Listen free to various artists a motown christmas santa claus is coming to town, what christmas means to me and more. Tamla motown the last dance 1980 uk motown label 20track vinyl compilation lp featuring a selection of great smoochers including tracks by commodores, diana ross, stevie wonder, marvin gaye, jimmy ruffin and smokey robinson, housed in an e mbossed invitation picture sleeve. Motown records is an american record label owned by universal music group. Its christmas in motown vinyl, lp, compilation album cover. Motown spread to international markets in 1965, with the formation of tamla motown for releases in uk, germany, canada, italy, perhaps others. At first, finding the sweet spot of sales is tough. July 31, 2012 tamla was one of the earliest of the motown labels, and. The other albums are by more popular artists the miracles, mary wells, marvin gaye and the marvelettes. These 22 lost classics of motown deserve to be rediscovered by ashley woods when it comes to songs about first love, true love and heartbreak, we go back, again and again, to a record label that took its heart and soul from detroit.
For the best experience please update your browser. The singersongwriters second solo album, cant slow down was also his. All of the artists included in the playlist below made an indelible mark on the label, each song contributing to the development and influence of the motown sound and philosophy. Stevie wonder what christmas means to me tamla records 1967. Volumesmusic backup drivea motown christmas11 i want to come home for christmas. A motown christmas is a christmas music compilation album, originally released as a 2lp set by motown records on september 25, 1973. The satintones are making history again with this first motown ace cd.
Recommend me a motown compilation, posted by billyshearrs. Standing in the shadows of motown 1 hours and 48 minutes movie 2002 in 1959, berry gordy jr. Tamla album discography 1961 1981 by david edwards, mike callahan and patrice eyries last update. The ultimate motown christmas collection is essentially a reissue of 1973s double vinyl album a motown christmas with key cuts from 2001s a motown christmas, vol. The ultimate motown christmas collection free download funk. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Previous material from berry gordys stable of labels was released in. Hollywood honours motown records founder with berry gordy square. The music, the artists, the memories of tamla motown. Pages in category motown compilation albums the following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total. For several decades, it was one of the leading record labels in the world, scoring countless hits and launching the careers of icons such as stevie wonder, marvin gaye, diana ross and michael jackson. Previous material from berry gordys stable of labels was released in the uk on london, fontana, oriole and stateside. Looks like yet another budget motown compilation from the packaging, but the truth is that this is a completely awesome and comprehensive 3 cd 82 tracks. In the 70s, motown released a double album titled a motown christmas.
The satintones take on this version makes its debut here. If youre looking for a full list of every motown single, try the master index instead. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from motowns detroit era. Motown album discography, part 1 19611981 by david edwards and mike callahan last update. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Featuring tracks from the commodores, rick james, smokey robinson, the temptations and many, many more. Tamla motown album discography part 1 the music, the artists, the memories of tamla motown. Its always thrilling to fill in another piece of the motown puzzle. There are so many new songs to add to your holiday playlist this year, and this is one. The first seven motown albums includes one by the funk brothers, here called the twistin kings to take advantage of the dance fad. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Ill be home for christmas donna summer christmas spirit cd by stampyurfeet. First issued in the uk with its own logo by emi in march 1965. Tamla motown the history box set long deleted 1997 uk 482track 21disc boxset an absolutely stunning and comprehensive history of the motown label, spanning the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, when the label was at its peak.
The gold standard of christmas songs, all i want for christmas is you is. August 7, 2012 the first two dozen albums 600624, have been originally issued with only a few exceptions with either the car logo or motown rectangular logo see below on the front of the record jacket. Browse tamla motown tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Full with unique collaborations, artists from capitol records, motown gospel, and motown records join forces on classic holiday tunes such as go tell it on the mountain, have yourself a merry little christmas, silent night and more. It had a purple cover and featured 24 songs by five of motowns top acts, stevie, the. These 22 lost classics of motown deserve to be rediscovered. The countdown to christmas has begun and classic motown are celebrating with a 12 days of. Chris clark from head to toe in london british fans of motown or tamla motown. For all unofficial bootleg releases of this label please use tamla motown 2 tamla motown was a label created by uk tamla motown appreciation society head dave godin after a trip to detroit at the end of 1964 where berry gordy agreed that the uk would have a label presence under that name, distributed by e. Norman whitfield gets busy sourcing and producing a variety of songs for the foursome, such as 1967s slowburning take me in your arms and love me. Uk two cd holiday collection containing classic christmas tracks from the legendary motown line up label. The complete motown singles has been a dream project of motown and soul fanatics for many years, ever since the first decade of staxvolt singles was compiled in an impressive ninedisc box set in 1991.
Motown celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2019, having been launched as tamla records by berry gordy back in 1959. Founded in 1991, soul brother records is a music and record shop based in london, and is one of the leading soul and jazz specialists music stores in the world. Listen to the best motown christmas songs on spotify, and scroll down for our ten. The late sharon jones adds soul and swing to a ubiquitous standard. Oct 30, 2018 well stop supporting this browser soon. The complete motown singles collection 65 cds musica en. The mind reels at what other treasures ace will soon unearth in the hitsville vaults. Ms681 merry christmas from motown various artists 1168 may have. The very first motown album, released feb 1961 is a rare gospel album. One of the most anticipated holiday albums of the year, motown christmas is shaping to be an epic release. In all honesty, we could have doubled the size of this playlist, such is the abundance of riches produced by motown over the last five decades.
The uk motown connection this is a discography for british motown releases, including the uk tamla motown label the us motown labels are listed here. See more ideas about motown, tamla motown and soul music. Heres a list of all the uk motown singles covered on motown junkies. Think of it as an unauthorised trackbytrack companion to the magnificent the complete motown singles cd box sets, and. Tamla motown the history box set uk cd album box set mobox1. Jun 22, 2019 motown christmas, motown classic hits. Includes tracks from stevie wonder, diana ross, marvin gaye, smokey robinson, michael jackson and many others. Its christmas time tamla records 1970 by christmastimetv.
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