The Best of Motorcity [[Vols. 1-20)

[Philles/Motown Gary]

While the UK releases were coming through, usually at least one a week, it really didn't occur to me that not so many of the recordings were actually available in the US. I just simply assumed that they were....

It seems that at the time when everyone got together in Detroit in 1989, not much of the product was available to back it up.

I think Levi Stubbs commented that it took a Brit to come to America and get everyone together again.

Here, I believe the Sunday Times later devoted a colour supplement - although I have yet to actually see a copy.

And Channel 4 made a one hour special, 'Second Time Around'. I have it on video cassette, but currently no way of playing it. No idea if it has ever been made available on DVD, or on the internet, but somebody may know.....

No, most of us weren't even aware of a Motorcity project until HOT Productions made them available to us. For me, I discovered HOT Productions in the mid-to-late '90s. I wish I could put a finger on it, but I can't remember exactly which year. I clearly remember discovering and ordering the MANY artists & CD releases that were new to me -- both Ian's Motown- and non-Motown-related artists. And I can remember driving home from work on a particular Summer day -- anxious to get home and open my package of new Motorcity and/or new Miguel Brown, Carol Jiani, Louise Thomas, Angie Gold, and L.L. Johnson releases!

I can't really blame Levi for saying that because it's true. And I don't recall ever being aware of Ian's Motown-artist get-together in Detroit.

And it works both ways! I wish I had a dollar for every American-artist CD I had to pay big bucks for as an import because it wasn't released here in America. I swear, if I did, I would be rich!