Vinyl Me Please Anthology

Okay you thirsty animals, here are the first three titles, DON'T CLICK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW:

Mary Wells - Bye Bye Baby I don't want to take a chance

Martha and the Vandrelles - Heat Wave

The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go

ALSO, hey, for those with some Motown history knowledge TITLE SPOILER INSIDE DON'T CLICK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW:

Heat Wave seems to be missing its original branding/label info... I'm guessing it's a rights issue. Looks like it was originally on the Gordy label. Quick Googling tells me there were three main Motown labels, Tamla, Motown, and Gordy. I wonder how their rights work these days?
 
botherly said:
Okay you thirsty animals, here are the first three titles, DON'T CLICK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW:

Mary Wells - Bye Bye Baby I don't want to take a chance

Martha and the Vandrelles - Heat Wave

The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go

ALSO, hey, for those with some Motown history knowledge TITLE SPOILER INSIDE DON'T CLICK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW:

Heat Wave seems to be missing its original branding/label info... I'm guessing it's a rights issue. Looks like it was originally on the Gordy label. Quick Googling tells me there were three main Motown labels, Tamla, Motown, and Gordy. I wonder how their rights work these days?
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Motown had dozens and dozens of labels. Because at the time, a label could only have .... maybe 3? .... songs at once eligible to be played on the radio. Gordy found a loophole. Thus, all the various labels. But they are all under the Motown umbrella.

I learned this while on the Motown tour I took earlier this year. I highly recommend it if in Detroit.
 
Teeeee said:
Motown had dozens and dozens of labels. Because at the time, a label could only have .... maybe 3? .... songs at once eligible to be played on the radio. Gordy found a loophole. Thus, all the various labels. But they are all under the Motown umbrella.

I learned this while on the Motown tour I took earlier this year. I highly recommend it if in Detroit.
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Huh, very interesting and smart... I wonder why they didn't
use the original Gordy branding then? Presumably it's all owned by the same company, or maybe the Gordy label/branding isn't but the music rights are?
 
botherly said:
Okay you thirsty animals, here are the first three titles, DON'T CLICK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW:

Mary Wells - Bye Bye Baby I don't want to take a chance

Martha and the Vandrelles - Heat Wave

The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go

ALSO, hey, for those with some Motown history knowledge TITLE SPOILER INSIDE DON'T CLICK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW:

Heat Wave seems to be missing its original branding/label info... I'm guessing it's a rights issue. Looks like it was originally on the Gordy label. Quick Googling tells me there were three main Motown labels, Tamla, Motown, and Gordy. I wonder how their rights work these days?
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Third Man has reissued some of the Tamla 45s.
 
I GOT MY MOTOWN ANTHOLOGY BOX!

I’m about to go to the gym soon, but I can let everyone know privately what all the records are after I come back! I’m very happy with what the 2XLP is!!!

Should I just put a ‘spoiler’ and then under that, just list the other five albums???

But yeah, message me if you want to know the last 3 albums are!!! 😀
 
NathanRicaud said:
I GOT MY MOTOWN ANTHOLOGY BOX!

I’m about to go to the gym soon, but I can let everyone know privately what all the records are after I come back! I’m very happy with what the 2XLP is!!!

Should I just put a ‘spoiler’ and then under that, just list the other five albums???

But yeah, message me if you want to know the last 3 albums are!!! 😀
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A spoiler tag should be fine.
 
NathanRicaud said:
SPOIL ALERT 🚨⚠

Here are albums 4-8 in the VMP Motown Anthology Box 🙌

EPISODE 2
Tammi Terrell - Irresistible
Syreeta - Syreeta

EPISODE 3
Tata Vega - Totally Tata
Teena Marie - It Must Be Magic
Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground (2xLP)
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Nice. It looks like my guesses were on point.

Seeing the titles confirmed gives me a little twinge of regret. I hope everyone who got it enjoys it.
 
I am spinning Record 1.

Ryan Smith was his usual excellent self on this, even though the main single from this album sounds a bit muddy (par for Motown singles at the time, I have to say). I shall pull out the complete singles CD box to compare once this playback is finished.

Side 2 sounds clear as the blue Seoul sky I see out the window.
 
Widget said:
If I'm trying to piecemeal some of this collection together from discogs, are these overseas pressings good choices?
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Yes for the third pressing (I have it), but no no no for the other two. My policy is to avoid those two reissue companies at all costs.

Santa Maria is Columbia and Hollywood is RCA. I generally prefer the RCA pressings for the period as they tend to be quieter (better quality vinyl formula?), but there are many other factors to consider.
 
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