Every Single Motown 'A-Side': Introducing ‘The Motown Sound'
Episode 6
Episode date - July 11, 2008
We wrap up Motown’s second year as an independent label by focusing on its releases from the last few months of 1961. The quality of the material was still sporadic, and certainly formulaic, but things were coming together that indicated the likelihood of an even brighter future.
The various personnel – musicians, singers, songwriters – were all working together as a team, which lent a sense of continuity to the label’s work. Eventually, this would become obvious to the public at large, but in 1961, Motown was still a ‘cottage’ industry, perhaps unwittingly working toward what eventually became universally known as ‘The Motown Sound.”
Here’s a list of recordings from this show;
Jamie – Eddie Holland
Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) – The Valadiers
Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Mable John
What Makes You Love Him (2nd Version) – Sammy Ward
Check Yourself – The Temptations
Small Sad Sam – Bob Kayli
Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) – Don McKenzie
Xmas Twist – The Twistin’ Kings
Please Mr. Kennedy – Mickey Woods
Twistin’ Postman – The Marvelettes
Congo (Part 1) – The Twistin’ Kings
What’s So Good about Goodbye – The Miracles
I’ve Been Good to You – The Miracles
Channel 137 - Every Single Motown 'A-Side'
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