"That Motown Sound" - northmanchester.fm 106.6

[snakepit]

Hello.
Hopefully, if all goes to plan , I have an additional Show starting Sunday 9th July.
" That Motown Sound"...all aspects of the lesser played Motown catalogue.
This replaces the Sunday repeat of "The Soulful Shack". 7pm
Hope you can join me.

northmanchester.fm/listen

I'll post the weekly podcast for direct link to the show


Larry

[snakepit]

Sunday 9 July


that Motown Sound

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...x.php?id=49035

[WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance]

I've got it locked in so I can enjoy it later this evening when I can just relax and focus on the music!

[Boogiedown]

likewise !

[snakepit]

I hope you Guys enjoy it..first show, so lots of scope.

[WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance]

So much goodness it's almost overwhelming but in a most excellent and exciting way! "That's The Night Love Died" by the Elgin's, oh my Lord that is an amazing song. I'll never understand how nobody heard the potential in that one. I'm still listening and it's just getting better with each song!

[snakepit]

Glad you enjoyed it. thanks for listening.
The podcast is on line for 7 ays.

[WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance]

Glad you enjoyed it. thanks for listening.
The podcast is on line for 7 ays.

Ok, good to know! I forgot David Ruffin recorded "What You Gave Me" and such a treat hearing Kim Weston and the Marvelettes.

[daviddesper]

I was pleased to find out I could listen to this after the fact as opposed to having to catch it live. Very interesting tracks and as you intended, there was not a "major hit" to be found. I remember liking the songs by Marv Johnson, The Elgins and The Contours. Also enjoy your Vandellas and Marvelettes choices.

[theboyfromxtown]

Loved that first record Larry! :-)

[snakepit]

Ha ha....had you in mind !
Do you know the story surrounding that?
Why was it done?
Why your group?
Any views from Cal?

[theboyfromxtown]

I enjoyed it Larry. I loved your selection too.

Mrs Edwards was behind any possible avenue to promote the group. After all, it was her son that started it all for them. So Mrs Edwards would have put the Velvelettes forward for Aint No Place Like Motown.

[snakepit]

Thanks John
Great job they did on it

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Snakepit, I just finished listening to your Motown show. Great variety! I loved it! Keep up the good work!

[snakepit]

Thanks Guys for listening to the podcast, and the feedback is appreciated.
As stated, the aim is promote the lesser known, overlooked, forgotten tracks from 59-75.

For our USA friends information, the UK Motown interest is mainly split between obvious BIG hits [[ Pop stations, repeatedly featured) and rarer items [[ Northern Soul / Rare Soul serious collectors).
In between is the overlooked, under played, ignored.....or just unknown.
"That Motown Sound" tries to cover this middle ground.

[snakepit]

That Motown Sound

Sunday 16 July

1 THE END OF OUR ROAD - GLADYS KNIGHT & PIPS
2 DAY BY DAY OR NEVER - CHRIS CLARK
3 IT'S A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW - MARVIN GAYE
4 WE'LL FIND A WAY - EDWIN STARR & BLINKY
5 AME CHERIE [[SOUL DARLING) - JR. WALKER & ALL STARS
6 SYLVIA - STEVIE WONDER
7 DO IT BABY - MIRACLES
8 I'M HERE AGAIN - THELMA HOUSTON
9 MOTOR CITY - SATINTONES
10 YOU NEVER MISS A GOOD THING - EUGENE REMUS
11 OH LOVER - SHERRI TAYLOR & SINGIN' SAMMY WARD
12 SLOW DOWN - TAMMI TERRELL
13 WHERE WERE YOU - BRENDA HOLLOWAY
14 SILLY WASN'T I - VALERIE SIMPSON
15 HOW CAN I SAY I'M SORRY - JIMMY RUFFIN
16 I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU - EDDIE HOLLAND
17 DOES HE LOVE ME - MARY WELLS
18 IT TAKES TWO - BAND TRACK

[snakepit]

That Motown Sound

Sunday July 16.....podcast up for 7 days

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...Motown%20Sound

[mysterysinger]

The tracks sound good and there are some favourites of mine in there.

"Day By Day Or Never" is a great song whether by Chris or Bobby Taylor - but the backing vocals come through strongly on Chris's and sound great on the podcast too.

"Ame Cherie" love the organ sound on that.

"I'm Here Again" - very fond of Thelma and I do like this one although it sounds a little samey. I also like "Don't Pity Me" which is one that doesn't seem to feature that much - if you take requests - that's mine lol.

"Where Were You" - fabulous Brenda - very much of its time but yet never loses its appeal for me.

"How Can I Say I'm Sorry" - great vocal by Jimmy Ruffin on this. The whole album [["Sings Top Ten"/"The Jimmy Ruffin Way") is perfect.

Thanks for the link and the listen.

[snakepit]

Mysterysinger
Thanks for listening to TMS and glad you enjoyed.
I'll check out that Thelma track.

[snakepit]

Sunday 23 July show

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...Motown%20Sound

[grapevine]

...thank you for another great Motown show Snake...!

Grape

[snakepit]

Many thanks Grape
Glad you enjoyed it.

[snakepit]

That Motown Sound

Sunday 30 July
Inc Four Tops, Tommy Good, Contours, Mable John, DRATS and more

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...x.php?id=49336

[snakepit]

1 bring back the love monitors
2 where are you ivy jo hunter
3 the boy from crosstown velvelettes
4 when i had your love marvin gaye
5 i now see you clear through my tears temptations
6 you stay on my mind tommy good
7 one too many heartaches isley bros
8 i can't hold back four tops
9 whole lotta woman contours
10 who wouldn't love a man like that mabel john
11 yes no, maybe so barrett strong
12 yester love smokey robinson & miracles
13 till johnny comes diana ross & supremes
14 where do you go [[baby) eddie kendricks
15 the day will come between sunday & monday kiki dee
16 when it rains, it pours barbara randolph
17 my world is crumbling lewis sisters
18 don't mess with my week end shorty long
19 sweet soul jr. Walker & all stars

[soulwally]

Awfully sorry Larry I haven’t listened yet! I’ll tune in next week. John

[snakepit]

No problem John. The current show ,[[above) is on till next Sunday..see the above link to podcast.
At present, the shows are up for 7 days, replaced by new one each week.
However I'm raising this with nmfm to see if more shows can be retained on the database.

[snakepit]

Sunday 6 August show

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...x.php?id=49429

1 YOUR LOVE CAN SAVE ME - MARVELETTES
2 SOUL APPEAL - MARTHA REEVES & VANDELLAS
3 SO THIS IS LOVE - BOBBY TAYLOR & VANCOUVERS
4 RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES - FOUR TOPS
5 GATHERING MEMORIES - JIMMY RUFFIN
6 LITTLE MISS SWEETNESS - ISLEY BROS
7 GOT MYSELF A GOOD MAN - GLADYS KNIGHT & PIPS
8 NO TIME - TEMPTATIONS
9 WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITHOUT YOU - CHUCK JACKSON
10 HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH YOU BABY - SPINNERS
11 MR. SANDMAN - MARVIN GAYE
12 LAUGHING BOY - MARY WELLS
13 YOU BRING BACK MEMORIES - SUPREMES
14 DON'T BE TOO LONG - CHRIS CLARK
15 HEY LOVE - STEVIE WONDER
16 MIDNIGHT JOHNNY - LIZ LANDS
17 FORGET YOU EVER MET ME BABY - BARBARA McNAIR
18 YOU CAN DO IT - SMOKEY ROBINSON & MIRACLES
19 TRUE FINE BOY - FUNK BROS.

[snakepit]

That Motown Sound

Sunday 13 August

1 I GOT A FEELING - FOUR TOPS
2 LOVE A GO-GO - STEVIE WONDER
3 KEEP STEPPIN' [[NEVER LOOK BACK) - CAROLYN CRAWFORD
4 I'M GONNA MAKE IT UP TO YOU - KIM WESTON
5 CHEATING IS TELLING ON YOU - LOLLIPOPS
6 I'LL TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS - MARVIN GAYE
7 NO TIME FOR TEARS - ELGINS
8 I LIKE YOUR STYLE - ORIGINALS
9 JUST BE YOURSELF - LA BRENDA BEN
10 CAMEL WALK - SAUNDRA MALLETT & VANDELLAS
11 YOUR LOVE IS WONDERFUL - HATTIE LITTLES
12 DISCOVER ME - DAVID RUFFIN
13 DON'T PITY ME - THELMA HOUSTON
14 THE LOVE LINE - BRENDA HOLLOWAY
15 WHATCHA GONNA DO - TERRY JOHNSON
16 I FEEL LIKE I'M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN - FANTASTIC FOUR
17 THE STRANGER - GLADYS KNIGHT & PIPS
18 ALL THE MANY SHADES IN BETWEEN GORDON STAPLES & MOTOWN STRINGS

[snakepit]

Sunday 13 August show...track list above

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...x.php?id=49516

[soulwally]

That Motown Sound

Sunday 13 August

1 I GOT A FEELING - FOUR TOPS
2 LOVE A GO-GO - STEVIE WONDER
3 KEEP STEPPIN' [[NEVER LOOK BACK) - CAROLYN CRAWFORD
4 I'M GONNA MAKE IT UP TO YOU - KIM WESTON
5 CHEATING IS TELLING ON YOU - LOLLIPOPS
6 I'LL TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS - MARVIN GAYE
7 NO TIME FOR TEARS - ELGINS
8 I LIKE YOUR STYLE - ORIGINALS
9 JUST BE YOURSELF - LA BRENDA BEN
10 CAMEL WALK - SAUNDRA MALLETT & VANDELLAS
11 YOUR LOVE IS WONDERFUL - HATTIE LITTLES
12 DISCOVER ME - DAVID RUFFIN
13 DON'T PITY ME - THELMA HOUSTON
14 THE LOVE LINE - BRENDA HOLLOWAY
15 WHATCHA GONNA DO - TERRY JOHNSON
16 I FEEL LIKE I'M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN - FANTASTIC FOUR
17 THE STRANGER - GLADYS KNIGHT & PIPS
18 ALL THE MANY SHADES IN BETWEEN GORDON STAPLES & MOTOWN STRINGS

Well got here at last Larry! Of course some familiar tracks although I’d never heard the Marvin before, or the early tracks Just be yourself and Camel Walk, which I’d heard of. I’ve developed a great liking for those early days Motown tracks, they have a sound of their own. I had a couple of the Ruffin Van McCoy albums, but quickly tired of them, and I won’t be paying a return visit anytime soon! But keep up the good work… and how about playing Martha’s Love, Guess Who, which shares with Love A gogo an Ernie Shelby writing credit, possibly his only two at Motown. He went on to be a big wheel at Solar Records

[snakepit]

Hello John
Hope you enjoyed the shiw, feedback always welcome.
The Martha track is a must BUT there are SO many MR & TV tracks to play that she could take over the playlist.
I wanted a 59-63 slot each week to showcase the early formative years and spotlight the early artists.
Thanks for tuning in.

[mysterysinger]

Another great selection there and a mention for my Top 5 from those [[in order of play). Thanks for the show.

1 I GOT A FEELING - FOUR TOPS - It's just a wonderful happy sound from The Tops. Never tire of it.

2 LOVE A GO-GO - STEVIE WONDER - The older I get, the more I like this. Could even be my favourite Stevie track at times.

5 CHEATING IS TELLING ON YOU - LOLLIPOPS. A track that means summer to me - I first heard it on the UK LP "The Motown Sound" which is awesome [[more on that later).

13 DON'T PITY ME - THELMA HOUSTON Love this sound from Thelma. Thanks for including it. Love Thelma generally too - especially "Sunshower" and her first Mowest album [[UK issue of course).

15 WHATCHA GONNA DO - TERRY JOHNSON. There's that summer feeling again and I've always loved this song since I first heard it on "The Motown Sound" UK album STML11217. The version on there is by far my favourite and it's the only place it appears [[except for the noisy needle drop I posted on YouTube and also on the cassette version of the same album). Great song either way.

[snakepit]

Hi mysterysinger
Thanks for feedback.
Yes I had That Motown Sound lp....it was different from the 45 .
I might have that version somewhere.
Thanks again

[mysterysinger]

That LP has great memories - it was so different to me at the time and most of the tracks I hadn't previously heard. I lived in Hyde [[Greater Manchester) then and my Motown mania started at Thursday discos at Hyde Town Hall from around 1970.

[snakepit]

I'm not far from Hyde...
"Discovered" Motown in 1967...
Started at discos 1969...
Happy Days

[soulwally]

I Got A Feeling with strings, no less! And I’m in Burnley now so that’s a formidable Northern trio

[soulwally]

Just dug out my 45 TMG 601 Bernadette, with I Got A Feeling on the flip. If it has strings on they've been mixed right down

[snakepit]

Sunday show 20 August

1 IT'S SO HARD BEING A LOSER CONTOURS
2 NOBODY'LL CARE MARTHA REEVES & VANDELLAS
3 WHAT A GOOD MAN HE IS TAMMI TERRELL
4 TIME IS PASSIN' BY MONITORS
5 IT DON'T MEAN NOTHING TO ME RITA WRIGHT
6 BILL WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK SUPREMES
7 DANCE YEAH DANCE STEVIE WONDER
8 JUST YOUR LOVE FOUR TOPS
9 THIS IS MY BELOVED TEMPTATIONS
10 THE DAY WILL COME FREDDIE GORMAN
11 WHEN I NEEDED YOU LITTLE IVA & HER BAND
12 BLIBBERIN', BLABBIN' BLUES GINO PARKS
13 DETERMINATION IVY JO HUNTER
14 MY LOVE FOR YOU MARVIN GAYE
15 DON'T WANNA PLAY PYJAMA GAMES G.C. CAMERON
16 GET THE CREAM OFF THE TOP EDDIE KENDRICKS
17 STORMY DIANA ROSS & SUPREMES
18 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF EARL VAN DYKE & SOUL BROS

[snakepit]

Sunday 20 August show

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...x.php?id=49575

[soulwally]

Sunday 20 August show

https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/manc...x.php?id=49575

Now becoming a regular Tuesday listen as I work from my dining table. Good stuff Larry. The Supremes’ Bill…, track is different from the version on the flip of Up The Ladder.,.

[snakepit]

John
That was lifted from "This is the story" set

[soulwally]

John
That was lifted from "This is the story" set

That’s going for a bomb now, £140 I think it was for the cheapest on Discogs

[snakepit]

Wow....who'd pay that much?
Will feature your MR & TV track next show.

[mysterysinger]

More great tracks there - given the number of fab Motown tracks to choose from, your show could run for years.

1 IT'S SO HARD BEING A LOSER CONTOURS - Absolute favourite Contours track - first heard it on the UK 16 Big Hits Volume 6 [[as with most tracks on that LP including The Elgins "It's Been A Long Long Time" which I fell in love with).

3 WHAT A GOOD MAN HE IS TAMMI TERRELL - The whole "Irresistible" album is really good. A 50p purchase from Woolworth's in Ashton Under Lyne back then. Replaced by lovely CD[[s).

11 WHEN I NEEDED YOU LITTLE IVA & HER BAND - Miss Ray's tribute to Berry Gordy. That's love.

12 BLIBBERIN', BLABBIN' BLUES GINO PARKS - corny but I do like listening to this one.

16 GET THE CREAM OFF THE TOP EDDIE KENDRICKS - from the Holland Holland return to Motown period I think.

17 STORMY DIANA ROSS & SUPREMES - Just sublime. They did a great job with this one and I love hearing it.

[soulwally]

Wow....who'd pay that much?
Will feature your MR & TV track next show.

Aww thanks 👍 there’s more requests where that came from…

[snakepit]

Good...happy to play requsts that fit in with the show's theme.

[snakepit]

Mystery singer
Glad you enjoy it

[soulwally]

Good...happy to play requsts that fit in with the show's theme.

I've lost your email address Larry, probably when I changed phones a couple of years ago. If you don't want to post it in public that's ok, I'll provide mine. Just so I can send some suggestions in

[snakepit]

Email
John, any requests , comments, insults etc can be sent to:
Soulfulshack55@gmail.com
That email can be used for both Soulful Shack [[ Northern / Rare Soul) and That Motown Sound.
Thanks

[soulwally]

Email
John, any requests , comments, insults etc can be sent to:
Soulfulshack55@gmail.com
That email can be used for both Soulful Shack [[ Northern / Rare Soul) and That Motown Sound.
Thanks

Cheers Larry