and memories fade. Was it also a basement studio used for the Distants' "Come On?" Morty Craft is credited...

Does anyone know what studio they recorded "Tears Of Sorrow" in? Thank you.