Motown Treasures

Don't know what to say really i'm on your side not much happening with motown i always check your site for any new news most days and always read the new posts.
i wish more was happening with strong vinyl sales i was hoping to see more on the motown label, the 7" box sets are fetching some good money there must be a market for new stuff.
i wish you well in what ever you do.

John, I really don't know how to address your matter.  I am in the same boat as Roger is.  I prefer as many members do the ease and comfort of a CD vs. vinyl.  I personally started out many years ago collecting vinyl of which I have way more than I need.  With the advent of CDs, I started collecting these and rarely buy any vinyl unless it is something that is missing from my earlier collection.  Unfortunately the ones I need are not reasonably priced.  Part of the problem with the vinyl I have acquired is that I have all of the Complete Motown Singles which is essentially duplicate effort from the vinyl in my collection.   

I as probably many others are am not an overwhelming Barbara McNair fan.  She is in an entirely different category than the superstars of Motown, i. e. Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, Miracles, Isley Brothers, etc.  I have exactly 4 Barbara McNair singles in my collection but they haven't been played in many years, if ever.  I never recall hearing any of her songs on the broadcast airwaves.  I am not opposed to her, but she is not someone I would put a priority upon to listen to.  In fact if I would hear any of her singles, I probably would not be able to say who sang the song. 

You have done an extraordinary job with the forum that you created.  Yours in my opinion is way superior to the Soulful Detroit forum.  The way it is laid out and the ease of using is awesome. 

As discussed earlier in responses to your initial posting, a lot of the blame lies with Universal.  There was a time when Harry came out and made big announcements about upcoming releases, etc. but those were the days.  I never hear anything about him and it seems as though he has vanished into thin air.  There is quite a legacy behind him and it is a doggone shame in my opinion. 

I am hoping that whenever the new Motown Museum is officially rededicated in its entirety things might take a turn for the better. 

I am guilty as others for not utilizing the MT more than I do.  I will attempt to do better.  But don't drop the forum, it serves a worthwhile purpose.  You are appreciated very much.  Your care and attention to the forum is what makes it great. 

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Not surprised...where's the interest?

Whilst it seems that we are destined to be ignored, Motown wise, there does appear to be recent interest in Workshop Jazz CDS.
Is there more of a market for  Dave Hamilton and Paula Greer than Ivy Hunter?
Why are they deemed suitable for release?
Are these CDs genuine and Motown approved?

To my mind the Oldays CDs from Japan are not official Motown product (though I would love to be proved wrong) but nevertheless I welcome their releases of albums otherwise not available on CD until such time as they do get an official release.  Those WJ albums issued on the Spanish Fresh Sound CDs look to be more genuine and are 24 bit remastered. I'd certainly buy more of these. 

I bought all the Motown albums released a few years ago by Hallmark as out of copyright releases - even though some I had already on genuine Motown CD.  Again they also made available albums not previously released on CD and the collector/completist just has to have them since they were cheap as well.  I'd certainly buy an Abbey Tavern Singers "We're Off To Dublin In The Green" CD should one materialise at a reasonable price. 

As someone who came on to the Motown scene in the early 70s, Barbara McNair is just as much a part of Motown history as anyone to me and "You're Gonna Love My Baby" is one of my all time Motown favourites (first heard on Motown Memories Volume 2).  Each to their own taste of course.  We're all pleading for new product including previously unreleased tracks but if I'm reading correctly some fans haven't even bought the Barbara McNair Motown Collection from several years ago now.  If we don't buy these CD releases, no wonder they stop releasing them.  Just my taste again, but I prefer to hear more of Barbara McNair than Blinky - I'm not a huge Blinky fan - but still bought "Heart Full Of Soul" because a) I am a completist b) I like to support all these releases (even Stoney and Meatloaf) c it's a beautiful package and d) there's some new tracks that I've not heard previously.

I don't buy everything released on CD - some are obviously total repeats - but will buy as much of the interesting stuff as funds allow. If I don't, and nobody else does either - can't complain if they stop releasing altogether.

Years ago I bought The Isley Brothers "Soul On The Rocks" LP - mainly because I knew "Behind A Painted Smile" but also it was the only really interesting album available in the shop at the time.  I soon found out I wasn't a huge fan of it - but over the years I've grown really fond of the album and now love it to bits.  Tastes change.  The last one now may later be first and versa Vicki.  Buy em now and grow into em because they may get to be unaffordable over time.