As I recall, he only got to the first three Motown LPs, “everybody needs love” had an extra disc, I don’t remember if “feeling bluesy “did or not. He did “silk and soul” but I don’t think it had a bonus disc with it either. On the last album there was one track which was also repeated twice by mistake. Shortly after that was when he got tagged and stopped producing the CDs.
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I have most of the Motown albums reissued as 2 albums on i cd in the UK around 15-20 years ago. I think there were 5 cd's containing 10 original albums. Not sure if that accounts for them all.I don't recall them containing bonus cuts, but there may have been a few. I need to check.
I do like the sound of these expanded editions.
it's one thing for fans to pass around bootleg copies of the music. while it's still illegal, i get the premise here. sharing bootlegs of random live shows, rare tv appearances, etc.
the problem is if the "fan" is profiting from his actions. if he's selling these cds then that's an issue. now he's not doing it 'for the love of the music and legacy' but to turn a profit.
shame on that person
now i don't know about this specific guy selling these cds - if he's charging for them or what. so i'm not necessarily accusing him of this but speaking more in the general sense
Last edited by sup_fan; 02-19-2021 at 10:16 AM.
As I recall, the single disks were a little more than $20, and the double disks were closer to $30. I felt they were all worth the money except a few releases had too many versions of the same song, for example on the “Floy Joy” release, the title song I think had four or five different versions and to my ears they weren’t all that different.
Who, Kenneth, can ever ascertain why certain lps have been released on CD and others have not? Of course projected sales $ is/are a major factor, yet ... After all, Jerry Butler was a much greater chart presence than, say, Betty Davis ever was. Not to mention Jackie Shane. Of course, matters such as an 'oddity' that can bring about press interest is a major factor. Jerry Butler's cd reissue has been actually pretty good, yet scattershot. Earlier lps with no hits have been issued, and in the 'new' cd years there was a semi-box [[2 cds) that was quite good. Indispensable is the now out-of-print 'Ice Man Commeth/Ice On Ice' single cd with those 2 complete lps. The lps with Thelma Houston are quite nice [[though I am not a duet fan). Butler went through several renaissances, and 'Spice of Life' and 'The Sagittarius Movement' are fan favorites. SM features his big r&b duet with Brenda Lee Eager, 'Ain't Understanding Mellow', which makes time stand still.
i still cant afford all the official expanded releases that are out never mind to start collecting bootleg ones !
Hi Kenneth,
tried to contact you, but your inbox seems to be full. Maybe you can send me a message?!!?
Hey Kenneth, we share an affection for the salsoul Christmas jollies.
That was a fun holiday season , '76 to be clubbing and bar hopping with that being played as part of the night's line up. I had a campus radio show at the time, you can guess what kind of music I formatted exclusively, and I would use the silent night cut off that LP as my end of show sign off each time. Very lovely version....
fun is what its about !!!
That second jollies release by The Salsoul Orchestra came out five years later as you likely know , the first being a Philly project under Vince Montana and the second out of NYC under Patrick Adams. I believe there's absolutely no overlap in the players ....
What's especially weird is that Patrick Adams was a pioneer in synthesizer disco , yet there's nary a one on here.....but then again I guess it wouldn't then be a project by the Salsoul ORCHESTRA ...lol!
To be full-on orchestra disco in 1981..... very unlikely proposition .... I'm going to listen to it ...it's been years ...won't wait til Christmas......
Funny they used the same gal for the second release's cover, I believe that's Vince Montana's daughter.
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