Continuing my posting of a seemingly never ending line of Motown samplers released in the sixties and seventies. This British with emphasis on danceable numbers first issued 1965-68, titlewise in disco drag to fit the early seventies zeitgeist. Of the sixteen tracks four first figured on original albums while the rest premiered on 45:s - nine as A-sides and three flips. The Earl Van Dyke & Soul Brothers and San Remo Strings ones instrumental, the remaining vocal. A couple of the cuts had also shown up on other collections before this, but for the larger part it was the first time on UK LP. Compiling rather unusual for a "classics" sampler as it doesn't contain any all time classics, but I guess at least some were part of the British "northern soul" circuit and therefore important enough to reissue. Also important for us who don't collect 45:s, but want as many Motown gems as possible on as early LP:s as possible. Stereo mixes sounds old-fashioned, mostly panned without much overlapping, and the audio somewhat polished, but nevertheless good listening. Favorite tracks - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell "Two Can Have A Party", Velvelettes "A Bird In The Hand" (Is Worth Two In The Bush)" and Brenda Holloway "Just Look What You've Done". To my knowledge this UK was the only release, also on cassette (TC-STMA 8005). Premiere vinyl came with label as shown here and flully laminated gimmick cover with one-fold picture poster. (TÖMÖ*) (SÄM*)
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