Compilation containing twenty cuts first released on UK Stateside label before Tamla Motown was established in Britain - six from 1963 and the rest from 1964. All original mono takes, remastered for this issue at Abbey Road studios. I get so many classics here - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas "Heatwave" and "Dancing In The Street", Mary Welles "My Guy", Temptations "My Girl", Marvin Gaye "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and Supremes "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Thru´ His Eyes" - coupled with others maybe today less known, like Velvelettes "Needle In A Haystack" and "He Was Really Saying Something" plus Marvelettes "You're My Remedy" and "Too Many Fish In The Sea". So a very well compiled record showing much of the power Motown had early on. You could argue against the remastering, claiming that after such it isn't really original anymore. I can sense that some of the tracks have somewhat more reverb than when first released, but the audio is very good all through so I guess they thought it was needed to loosen things up a bit and make it easier listening. And to me it's totally ok, either using it as background or in my listening chair reminiscing. This was UK only, also on cassette (TC-STML 12125). Reissued 1984 on Tamla Motown (ZL 72032). First had label as shown here in a thin glossy cover. (SÄM*) (TÖMÖ*) (FÄV*)
Motown were known to create dedicated single mixes for tracks, then remixed the track if it was on an LP. Perhaps the additional reverb you can hear on some of the tracks is because you're used to the album versions?
SvaraRaderaThat is a good idea. If these are all the original 45 mixes it's even better and makes this compilation even more important. Thanks Gary!
Radera