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Photo shots of the group covering their entire career have been used; some originate from the Motown picture archive and some are from the group's own archive. Liner notes are by Cal Street.
It's a winner!
"The Velvelettes - The Motown Anthology" follows the brilliant Billy Eckstine, Barbara McNair & Jimmy Ruffin sets, all of which were well recieved. And it's likely that we will be getting future sets from Brenda Holloway & Chris Clark.
The Velvelettes, often classed as motown's fourth girl group (behind The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and The Marvelettes), should have been much bigger. But sadly, motown never really pushed them into the higher realms. Carolyn Gill possesed a rich voice, and one that could have easily matched that of Supremes lead singer, Diana Ross. And here, with all the unreleased recordings, it becomes clear just how amazing these girls really were.
My all time favourites include "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You", Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I", "A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush)", "Let Love Live (A Little Bit Longer)" and "The Boy From Crosstown", but I can now add all those fabulous unreleased masters now, as many are featured here for the first time. The French recordings will blow you away, as will the live 'Battle Of The Stars' segment.
On the whole, a welcomed and much reccomended release...
...Ain't No Place Like Motown
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