Originally Posted by
thommg
When I was a kid I didn't know Motown from anything. I just turned on the radio and listened to whatever music came on. At that time, I was not allowed to purchase music - that was something my parents did. For Christmas, I asked my parents for a Four Seasons record. I really liked them when I heard them on the radio. Well, on Christmas morning, I saw a flat wrapped present. I knew it was a record album. I tore the paper off and it was The Four Tops Greatest Hits, the one with the silver cover. I said, "Mom, I asked for the Four Seasons!" She shrugged and explained that she knew there was a four in the name, saw that one and bought it. Needless to say, I put it on to listen and immediately fell in love with it. I had seen The Supremes on Ed Sullivan and their albums were pictured on the sleeve of this record so I asked my mother if I could get their greatest Hits. She said yes, but I had to pay for it. I took my money, went to the store and bought the Blue double album. From that day on, I was hooked. Almost every album I bought for over a year was a Motown / Tamla / Gordy album.
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