Originally Posted by
sup_fan
while i might be grossly overestimate the business acumen and prowess of Universal, it seems pretty obvious that they're only interested in expanded albums from artists with a prove RECENT track record. between Universal and HipO, they did dabble in a wide range of artists:
David Ruffin - solo albums
Eddie Kendricks - solo albums
Miracles - live albums, post Smokey albums, the early albums
Tammi Terrell - expanded
Teena Marie
Smokey Robinson - solo albums
Marvin Gaye expanded sets
jackson 5 rare and expanded material
Four Tops - 2 L&F sets
MRATV - L&F set
Marvelettes - expanded sets of albums
Blinky & Edwin Star
Supremes & Diana Ross sets
Syreeta albums
Temptations - expanded sets
Boys II Men - expanded sets
Rick James - expanded set
The motown singles year by year, motown live, motown sings motown, pops we love you
I think there were even some more that i'm missing here. about the only ones NOT included with something are Stevie and Commodores. For stevie i think we all know that he owns the publishing and copywrites so therefor only he can authorize release. since there's no Lionel solo or commordores material, perhaps they negotiated the same?
otherwise give the list above, if something hasn't been released, odds are it'll won't be. if the artist was selling these sets, they would have continued
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