STEVIE WONDER promotional only 4 CD set - unknown MOTOWN PR-203-2

[reg_bartlette]

Just thought I'd send in this little ditty to add a little more "shock value" to the Motown PR series. It's a 4 C.D. promo set with all Stevie Wonder tracks. It came with only a track insert but no pictures. the set carries two sets of numbers on it. The first catalog number is JSA-6253, which would mean that it was designated as a JOBETE publishing number [[like the WRITER series). [[Remember vinyl issues JSA-6251 and JSA-6252 "MILLION PERFORMANCE SONGS [[VOLUME 1 & 2). The second catalog number is shown on one CD as PR-203-2. Released in March, 1987. There are a total of FOUR c.d.'s, each depicting a different era of Stevie's Motown music career. Each has an different screened picture of the artist. See scans. There was a single vinyl album released by Jobete Publishing with the catalog number JSA-6253-1 titled "THE WONDER OF STEVIE" featuring "condensed" tracks which are different to the CD set. The runout area on vinyl disk does NOT list a "PR" catalog number even though it's catalog number coincides with PR-203 CD set. See scans here of front and back cover of this disk. ENJOY!!

Reg Bartlette

[jsmith]

Has Stevie Wonder's own version of "Just A Little Misunderstanding" [[BAND 2 -- 1966) been released on any other LP / CD ??

[pshark]

If you're going to release a 4 disc set then do it right.
Where's the outtakes and the unreleased tracks?
Condensed versions? I'll pass

[reg_bartlette]

I would have to assume that "you're" referring to Motown with your comment. You obviously had not thought things through before making your point. The Stevie Wonder "PR" series 4 C.D. set was a promotional only release and was not meant or intended for the general public to purchase. You have to remember that the purpose of this set was to draw public radio station attention to the writing genius of Stevie Wonder, which was the reason why there was a Jobete WRITER SERIES.
Reg Bartlette

[Kamasu_Jr]

Did the bands contain a few seconds of Stevie songs edited together?

[uptight]

Reg describes the single vinyl disc version as having snippets of songs. But from closeup scan of one of the CDs showing its track sequence, it looks like FULL length songs. It looks like this promo CD set came out in 1997, as shown in the scan.

[pshark]

I would have to assume that "you're" referring to Motown with your comment. You obviously had not thought things through before making your point. The Stevie Wonder "PR" series 4 C.D. set was a promotional only release and was not meant or intended for the general public to purchase. You have to remember that the purpose of this set was to draw public radio station attention to the writing genius of Stevie Wonder, which was the reason why there was a Jobete WRITER SERIES.
Reg Bartlette

Thank you for explaining that. I shouldn't have rushed through your post. I thought that this was an upcoming set, my apologies. And I'm still hoping for some out of the vault gems

[reg_bartlette]

The CD's in this set [[PR-203-2) would have been full versions of tracks as they had the room to do this, whereby the tracks on the single disk vinyl album [[JSA-6253) were "condensed" versions approximatley 30-45 seconds each in length. Even though both carries the catalog number 6253, each is vastly different to the other.
By the way, the vinyl disk version features the Motown "matrix code" in run-out area on disk as YXU. "What is this you may ask"? Well...Motown used this unusual system for cataloging 12" vinyl releases from the late 70's through to 1988. I am the only person to have "broken the code".

Reg Bartlette

[RossHolloway]

I notice there is his version of Tears of a Clown listed too. Has this been released before?

[reg_bartlette]

Sorry, can't answer this question with 100% accuracy!!
Reg Bartlette

[wichmanne]

Isn't everyone muddled up here? This is a set produced from Jobete/Black Bull's point of view - so Stevie is the writer, not necessarily the performer.

The version of Tears of a Clown will be Smokey's.

[robbert]

...and the version of Tell Me Something Good probably Rufus' feat. Chaka Khan... look at the label of the 1st picture.

[booty]

The Wonder Of Stevie - Disc 1 [[71:40)

01 Fingertips, Part 2 03:10
02 Uptight [[Everything's Alright) 02:53
03 A Place In The Sun 02:50
04 Hey Love 02:54
05 I Was Made To Love Her 02:36
06 Until You Come Back To Me [[That's What I'm Gonna Do) 03:06
07 I'm Wondering 02:53
08 For Once In My Life 02:49
09 Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day 02:44
10 Don't Know Why I Love You 02:45
11 I'd Be A Fool Right Now 02:51
12 My Cherie Amour 02:50
13 Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday 03:04
14 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 02:58
15 It's A Shame The Spinners 03:07
16 Never Had A Dream Come True 02:59
17 Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours 02:45
18 If You Really Love Me 02:56
19 Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer 02:53
20 Superwoman [[Where Were You When I Needed You) 03:29
21 I Love Every Little Thing About You 03:46
22 You And I 04:37
23 Looking For Another Pure Love 04:45

The Wonder Of Stevie - Disc 2 [[69:58)

01 Superstition 03:59
02 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 02:45
03 Blame It On The Sun 02:28
04 I Believe [[When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) 04:48
05 Too High 04:37
06 Visions 05:17
07 Living For The City 03:12
08 Golden Lady 05:00
09 Higher Ground 03:10
10 All In Love Is Fair 03:41
11 Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing 03:40
12 He's Misstra Know-It-All 05:41
13 To Know You Is To Love You B.B. King 03:54
14 Tell Me Something Good Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan 03:30
15 Boogie On Reggae Woman 04:06
16 Creepin' 04:19
17 You Haven't Done Nothin' 02:23
18 Too Shy To Say 03:28

The Wonder Of Stevie - Disc 3 [[71:05)

01 Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away 05:01
02 Cause We're Ended As Lovers Jeff Beck 05:42
03 Love's In Need Of Love Today 07:05
04 Sir Duke 03:53
05 I Wish 03:55
06 If It's Magic 03:11
07 Knocks Me Off My Feet 03:37
08 Saturn 04:54
09 Pastime Paradise 03:25
10 Isn't She Lovely 06:33
11 Another Star 05:17
12 As 03:27
13 Power Flower 03:51
14 Happy Birthday 05:57
15 All I Do 05:17

The Wonder Of Stevie - Disc 4 [[70:06)

01 Master Blaster [[Jammin') 04:49
02 I Ain't Gonna Stand For It 04:37
03 Rocket Love 04:39
04 Lately 04:04
05 Send One Your Love 04:01
06 That Girl 05:13
07 Front Line 05:52
08 Ribbon In The Sky 03:43
09 Do I Do 04:56
10 I Just Called To Say I Love You 04:16
11 Part Time Lover 03:43
12 Overjoyed 03:42
13 Skeletons 04:55
14 Free 04:12
15 Stay Gold 03:34
16 With Each Beat Of My Heart 03:50

[hwume]

This was a promotion-only set produced by EMI Music Publishing, which represents the Jobete catalog, to promote the use of Stevie Wonder's compositions in various media. It has never been for sale commercially.

[wichmanne]

After this thread I found a copy of this on ebay and bought it. Stevie completists might like to know that it has some single edits of tracks which cannot be found otherwise on CD [[I think) either on their original albums or other compiliations [[At The Close of a Century, Definitive Collection, Song Review, Number Ones). The tracks in question are:

Superwoman [[Where Were You When I Needed You)
Don't You Worry Bout A Thing
Another Star
With Each Beat Of My Heart

What we really need [[Harry if you are there) is a Complete Stevie Wonder albums series that collects all single versions and all instrumentals etc etc.

If you can convince Stevie to let some unreleased material out as well....

[booty]

The Complete Stevie Wonder albums has already been released, digitally on I-Tunes, and includes the unreleased "Workout Stevie, Workout" album plus numerous promo and rare tracks along with all of his released albums and a digital booklet.

[jbpintus]

I have both releases - and There is another four cds set done by EMI with the songs stevie composed btw.
There is nothing NEW on them. Tracks are the original versions by stevie, the miracles, Jeff Beck etc... You cant find stevie singing tears of a clown on these promo releases.
You have to Turn to live or tv performances for That.
Nevertheless the "wonder of stevie" set is the best stevie compilation, better than "at the close of a century"

JB

[jaybs]

Agree with you JB I was sent the set at the time, it is the best.

[mysterysinger]

An EMI promotional set on Stevie, "The World Of Stevie Wonder - Classic Songs From The Jobete Catalogue" was issued in 2008 [[and I think may be one of those referred to above). It's a 4 CD set - the first 3 all Stevie and disc 4 are his songs performed by other artists. The outer slip case has notation in Braille on the front.

Tracks -
1-1 –Stevie Wonder Fingertips
1-2 –Stevie Wonder Boogie On Reggae Woman
1-3 –Stevie Wonder Another Star
1-4 –Stevie Wonder As
1-5 –Stevie Wonder All In Love Is Fair
1-6 –Stevie Wonder Do I Do
1-7 –Stevie Wonder Blame It On The Sun
1-8 –Stevie Wonder Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
1-9 –Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life
1-10 –Stevie Wonder All I Do
1-11 –Stevie Wonder Happy Birthday
1-12 –Stevie Wonder Heaven Help Us All
1-13 –Stevie Wonder Go Home
1-14 –Stevie Wonder He's Misstra Know It All
1-15 –Stevie Wonder Hey Love
1-16 –Stevie Wonder Higher Ground
1-17 –Stevie Wonder I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
2-1 –Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You
2-2 –Stevie Wonder I Was Made To Love Her
2-3 –Stevie Wonder I Wish
2-4 –Stevie Wonder I Believe [[When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
2-5 –Stevie Wonder I'm Wondering
2-6 –Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely
2-7 –Stevie Wonder If You Really Love Me
2-8 –Stevie Wonder Love's In Need Of Love Today
2-9 –Stevie Wonder I Don't Know Why
2-10 –Stevie Wonder Living For The City
2-11 –Stevie Wonder Love Light In Flight
2-12 –Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour
2-13 –Stevie Wonder Master Blaster [[Jammin')
2-14 –Stevie Wonder Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
2-15 –Stevie Wonder Nothing's Too Good For My Baby
2-16 –Stevie Wonder Never Had A Dream Come True
2-17 –Stevie Wonder Part-Time Lover
2-18 –Stevie Wonder Overjoyed
2-19 –Stevie Wonder Pastime Paradise
3-1 –Stevie Wonder A Place In The Sun
3-2 –Stevie Wonder Ribbon In The Sky
3-3 –Stevie Wonder Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
3-4 –Stevie Wonder Send One Your Love
3-5 –Stevie Wonder Signed Sealed, Delivered [[I'm Yours)
3-6 –Stevie Wonder Superwoman [[Where Were You When I Needed You)
3-7 –Stevie Wonder Sir Duke
3-8 –Stevie Wonder Skeletons
3-9 –Stevie Wonder Superstition
3-10 –Stevie Wonder That Girl
3-11 –Stevie Wonder Upright [[Everything's Alright)
3-12 –Stevie Wonder You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
3-13 –Stevie Wonder Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday
3-14 –Stevie Wonder Too High
3-15 –Stevie Wonder You Haven't Done Nothin'
3-16 –Stevie Wonder Visions
3-17 –Stevie Wonder You Met Your Match
3-18 –Stevie Wonder You Will Know
4-1 –Rufus, Chaka Khan Tell Me Something Good
4-2 –Luther Vandross Creepin'
4-3 –The Spinners It's A Shame
4-4 –Jeff Beck 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers
4-5 –Syreeta Harmour Love
4-6 –Quincy Jones, Patti Austin Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me
4-7 –Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder It's You
4-8 –Donell Jones Knocks Me Off My Feet
4-9 –Jermaine Jackson Let's Get Serious
4-10 –Jodeci Lately
4-11 –The Isley Brothers My Love Is Your Love [[Forever)
4-12 –Thelma Houston Just A Little Piece Of You
4-13 –Four Tops Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
4-14 –Minnie Riperton Perfect Angel
4-15 –Smokey Robinson And The Miracles The Tears Of A Clown
4-16 –Michael McDonald Tuesday Heartbreak
4-17 –B.B. King To Know You Is To Love You
4-18 –Aretha Franklin Until You Come Back To Me [[That's What I'm Gonna Do)
4-19 –Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway You Are My Heaven

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[mysterysinger]

Some Stevie tracks are also included on the 1991 Jobete 4 CD release - "Jobete Million Performance Songs".

1-01 –Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Dancin' In The Street
1-02 –Diana Ross & The Supremes Stop! In The Name Of Love
1-03 –Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour
1-04 –Diana Ross & The Supremes You Can't Hurry Love
1-05 –Marvin Gaye How Sweet It Is [[To Be Loved By You)
1-06 –Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman
1-07 –Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You
1-08 –Martha Reeves & The Vandellas [[Love Is Like A) Heatwave
1-09 –Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine
1-10 –Four Tops Baby I Need Your Loving
1-11 –Brenda Holloway You've Made Me So Very Happy
1-12 –Four Tops Can't Help Myself [[Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
1-13 –Diana Ross & The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go
1-14 –Diana Ross & The Supremes Someday We'll Be Together
1-15 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles The Tears Of A Clown
1-16 –Stevie Wonder Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
1-17 –Jackson 5 I Want You Back
1-18 –Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
1-19 –Commodores Sail On
1-20 –Diana Ross Reach Out And Touch [[Somebody's Hand)
1-21 –Stevie Wonder Sir Duke
1-22 –The Temptations Just My Imagination [[Running Away With Me)
1-23 –Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life
1-24 –The Temptations Get Ready
2-01 –DeBarge All This Love
2-02 –Rick James Super Freak
2-03 –Stevie Wonder Superstition
2-04 –Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me
2-05 –Diana Ross Last Time I Saw Him
2-06 –Stevie Wonder Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday
2-07 –Jackson 5 I'll Be There
2-08 –The Temptations My Girl
2-09 –Mary Wells My Guy
2-10 –Marvin Gaye Got To Give It Up
2-11 –Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You
2-12 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Ooo Baby Baby
2-13 –Michael Jackson Ben
2-14 –Commodores Easy
2-15 –Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't No Mountain High Enough
2-16 –Diana Ross Love Hangover
2-17 –Stevie Wonder Fingertips
2-18 –Stevie Wonder I Wish
2-19 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles More Love
2-20 –Commodores Three Times A Lady
3-01 –Diana Ross Touch Me In The Morning
3-02 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles You've Really Got A Hold On Me
3-03 –The Temptations The Way You Do The Things You Do
3-04 –Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely
3-05 –Stevie Wonder You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
3-06 –The Supremes Didn't We
3-07 –Commodores Still
3-08 –DeBarge Time Will Reveal
3-09 –Commodores Oh No
3-10 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Shop Around
3-11 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Tracks Of My Tears
3-12 –Marvin Gaye What's Going On
3-13 –Diana Ross & The Supremes I Hear A Symphony
3-14 –The Temptations Ain't Too Proud To Beg
3-15 –Glen Campbell Galveston
3-16 –Four Tops Reach Out, I'll Be There
3-17 –Diana Ross & The Supremes Baby Love
3-18 –The Contours Do You Love Me
3-19 –Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On
3-20 –Smokey Robinson Being With You
3-21 –Diana Ross & The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin'
3-22 –Four Tops It's The Same Old Song
4-01 –Jackson 5 A B C
4-02 –Smokey Robinson Cruisin'
4-03 –Rare Earth I Just Want To Celebrate
4-04 –Gladys Knight & The Pips If I Were Your Woman
4-05 –The Temptations Papa Was A Rolling Stone
4-06 –Diana Ross You Know Where Your'e Going
4-07 –Michael Jackson Got To Be There
4-08 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I Second That Emotion
4-09 –The Undisputed Truth Smiling Faces Sometimes
4-10 –Anita Baker Sweet Love
4-11 –Jr. Walker & The All Stars Shotgun
4-12 –Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
4-13 –The Temptations I Wish It Would Rain
4-14 –The Isley Brothers This Old Heart Of Mine
4-15 –Barrett Strong Money [[That's What I Want)
4-16 –Labelle Lady Marmalade
4-17 –Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons December 1963 [[Oh What A Night)
4-18 –Jackie Wilson Lonely Teardrops
4-19 –Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Going To A Go-Go
4-20 –Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell You're All I Need To Get By
4-21 –Jackson 5 Never Can Say Goodbye

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[mysterysinger]

And also on a later follow up "Classic Songs Of The Motown Era Volume 2"
1 Agent Double O Soul — Edwin Starr
2 Ain't That Peculiar — Marvin Gaye
3 All That's Good — The Miracles
4 Baby, Baby Don't Cry — Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 6
5 Back In My Arms Again — The Supremes32,506
6 Ball Of Confusion [[That's What The World Is Today) — The Temptations
7 Beechwood 4-5789 — The Marvelettes
8 Born To Wander — Rare Earth
9 Brick House — Commodores
10 Buzz Buzz Buzz — The Hollywood Flames
11 Can You Do it — The Contours
12 Come See About Me — The Supremes
13 Dancing Machine — The Jackson 5
14 Distant Lover — Marvin Gaye
15 Don't Look Back — The Temptations
16 Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing — Stevie Wonder
17 Everything Is Good About You — The Supremes
18 The Feeling Is So Fine — The Miracles
19 Give It To Me Baby — Rick James
20 Got A Job — The Miracles
21 Happy Birthday — Stevie Wonder
22 Harmour Love — Syreeta
23 He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' — The Velvelettes
24 Heaven Must Have Sent You — Bonnie Pointer
25 Higher Ground — Stevie Wonder
26 Hitch Hike — Marvin Gaye
27 Home Cookin' — Jr. Walker & The All Stars
28 I Can't Get Next to You — The Temptations
29 I Got a Feeling — The Four Tops
30 I Like It Like That — The Miracles
31 I Love Every Little Thing About You — Stevie Wonder
32 I Wanna Be Where You Are — Michael Jackson
33 I'll Keep Holding On — The Marvelettes
34 I'll Try Something New — The Miracles
35 If I Could Build My Whole World Around You — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
36 If You Really Love Me — Stevie Wonder
37 In Our Small Way — Michael Jackson
38 It Takes Two — Marvin Gaye/Kim Weston
39 It's a Good Feeling — Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
40 It's A Shame — The Spinners
41 Just To Be Close To You — Commodores
42 Keep On Truckin' — Eddie Kendricks
43 Lady [[You Bring Me Up) — Commodores
44 Love Machine — The Miracles
45 The Love You Save — The Jackson 5
46 Lucky Lucky Me — Marvin Gaye
47 Mama's Pearl — The Jackson 5
48 Mercy Mercy Me [[The Ecology) — Marvin Gaye
49 Mickey's Monkey — The Miracles
50 Motoring — Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
51 Never Can Say Goodbye — Gloria Gaynor
52 Never Had A Dream Come True — Stevie Wonder
53 Nowhere to Run — Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
54 Oh How Happy — The Jackson 5
55 One Heartbeat — Smokey Robinson
56 Overjoyed — Stevie Wonder
57 A Place in the Sun — The Four Tops
58 Pride And Joy — Marvin Gaye
59 Reflections — Diana Ross and the Supremes
60 [[I'm A) Road Runner — Jr. Walker & The All Stars
61 Send One Your Love — Stevie Wonder
62 Seven Day Fool — Etta James
63 Special Occasion — Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
64 Stop Her On Sight [[SOS) — Edwin Starr
65 Superstar [[Remember How You Got W You Are) — The Temptations
66 Take Me In Your Arms [[Rock Me A Little While) — Kim Weston
67 Tell Me Something Good — Rufus
68 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby — Marvin Gaye
69 Too Hot Ta Trot — Commodores
70 Too Many Fish In The Sea — The Marvelettes
71 Travlin' Man — Stevie Wonder
72 Trouble Man — Marvin Gaye
73 Twenty Five Miles — Edwin Starr
74 Up The Ladder To The Roof — The Supremes
75 Uptight [[Everything's Alright) — Stevie Wonder
76 War — Edwin Starr
77 We're Gonna Have A Good Time — Rare Earth
78 Whatever You Got, I Want — The Jackson 5
79 When I Come Of Age — Michael Jackson
80 Who Loves You — Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
81 You Can Depend On Me — The Miracles
82 You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart — The Supremes & The Four Tops
83 You Made Me What I Am — The Jackson 5
84 You're A Wonderful One — Marvin Gaye
85 You're My Remedy — The Marvelettes
86 You've Been A Long Time Coming — Marvin Gaye
87 You've Got What It Takes — Marv Johnson
88 Your Precious Love — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

[mysterysinger]

and EMI Publishing's 1 disc "Classic Songs Of The Motown Era Volume 3" has some interesting versions -
01 Superstition - Beck Bogert Appice
02 I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
03 Just My Imagination - The Rolling Stones
04 [[I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart
05 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival
06 Born To Wander - Rare Earth
07 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge
08 [[I'm A) Road Runner - Humble Pie
09 Going To A Go Go - The Rolling Stones
10 Dancing In The Street - Van Halen
11 Superstition - Stevie Ray Vaughan
12 Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers