I'm looking at Italian archives on Motown and see that Durium planned a Mary Wells visit to Italy in 1964 on the back of the success of My Guy. An Italian version of the song was planned to be...
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I'm looking at Italian archives on Motown and see that Durium planned a Mary Wells visit to Italy in 1964 on the back of the success of My Guy. An Italian version of the song was planned to be...
The Dutch sleeve is black and white. The German sleeve I’ve seen in both color and black and white so maybe there were two pressings.
Strange how Motown supplied different photos for each sleeve....
Yes, it is. I haven’t heard of a Spanish version. I don’t think Motown was distributed in Spain until RCA took them on in 1967.
The French EP is surely the best sleeve, I agree. But then, I think in...
A couple that spring to mind:
Chris Clark photo is also on the UK New Faces from Hitsville EP TME 2014 with Do Right Baby Do Right.
Lewis Sisters Italian P/S You Need Me DE. 2633. It's a...
I'm writing a university dissertation on Ball of Confusion and looking to compile a musician list for the song. From The Complete Motown Singles 1970 essays, I see there was a 'horns and added...
Much is written [[justifiably) about Norman Whitfield's genius but to what extent was he aided by the Motown staff? His late 60s/early 70s Motown work is mostly credited to both he and Barrett...
Many thanks for this Ralph, I hope you are well.
It's great to know. I thought I recognised Pistol's drumming but wouldn't consider myself expert enough to pass judgement. I heard also that Tony...
I'm working on a University module which looks at George Clinton and the mothership connection. As background I'm trying to fill in a bit of his 60s work. his Revilot period obviously spawned some...
Ed Crook That's Alright on Tri Sound label[[vinyl only in this house!)
Both phrases seem inappropriate as there is only one groove in a side of a record. I always that the third phrase using groove in the singular was the best because of the double sense of commenting...
I was there on the very first night it opened and they didn't sing any of those songs. It was Motown all the way. Maybe they changed the songs for some reason.
For those of you wanting to know more about Skegness besides the music, Rachael and I went for a walk along the beach yesterday morning. This was the scenery...
More photos of the performances to come but Dropbox is downloading them slowly.
What a Motown weekend!
Brenda Holloway started the ball rolling on Friday with a great set giving a mix of her...
Kim during a highly charged gospel medley. This brought the house down.
however having a lovely lady on each arm has it's compensations...
then tried to convince Kim Weston and Diane Shaw that i was Marvin Gaye. They didn't buy it. Prince Philip Mitchell can be seen in the background keeping a low profile. Both ladies put on fantastic...
Tried joining the Velvelettes but i think my height, gender and inability to sing gave the game away. [[btw don't the ladies look lovely?)
John and I soaking up the Skegness atmosphere
Hi Robb, thanks for the tip on the book by Steve Propes. I'm trying to find a way to get a copy without the horrendous US postage charges, but I'll keep working on it.
Meantime putting together a...
Witch Queen of New Orleans- Redbone
Roger
Thanks for the link. My aim is to find at least two good record shops in the LA area to visit. Finding a knowledgable soul shop or two really is a priority. Experience from other cities tells...
StuBass1
Thanks to you for your information on this. I appreciate also your words of caution on how difficult this task might be. Unfortunately the passion i have for the music tends to take over....
robb_k
Thanks for the information which really is a great place to start. As you mention it won't be easy for all sorts of reasons. That said i have some time before next year to work with the bits...
Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker
The record fared better in the UK. It reached 29 on the pop charts and number 2 on the Blues & Soul Top 60 in November 1972.
One of my all-time favourite records.