Motown: The Early Years 1959-62 / Various Motown: The Early Years 1959-62 / Various CD

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.

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" Robinson 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" Robinson 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 27. Poor Sam Jones - Mickey Woods 28. Rosa Lee (Stay Off the Bell) - Andr? Williams 29. Come Into My Palace - Lee ; the Leopards 30. Same Thing - Gino Parks 31. Mighty Good Lovin' - the Miracles 32. Broken Hearted - the Miracles 33. I Don't Want to Take a Chance - Mary Wells 34. Please, Mr. Postman - the Marvelettes 35. So Long Baby - the Marvelettes 36. I Am Bound - the Golden Harmoneers 37. They Shall Be Mine - Rev. Columbus Mann 38. Someone to Call My Own - the Equadors 39. Love Me - Pete Hartfield 40. Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues - the Miracles 41. Angel in Blue - Joel Sebastian 42. The Day Will Come - Freddie Gorman 43. Small Sad Sam - Bob Kayli 44. Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) - Don McKenzie 45. What's So Good About Good-Bye - the Miracles 46. Xmas Twist - the Twistin' Kings 47. That's What He Is to Me - the Wright Specials 48. Twistin' Postman - the Marvelettes 49. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells 50. Your Baby's Back - the Downbeats 51. I Out-Duked the Duke - Little Otis 52. Dream Come True - the Temptations 53. I'll Try Something New - the Miracles 54. Playboy - the Marvelettes 55. Because I Love Her - the Valadiers 56. Your Heart Belongs to Me - the Supremes 57. I Call It Pretty Music But the Old People Call It the Blues (Par - Little Stevie Wonder 58. Same Old Story - Mickey McCullers 59. Dearest One - Lamont Dozier 60. This Is Our Night - the Creations 61. Someday, Someway - the Marvelettes 62. Beechwood 4-5789 - the Marvelettes 63. Camel Walk - Saundra Mallett ; the Vandellas 64. Stubborn Kind of Fellow - Marvin Gaye 65. Do You Love Me - the Contours 66. Move Mr. Man - the Contours 67. You Beat Me to the Punch - Mary Wells 68. Old Love (Let's Try It Again) - Mary Wells 69. I'll Have to Let Him Go - Martha and the Vandellas 70. Jamie - Eddie Holland 71. Two Lovers - Mary Wells 72. Operator - Mary Wells 73. You'll Never Cherish a Love So True ('Til You Lose It) - the Vells 74. Let Me Go the Right Way - the Supremes 75. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - the Miracles 76. Happy Landing - the Miracles 77. Strange, I Know - the Marvelettes 78. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye 79. Shake Sherry - the Contours 80. Camel Walk - Labrenda Ben ; the Beljeans