I guess I am the oldest guy here and there was no national Motown when I was in high school. Without knowing its association to the future Motown, I bought Jackie Wilson's Lonely Teardrops on Brunswick. It was written by Berry Gordy.
The first Motown record that I bought was Bad Girl, by the Miracles. But it was only on the Motown Label locally, so I didn't know it was Motown Record.
My copy of Bad Girl is on a blue Chess Label. it was licensed to and issued nationally by Chess Records because, at the time, Motown did not have national distribution.
So I guess I was a fan of Motown while in school without even knowing it. A year or so later, Motown was starting to explode, and I was definitely a fan, buying music on all their various labels by the Marvelettes, Mary Wells, Marvin, the Miracles, Martha and Vandellas,
Of course, none of this has to do with Motown Christmas Memories while in school, but so what, who cares
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