Tamla Motown : The Stories Behind the Singles

Tamla Motown was formed by music legend Berry Gordy in 1965 to release his US soul recordings in the rest of the
world, having set up a series of labels of varying names to service the home market.
Motown is one of the world?s most famous record labels and is synonymous with soul. The period covered between
1965 and 1976 saw music history made by the likes of the Supremes, Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye and
many more whose releases are covered here.
This book provides a complete discography of Tamla Motown?s UK singles between 1965-76. It also tells the stories
behind them in fascinating detail for the very first time.
Apart from a Motown Reader reprinting articles about the label, published in 2001, the subject has barely been
covered by UK books. Berry Gordy?s autobiography is out of print and much sought after.

CONTENIDO:

Preface

Rats and Roaches, Talent and Love: The Story to 1965
A Golden Era: 1965 to 1967
Tension in the Air: 1968 and 1969
New Ways: 1970 to 1972
LA, My Town: 1973 to 1976
I Guess I'll Always Love You: 1976 and Beyond

Artist Summaries
Statistics, Facts and Feats
Index of Tracks

Appendix 1: Tamla Motown EPs and 12-inch Singles
Appendix 2: Motown's Blue Label
Appendix 3: Rare Earth, Mo-West and Gaiee
Appendix 4: Information for Collectors
References