Hi all
Motown are of course well represented with a number of LP only tracks under this thread.
24 Hours is a classic - I also note that someone else has posted refos
of Edwins War & Peace tracks, including the underrated "she should have been home"
Earlier in this thread The Isley's My Love is your Love was also highlighted.
Does anyone know who was responsible for breaking this tune?
The LP Tamla Motown presents The Isley Brothers on MFP,is not rare as such, but was a
bit of a surprise at the time of release (from memory about 1971) since it included a
number of quality previously unreleased tracks.
These included My Love, Born to love you and sad souvenirs.
Some of these have not received the credit that they deserved, for instance
Born to Love You was covered by a number of motown groups including
the Temps, however the Isley's is in my view the best version.
An alternative mix of My Love was also made available as a bonus track on a
2002 CD release of the This Old Heart of Mine LP.
For some strange reason in the early 1970'S EMI put out a number
of previously unreleased Motown tracks on their budget Sounds Superb
and MFP labels.
These included Kiki Dee's excellent version of "I'll try something new" , the Isley's
and Jimmy Ruffins' "born to be bad" .
There was also a great stereo version of Mary Wells greatest hits which included
a first rate version of "when I'm gone" . If anyone picks this up I'd be interested
to know the history of that particular version , in particular where else it was released.
Any feedback on these comments would be appreciated.
Up until now there have been some great suggestions and tracks posted under this thread.
Thanks
Mick