Gordy Motown audio collection Eastern Michigan Uni arcs

[Mike]

Not sure how well known this collection/data is, guessing may be fairly well known as it does get mentioned in reference notes of various books, but if not aware then maybe the various listings such as foreign releases etc etc may be of interest..

 

Gordy Motown audio collection Eastern Michigan University Archives

Scope and Contents

With the founding of the Gordy Motown collection in 1972, Eastern Michigan University Archives received new releases on a regular basis through 1988. The total collection consists of more than 2,200 recordings as well as 7 boxes of printed materials with an emphasis on recordings made from 1960-1988. The collection of recordings includes: U.S. 7-inch singles, foreign 7-inch singles, and 12-inch albums and singles. The collection of print materials includes: sheet music, songbooks, newspaper clippings, promotional materials, photographs, publications, record charts, production materials, and collection inventories.

The collection is arranged into three record groups based on format: Sound Recordings, Print Materials, and Exhibits.

Sound Recordings is further subdivided into two series: 45 rpm Singles and Albums. The 45 rpm domestic Singles were produced and distributed in the United States and are sorted by label and arranged numerically within each label by record number. The 45 rpm Singles that were produced and distributed outside the United States and are arranged alphabetically by country then alphabetically by label within each country then numerically within each label by record number. The Albums are arranged alphabetically by artist or band name then alphabetically by title within each artist.

Print Materials are arranged into five series: Sheet Music and Complete Scores, and Songbooks which are arranged alphabetically by title; Clippings, Promotional Materials, and Photographs; Publications; and Catalogs, Production Materials, and Inventories which are all arranged chronologically. The photographs sub-series primarily contains photographs of album covers. Items in the promotional materials sub-series include playing cards, membership cards, and postcards for various musical groups.

The Exhibitions and Artifacts record group documents the Henry Ford / Greenfield Village Exhibit in 1995-1997 in addition to documenting objects used for promotional purposes at industry conventions and other events. Albums within the record group are arranged alphabetically by artist, while the other materials in the record group are arranged chronologically. 

link here

https://aspacepublic.emich.edu/repositories/2/resources/511

 

[Winsford Soul]

Thank Mike.  That would  be amazing to see on a tour of the uk museums once everything is back to normal 

[Tomangoes]

Was there a "SOUL" MOTOWN collection at East Michigan University also?

One of every release etc.

Ed