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Dance With The Contours - Unreleased Motown lp gets a date - Kent

Dance With The Contours - Unreleased Motown lp gets a date - Kent magazine cover

May have caught talk about this forthcoming cd release in the forums.

"Dance With The Contours" on Kent

Motown it appears had planned to release "Dance With The Contours" back in 1964.

With the tracks that were scheduled for this release being recorded in 63 and 64

But for what ever reasons the lp never made it out to the stores.

Almost 50 years later Kent have got together with Universal and are now putting that right with this release.

It's now showing up for pre-order worldwide in places such as Amazon etc @£13 and has a release date of March 28, 2011 being given

"All tracks are mastered from fresh 2011 transfers of the original Motown inch tapes (even the two previously issued) and all are presented exactly how you would have heard them almost half a century ago. With notes by universally-acknowledged Motown expert Keith Hughes, who interviewed Contour Joe Billingslea in January 2011 specifically for the project, wrapped in a booklet featuring a wealth of previously unpublished and rare period photos of the group, this is a package that no collector of early 60s Detroit soul can afford to be without."

Track listing follows...

1. Can You Do It

2. Do The See Saw

3. He Couldn't Do The Crossfire

4. I Don't Want To Talk

5. Foot Stomping Time

6. Limbo Is Here To Stay, The

7. Let's Do The Uncle Willie

8. Party Groove

9. Okey Dokey

10. Love Is Uncertain

11. Shake Everything You Got

12. Giant Steps

13. It Doesn't Have To Be So

14. Minnie The Ugly Duckling

15. Wanted

16. Boy Meets Girl

17. Don't You Wanna Go

18. You Changed My Life Around

19. You Hurt Me So

20. Throw You Out Of My Mind

21. Tonight

22. I Didn't Know How Right It Was (But Ooh What A Night It Was)

23. Somebody's Daughter Oughta

24. Nobody Fine As Dinah

25. Can You Jerk Like Me

26. I Can't Stop Dancing

Next up on the Kent/Motown front appears to be ...

Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose Plus The Complete Recordings 1964-1971

with a release date of April being mentioned for this one




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I should add that there are also other Motown projects in Ken'ts immediate future - all by artists you'll be familiar with, and all containing several unissued tracks....

...I'd tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you all!:D

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I should add that there are also other Motown projects in Ken'ts immediate future - all by artists you'll be familiar with, and all containing several unissued tracks....

...I'd tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you all!:D

You tease.......lol go on tell.

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Hmm, not too sure about this and would have to give it a listen before buying, I feel that the period given may result in the groups novelty era that Gordy (wrongly) felt they were only worth, perhaps there are some real gems on it hence him not releasing it, hope I'm proved wrong of course as any Motown tracks from the vaults are more than welcome for me.

Lenny

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Well, it won't be to everyone's tastes, Len, and possibly for some of the reasons that you mention - it's a 'dance' CD after all and several of the songs and their lyrics reflect that.

But any CD containing two dozen unissued Motown recordings from '63 and '64 has got to be worth any serious collector's time and consideration, and really ought not to be dismissed out of hand (however cautiously) without at least being heard - as you say...

Ant there are some nice slower cuts in the second half of the CD that are more song, rather than dance, oriented, and that should especially please anyone who enjoys the harmonies of early 60s soul groups.

I know I have a vested interest in it, but I like it a lot....

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pray tell sir adey, are we in for a glut of motown via your good self that universal were NOT considering releasing theirselves then?...sounds like a strange kettle of fish to me....not that im complaining about kent doing it....perhaps they think marketing through your outlet is a better proposition for sales, bearing in mind the influence you wield!.

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pray tell sir adey, are we in for a glut of motown via your good self that universal were NOT considering releasing theirselves then?...sounds like a strange kettle of fish to me....not that im complaining about kent doing it....perhaps they think marketing through your outlet is a better proposition for sales, bearing in mind the influence you wield!.

...Scroll up, read post two, and then book yourself in at Specsavers!:yes:

The currently-available Satintones and the soon-come Contours will shortly be joined by the Marv Johnson project, and some others that I am not at liberty to discuss just now. All being well, there will be still more to join those we have already agreed with Universal, and scheduled for release in 2011.

So far all of the projects in the piepeline are the work of Motown expert Keith Hughes, my Ace colleague and myself and it's not so much a 'glut' as more a well thought out schedule of releases...

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appologies tony, im waiting for my 2 year check-up!:hatsoff2: , have universal given you any idea what THEY may have in the pipeline in the near future....i wouldnt imagine for one minute every avenue of exploration has been exhausted as both they and hipo still keep turning things up.....its been a while since we had an anthology and ive wondered for some time if we will ever see a complete gladis knight & the pips. anyway, good luck with what youre doing and i'll most certainly buy the contours, even if its just for the jerry-o backing track.:hatsoff2:

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appologies tony, im waiting for my 2 year check-up!:thumbsup: , have universal given you any idea what THEY may have in the pipeline in the near future....i wouldnt imagine for one minute every avenue of exploration has been exhausted as both they and hipo still keep turning things up.....its been a while since we had an anthology and ive wondered for some time if we will ever see a complete gladis knight & the pips. anyway, good luck with what youre doing and i'll most certainly buy the contours, even if its just for the jerry-o backing track.:hatsoff2:

Basically, the way it works for us is that we ask Universal, and they either say yes or no!:thumbsup: I'm sure that they must still have some plans of their own, as we have been declined a couple of projects that we've asked for - the Spinners, for example - so I would guess that they feel that some things should still be Universal-originated releases.

We're trying to keep our requests for projects primarily to 'Golden Age' Motown (c. 1963 -1969) as other equally reputable reissue labels like Reel Music and David Nathan's new label (via Cherry Red) are digging into the 70s on a fairly regular basis now and we don't want to overlap unnecessarily with the fine work they're doing..

Of course, Universal over here did put out all of Glad and the lads' original Soul albums as 2-On-1's a few years ago - with, if memory serves, bonus tracks. From what I hear, there's not much else in the can - which would figure, as Motown actually released three (or was it four) GN albums of unissued material in the 70s, to compete with the group's Buddah albums.

Next up, though is Marv Johnson which features Marv's complete Motown recordings, including some previously unissued sides. My colleague Mick Patrick also has a very nice Patrice Holloway compilation coming which will mix Motown and Capitol sides primarily.

If you want to know what's up after that you'll need to 'Monitor' the situation carefully....:thumbsup::hatsoff2::hatsoff2:

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tony,

with regards to patrice holloway, is there stuff in the can that NO-ONE is aware of then? ive always thought what weve recieved via chris king/ c.f.o.m. is the sum total of her output and surely everything she did for capitol is known....despite that, nice she recieves some posthumous recognition for her efforts.

is all of the previous gn output out of circulation now?, thats why i said i would like to see it done properly on a universal " anthology, reminiscent of other artists they have covered in the last 6 years.

the spinners also would be a good one, and again, thats despite numerous comps over the decades....to have a completist one on motown that really says it all.

in all honesty tony, anything that comes out must be applauded and more importantly BOUGHT, to show how much the motown loving public/anoraks appreciate yours and their efforts hatsoff2.gif:hatsoff2: :hatsoff2:

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Not being Cheesy but are there unreleased Edwin Starr tracks waiting to be aired?

there is his version of the detroit spinners "i'll always love" still to surface ,it's alot slower than the original but it grows on you after afew plays.:hatsoff2:

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Not being Cheesy but are there unreleased Edwin Starr tracks waiting to be aired?

I would think so, yes. He was with Motown a good long time, after all, and 'Cellarful Of Motown' has not really touched on Edwin - which might suggest to me that most of any unnissued's there might be are likely to be 70s...

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Just wanted to say that the Marv Johnson package that we have coming next month is worth buying for the fabulous unissued mid 60s fingersnapper 'There Goes A Lonely Man' alone!

Although the rest of it's all good too, of course...:thumbsup:

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Tony

Is that the track with a full complement of the Temptations on BVs .. if so it is indeed a goodie

Andy

Yes, mate, that's the one...

...there's also a nice version of 'Farewell Is a Lonely Sound' among the tracks that are making their official debut on this set.

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Hi Tony

I had suggested to Ady (although I didn't follow it up with the track listing I had prepared) that perhaps Kent could do an 'Early Motown' Comp Cd as part of the Kent 'New Breed R&B' series. Here's the sort of tracks that could form the basis, All tracks are avaliable either of the Complete Singles series or on various anthologies.

Amos Milburn - Money

Barrett Strong - Misery

Barrettt Strong - Yes, No Maybe So

Chico Lavett - Solid Sender

David Ruffn - One Of These Days

Lamont Dozier - Fortune Teller (Tell Me)

Don Mckenzie - Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)

Eddie Holland - It Moves Me

Eugene Remus - Hold Me Tight

Frank Wilson - Ain't Gonna Tell you

Hattie Littles - Is It True (What They Say About You)

Hattie Littles - Love Trouble Heartaches And Misery

Henry Lumpkin - Mojo Hannah

Jimmy Ruffin - Don' t Feel Sorry For Me

LaBrenda Ben - The Chaparone

LaBrenda Ben - I Can't Help It, I Gotta Dance

Little Otis - Baby I Need You

Marvin Gaye - Never Let You Go

Sherri Taylor and Sammy Ward - Lover

Sammy Ward - You've Got To Change

Sammy Ward - Big Joe Moe

Saundra Mallet - All I Got

Stevie Wonder - Waterboy

Stevie Wonder - Fingertips (tribute to Uncle Ray version)

The Charters - Sign Me Some Sign

The Downbeats - Don't You Know I Love You Baby

The Miracles - (I Need Some) Money

What do you think ?

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Hi Tony

I had suggested to Ady (although I didn't follow it up with the track listing I had prepared) that perhaps Kent could do an 'Early Motown' Comp Cd as part of the Kent 'New Breed R&B' series. Here's the sort of tracks that could form the basis, All tracks are avaliable either of the Complete Singles series or on various anthologies.

Amos Milburn - Money

Barrett Strong - Misery

Barrettt Strong - Yes, No Maybe So

Chico Lavett - Solid Sender

David Ruffn - One Of These Days

Lamont Dozier - Fortune Teller (Tell Me)

Don Mckenzie - Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)

Eddie Holland - It Moves Me

Eugene Remus - Hold Me Tight

Frank Wilson - Ain't Gonna Tell you

Hattie Littles - Is It True (What They Say About You)

Hattie Littles - Love Trouble Heartaches And Misery

Henry Lumpkin - Mojo Hannah

Jimmy Ruffin - Don' t Feel Sorry For Me

LaBrenda Ben - The Chaparone

LaBrenda Ben - I Can't Help It, I Gotta Dance

Little Otis - Baby I Need You

Marvin Gaye - Never Let You Go

Sherri Taylor and Sammy Ward - Lover

Sammy Ward - You've Got To Change

Sammy Ward - Big Joe Moe

Saundra Mallet - All I Got

Stevie Wonder - Waterboy

Stevie Wonder - Fingertips (tribute to Uncle Ray version)

The Charters - Sign Me Some Sign

The Downbeats - Don't You Know I Love You Baby

The Miracles - (I Need Some) Money

What do you think ?

Hi Tim,

At the moment, as far as Motown is concerned, we're preferring to concentrate on devising packages that offer mostly material that hasn't been on CD before, or that hasn't been issued at all - legitimately or otherwise.

Nice set of tracks you've got there, of course, but we do have a lot of ideas to run with before it comes down to reissuing the previously-reissued.

Cheers,

TONY

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'Early Motown' Comp Cd

What do you think ?

It would make a fantastic compilation in my opinion. Might help make the general soul listener a bit more aware of the awesome stuff that Motown put out prior to the big hits as well. Have been thinking of compiling a CD like that for my own listening pleasure and there's plenty more where the list above came from. A few tunes off the top of my head:

Earl King - A Man And A Book

Contours - Whole Lotta Woman

Gino Parks - Fire

Gino Parks - For This I Thank You

Bob Kayli - Tie Me Tight

Lee & The Leopards - Trying To Make It

Richard Wylie And "His Band" - Money (That's What I Want)

Miracles - If Your Mother Only Knew

Temptations - Oh Mother Of Mine

:thumbsup:

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Hi Tim,

At the moment, as far as Motown is concerned, we're preferring to concentrate on devising packages that offer mostly material that hasn't been on CD before, or that hasn't been issued at all - legitimately or otherwise.

Nice set of tracks you've got there, of course, but we do have a lot of ideas to run with before it comes down to reissuing the previously-reissued.

Cheers,

TONY

Appreciate that there is a list of projects, just thought it would be good to see some of these early tracks placed together as most people haven't heard this stuff, despite being avaliable on CD. Thanks for your comments.

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Great news. Very pleased to hear about Marv Johnson as his Motown material is very fragmented on CD and often in poor quality. Thanks for your work on this (and all the other great releases, I am enjoying 'Manhattan Soul' as I type). Although it is less recognised than vinyl, this is a golden age for soul reissues on CD across many fine labels (Kent, OuttaSight, Soul Brother, Soul.com, Superbird, Expansion etc)

cheers

Mark

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