Motown - The Early Years 1959-62 - V/A - Music - ACROBAT - 0824046909321 - March 6, 2020
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Motown - The Early Years 1959-62

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Motown - The Early Years 1959-62

This great-value 80-track 3-CD set seeks to capture the essence and character of it's musical output during the first few years of it's existence = Probably more than any other single creative and production source, the Motown operation, founded in Detroit by Berry Gordy Jr. As Tamla Records in January 1959, has made an extraordinarily powerful and significant contribution to popular music over the last 60 years, with a seemingly never-ending supply of uniquely talented artists and writers, chart hits and landmark albums. This great-value 80-track 3-CD set seeks to capture the essence and character of it's musical output during the first few years of it's existence, when it made it's first highly significant impact on the pop and R&B scene. It includes all the entries in the US pop and R&B charts on the Tamla, Motown and Gordy labels during that time - from a standing start, there were 33 of them - including iconic hits like The Marvelettes' pop No. 1 "Please Mr. Postman", and the R&B No. 1s "Shop Around" and "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" by The Miracles, "You Beat Me To The Punch" and "Two Lovers" by Mary Wells, and The Contours' "Do You Love Me". Along with those hits are selected sides from the majority of the releases on the Tamla, Motown, Gordy, Mel-O-Dy and Divinity labels during this era, featuring many obscure and collectable artists and records along with early hits and releases by the likes of Marv Johnson, Barrett Strong, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Little Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and many more. It's a feast of evocative recordings produced in a remarkable creative environment, which offers a hugely entertaining insight into the early evolution of one of a unique music industry powerhouse.


.. EARLY YEARS 1959-62

Media Music     CD   (Compact Disc)
Number of discs 3
Released March 6, 2020
EAN/UPC 0824046909321
Label ACROBAT ACTRCD9093
Genre Soul / R&B     Soul
Dimensions 124 × 144 × 23 mm   ·   180 g

Track list

  1. 1.   CD  

    1. Come to Me - Marv Johnson
    2. Solid Sender - Chico Leverett
    3. Snake Walk (Part 1) - the Swinging Tigers
    4. It - Ron & Bill
    5. Bad Girl - the Miracles Featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
    6. Way over There - the Miracles
    7. My Beloved - the Satintones
    8. Ich-i-bon #1 - Nick & the Jaguars
    9. You Never Miss a Good Thing - Eugene Remus
    10. Custer's Last Man - Popcorn and the Mohawks
    11. Money - Barrett Strong
    12. Oh I Apologize - Barrett Strong
    13. Who Wouldn't Love a Man Like That - Mable John
    14. Who's the Fool - Singin' Sammy Ward
    15. Shop Around - the Miracles Featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
    16. Who's Lovin' You - the Miracles Featuring Bill "Smokey" Robi
    17. Oh Lover - Sherri Taylor & Singin' Sammy Ward
    18. True Love (That's Love) - Herman Griffin
    19. Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
    20. I've Got a Notion - Henry Lumpkin
    21. Don't Feel Sorry for Me - Jimmy Ruffin
    22. When I Needed You - Little Iva & Her Band
    23. Ain't It Baby - the Miracles Featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinso
    24. Don't Let Him Shop Around - Debbie Dean
    25. Money (That's What I Want) - Richard Wylie and His Band
    26. He Lifted Me - the Gospel Stars
  2. 2.   CD  

    1. Poor Sam Jones - Mickey Woods
    2. Rosa Lee (Stay off the Bell) - Andre Williams
    3. Come into My Palace - Lee & the Leopards
    4. Same Thing - Gino Parks
    5. Mighty Good Lovin' - the Miracles
    6. Broken Hearted - the Miracles
    7. I Don't Want to Take a Chance - Mary Wells
    8. Please, Mr. Postman - the Marvelettes
    9. So Long Baby - the Marvelettes
    10. I Am Bound - the Golden Harmoneers
    11. They Shall Be Mine - Rev. Columbus Mann
    12. Someone to Call My Own - the Equadors
    13. Love Me - Pete Hartfield
    14. Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues - the Miracles
    15. Angel in Blue - Joel Sebastian
    16. The Day Will Come - Freddie Gorman
    17. Small Sad Sam - Bob Kayli
    18. Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) - Don Mckenzie
    19. What's So Good About Good-bye - the Miracles
    20. Xmas Twist - the Twistin' Kings
    21. That's What He is to Me - the Wright Specials
    22. Twistin' Postman - the Marvelettes
    23. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
    24. Your Baby's Back - the Downbeats
    25. I Out-duked the Duke - Little Otis
    26. Dream Come True - the Temptations
    27. I'll Try Something New - the Miracles
  3. 3.   CD  

    1. Playboy - the Marvelettes
    2. Because I Love Her - the Valadiers
    3. Your Heart Belongs to Me - the Supremes
    4. I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It the Blues
    5. Same Old Story - Mickey Mccullers
    6. Dearest One - Lamont Dozier
    7. This is Our Night - the Creations
    8. Someday, Someway - the Marvelettes
    9. Beechwood 4-5789 - the Marvelettes
    10. Camel Walk - Saundra Mallett & the Vandellas
    11. Stubborn Kind of Fellow - Marvin Gaye
    12. Do You Love Me - the Contours
    13. Move Mr. Man - the Contours
    14. You Beat Me to the Punch - Mary Wells
    15. Old Love (Let's Try It Again) - Mary Wells
    16. I'll Have to Let Him Go - Martha and the Vandellas
    17. Jamie - Eddie Holland
    18. Two Lovers - Mary Wells
    19. Operator - Mary Wells
    20. You'll Never Cherish a Love So True ('til You Lose It) - the
    21. Let Me Go the Right Way - the Supremes
    22. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - the Miracles
    23. Happy Landing - the Miracles
    24. Strange, I Know - the Marvelettes
    25. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
    26. Shake Sherry - the Contours
    27. Camel Walk - Labrenda Ben & the Beljeans