Originally Posted by
Bokiluis
I usually cannot get enough reading material on the history of Motown. However, at an astounding $75.00, it is waaaaaay out of my price range. Though it is impressive that as Head of Publicity he retained so much of that early correspondence, his tenure was very limited. 1964-66 were crucial years, they are hardly long enough to get true, insightful knowledge of what the label was and was going to be. He was gone by the time it reached their first pinnacle of success. In 1968, arguably the label's first banner with year no less than 5 of Billboard's Top 10 singles. But they also had the #1 soundtrack to the top rated Neilsen program, "T.C.B.", along with Top 10 albums from Diana Ross and The Supremes w/The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. They had graduated from a singles label to now a full length album seller. I guess I am going to have you hedge my bets that a used copy shows up on eBay. This is the most expensive book ever written on Motown to my knowledge. I just don't see the value that a middle management employee who worked only two years, has to offer. I have devoured books on Motown as wide ranging as Dr. Eric Dyson's analysis of Marvin Gaye's art and work to more traditional fare like Berry Gordy's own "To Be Loved". it is unfortunate that Mr. Abrams and his publisher cannot see how the price eliminates a large section of potential readers. Too bad. I would have enjoyed reading a book written from those early years. But Raynoma Singleton, Berry's first wife, already wrote and published a similar book in the early 90s..along with Tony turnip's tome about the early years. If you want to sell any books Mr. Abrams, cut the price in half. If you don't, I'm afraid you will be lucky to sell any outside of your family and friends.
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