Hitsville USA! The Birth Of Tamla Motown

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HItsville USA! - The book

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HItsville USA! - The book

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[westgrandboulevard]

My goodness, some of those photos take me back...and some I have never seen.

Looks like Christmas is coming early this year.....

[theboyfromxtown]

Will you be in any Roger?

[robb_k]

Looks great! An essential for any serious Motown fan.

[wedgeville]

It's exciting news John - it'd be great if we could get a good turn out.

I need to make plans for this event, but will certainly be going to the Belper, Derbyshire Extravaganza.

If anybody is interested, here are the details about the exhibition:-

It's on from 3rd to 22nd December - Wednesdays to Saturdays only - from 12 noon to 6 pm.
The venue is: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1HX

The exhibition consists of "unseen photos of the now big names of Motown playing and meeting fans in British pubs and small unlikely venues well before they became famous. The photos feature alongside a whole host of supporting ephemera.

"The exhibition will also see the launch of Keith Rylatt's extraordinary book HITSVILLE which chronicles the entire story from Stevie Wonder's fleeting visit in 1963 through to the Four Tops' sell-out show at London's Saville Theatre in 1966".

The venue is slightly to the east of Russell Square, so easily reached from Russell Square tube station and within walking distance of Euston Station and King's Cross & St Pancras Stations.

Wayne

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1735972560001093/

[woodward]

I have several comments regarding this. First and foremost, in case everyone is unaware, the author Keith Rylatt wrote the excellent book Groovesville USA in 2010.

1. I prefer a hardbound book. Any possibility of any being available?

2. How and when will this be available for purchase in the USA or will it be delayed by 6 months as the Motown: The Sound of Young America was? It was released early this year in the UK and only in September here in the USA.

Hopefully someone can answer these questions. Thank you.

[phil]

Woodward, here it is -but not before November, 1st : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitsville-B...s=keith+rylatt

But no hardback, alas.

[motownjohnny]

The publicity info at post #4 gives the availability date as 24 November. However, on the Amazon U.K. website it's listed as being published on 1 November, but disappointingly not yet available for pre-order. Ditto Amazon.com.

[marv2]

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That's interesting. I thought of Lawrence Payton just yesterday. He was so funny. He could have been a comedian.

[theboyfromxtown]

Launch party today.

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Martha & the Vandellas

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Kim Weston

[snakepit]

not available via Amazon UK ??

[theboyfromxtown]

Not yet Larry

Maybe direct from the publishers

[theboyfromxtown]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitsville-B...f+tamla+motown

[snakepit]

Thanks TBFXT

Definitely want this, might have to be a Christmas present to myself.
I'm sure I'm correct that you are much too young to have been around this scene in 1965?

[theboyfromxtown]

You're right. I was far too young to attend any of the concerts or the get togethers. I had to confine my support to the TV and the radio

[snakepit]

I was behind the door I'm afraid.....didn't know about "Tamla Motown" until 1967.....summer holidays, swimming baths in the morning, and Monopoly sessions in the afternoon, to a backdrop of TM, Atlantic, Stax 45s...what few my friend had at the time.

[wedgeville]

Fantastic day, and well worth a visit. The collection of photos were amazing. The book is great, and so well put together. Do try and visit the exhibition whilst it's in London.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1735972560001093/

Wayne

[wedgeville]

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[theboyfromxtown]

There are some fascinating photos there and this is a MUST buy...an absolute must. A limited print run too.....so we might have to buy 2

At this time, the book might be available in limited copies in a record shop in Detroit and in Chicago......but that's all.

[theboyfromxtown]

Marvelettes - superb

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https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopif...n-keith-rylatt

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Limited print run!

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[snakepit]

Being a tobacconist in West Grand Boulevard must have been a good business to have...every Motown employee seem to smoke.
Sign of the times.

[theboyfromxtown]

I don't think I've ever seen BG smoking......

[reese]

Another photo

This is actually Doris Troy, not Georgeanna Tillman.

[theboyfromxtown]

I agree Reese. I was told there was a photo of Georgeanna but when I saw it, I instantly queried it and suggested that it was Doris.

Still waiting for a response to that suggestion.

[snakepit]

I don't think I've ever seen BG smoking......

I think I've seen him with a cigar...
And of course his sisters had a concession.
Cheap rates for Hitsville staff?

[johnny_raven]

I went to the publisher's website. They don't ship to the US.

[theboyfromxtown]

JR


Check out these 2 places. It is expected that they will take some copies.

Book Beat in Oak Park [[Detroit) and Dusty Groove in Chicago

[johnny_raven]

Oh, Dusty Groove! Why do I keep forgetting about them?

Thanks TBFXT!!!

[theboyfromxtown]

JR

Update....I have been told by a couple of US fans who have contacted those sources that it is not going to work. Sorry about that but that is what Keith Rylatt told me.

I am going to their 2nd launch party on 2 December because it is right near to where I live in London - I will ask them then. Meanwhile, I discovered that Modus is on Facebook so that might be a good place to keep checking. I am sure if they have sufficient numbers asking about the book, , they will review their intentions. I've already posted the question but I can't see my post on there at this present time.

No news on Amazon as yet and it is not helping that Amazon is getting a lot of bad publicity at the moment....from avoiding paying tax in the UK to making their delivery drivers work excessive hours in order to make a living.

I hope this response helps others that emailed me privately.


https://www.facebook.com/Modus-The-H...0821303928534/

[johnny_raven]

Thanks, it does. I try to go through other sources other than Amazon if I can.

[theboyfromxtown]

If you know any flight crew that go to London...that could be a possibility. I could get it and take it to them if they stay in London

[johnny_raven]

I'll start hanging out at LAX then

[booty]

Yay! Mine arrived today. Keith has done an absolutely fantastic job with this book. The photos are amazing, press cuttings included that I haven't seen before. There is so much to take in, so I started by checking the photos and came across a day-by-day account of the 1965 Tamla Motown tour of the UK. A truly enthralling read that was made all the better by extracts from one of the fans diary pages. This is most definitely a MUST-HAVE addition.

Oh, and delivery from the publisher was just one day!

[snakepit]

Can I buy this without PayPal, haven't got it, don't want it.
Is there no credit card option at all?
Thanks

[theboyfromxtown]

Snakepit

Try calling the publishers Modus

http://www.house-of-soul.co.uk/store/

[snakepit]

Thanks TBFCT
I'm waiting for a reply from the previous link, but will use that option if need be

[theboyfromxtown]

I'm going to find out how much it weighs in a jiffy bag and then see how much it will costs to mail to the USA.

So to those people that have asked me........hold fire.