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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. P. Timms
Format:Audio CD
Richard Searling is just so good at compiling! "...Motown Connoisseurs" was a landmark compilation album - stacked out with quality items, rare album tracks and flip sides and some exciting unreleased material. Then we had "Cellarful of Motown" and I thought "How tough is it gonna be to carry on to that standard". I've now listened to it, and it is a release of the same quality dynamics as Mr Searling's other compilations. Highlights of the album are many, but the Originals "Tear It On Down" is a very soulful cut and some classics like "California Soul", "How Many Times Did You Mean It", "Take Me Back" and "You've Been In Love Too Long" are complimented by Marvin's opening cut "My Love For You" and another unreleased Temps gem "I Got Heaven Right Here On Earth" (which uses the same backing as the Undisputed Truth's "You Got The Love I Need"). I bless the day I was hooked and enraptured by the Motown sound and I now know why for the last 3 years I have turned my back on most new music in order to immerse myself in the output of the label that has no equal. Well done Spectrum/Motown & Richard for enriching my life for another couple of months. Now about "Cellarful 2..."
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Brian Martin
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Format:Audio CD
Compiled by Richard Searling and as he says in the intro notes better than the first in the series, and I have to agree this is a better compilation of records hence a rating of 4.5
The CD comes with good liner notes, which makes a lot of difference and shows that some homework has been done on the assembled artists. This should serve as an example to all compilers, that a few extra lines of information can make a whole lot of difference.
On to the music, there's a good mix of previously unreleased material and B-sides etc.. The set kicks off with Marvin Gaye in fine form, then the previously unreleased song "What you gonna do with me baby" which totally blows out the water the theory that all unreleased material was unreleased because it was rubbish, obviously some of it was but not this track. In fact all the unreleased tracks on this CD are good.
There's some Northern Soul stompers with Martha Reeves-You've been in love too long and The Velvellettes- let love live. Only one suspect track and that's the last one, otherwise every track is good.
This should please anyone who likes Soul music and is highly recommended, well done Mr Searling and looking forward to the next one.
The CD comes with good liner notes, which makes a lot of difference and shows that some homework has been done on the assembled artists. This should serve as an example to all compilers, that a few extra lines of information can make a whole lot of difference.
On to the music, there's a good mix of previously unreleased material and B-sides etc.. The set kicks off with Marvin Gaye in fine form, then the previously unreleased song "What you gonna do with me baby" which totally blows out the water the theory that all unreleased material was unreleased because it was rubbish, obviously some of it was but not this track. In fact all the unreleased tracks on this CD are good.
There's some Northern Soul stompers with Martha Reeves-You've been in love too long and The Velvellettes- let love live. Only one suspect track and that's the last one, otherwise every track is good.
This should please anyone who likes Soul music and is highly recommended, well done Mr Searling and looking forward to the next one.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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What an absolutely brillant compilation,well done Richard Searling!. Every track just ouses class. The Cd arrived Saturday morning and has been consatantly played since then. You just cannot single out one track as they are all superb. You will probably know a couple or more of the tracks the rest have been discovered in the vaults of Motown. Roll on edition 3 . Just pure wonderfull soul music.
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