TAMLA MOTOWN
RECORDS
American; out of Detroit,
Michigan. Songwriter / producer Berry Gordy Jr started the Tamla
label in 1959; a second label, 'Motown' soon joined it. The hits
started flowing, as the labels put out records by people who would eventually be
household names. 1960 saw the arrival of Marvin Gaye and of Mary
Wells; in '61 came the Supremes and the Miracles. In 1963 the
Vandellas, the Four Tops and Stevie Wonder were added to the roster, along with
the songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland; it was about this
time that the 'Motown Sound' developed. The Temptations joined in
1966, and were followed by Gladys Knight; the Jackson Five signed up in
1969. Motown was hugely successful throughout the '60s; the departure
of the Holland-Dozier-Holland trio in 1968 (they formed their own labels, 'Hot
Wax' and 'Invictus', both) made little dent on that success. In the
early '70s there was a slight lull as far as the singles charts were concerned,
though seminal albums like Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' ('73) and Stevie
Wonder's 'Innervisions' ('73) showed that the company was still a major force in
music; and indeed singles sales picked up again from 1976, with the Commodores
registering as the company's best-selling act. Motown continued to
sell massive numbers of records in the '80's. In 1988 Berry Gordy
Jr. sold the company to MCA and Boston Ventures. In Britain Tamla
and Motown were combined, in the familiar EMI-distributed Tamla Motown label,
the 'Tamla' part was dropped in 1978 and a new label design was
adopted. Motown had a number of offspring down the years: Rare Earth,
for white psychedelic Rock and other things that didn't fit on the main label;
Mowest, controlled by the West Coast office of Motown, for talent developed by
that office (in 1972 Motown's Detroit office closed, and the company's
headquarters were relocated in Los Angeles. Thanks to Robert Lyons for the
info.
A FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF TAMLA MOTOWN &
MOTOWN TMG SERIES 1965-1994 CAN BE FOUND HERE
| 65 |
Various
Artists |
Hitsville usa no.
1 |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2001 |
| 65 |
The Contours |
Can you jerk like me |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2002 |
| 65 |
The Marvelettes |
Too many fish in the sea |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2003 |
| 65 |
The Temptations |
My girl |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2004 |
| 65 |
Kim Weston |
A little more love |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2005 |
| 65 |
Stevie Wonder |
Fingertips |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2006 |
| 65 |
Mary Wells |
Mary wells |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2007 |
| 65 |
The Supremes |
The supremes'
hits |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2008 |
| 65 |
Martha And The
Vandellas |
Martha and the
vandellas |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2009 |
| 66 |
The
Temptations |
Its the
temptations |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2010 |
| 66 |
The Supremes: |
Shake |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2011 |
| 66 |
The Four Tops: |
The four tops |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2012 |
| 66 |
Junior Walker & The All
Stars: |
Shake and fingerpop |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2013 |
| 66 |
Various Artists |
New faces from hitsville |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2014 |
| 66 |
Kim Weston: |
Rock me a little while |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2015 |
| 66 |
Marvin Gaye: |
Marvin gaye |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2016 |
| 66 |
Martha & The Vandellas: |
Hittin' |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2017 |
| 67 |
The Four Tops: |
The four top hits |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2018 |
| 67 |
Marvin Gaye: |
Originals from marvin gaye |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
TME |
2019 |
| 76 |
Stevie Wonder |
A somethings extra bonus record |
MOTOWN |
STME |
2020 |
| 73 |
Various
Artists |
Extracts |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
SPSEP |
209 |
| 72 |
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons |
The
night |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
MW |
3024 |
| 68 |
Ken East Of Emi
Records |
Special invite to supremes reception at emi
house |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
319 |
| 69 |
The Detroit Spinners |
We'll have it made |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
352 |
| 70 |
The Undisputed Truth |
Mama i got a brand new thing (don't say no) |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
353 |
| 70 |
The Miracles |
What is a heart good for |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
357 |
| 71 |
The Temptations |
The way you do the things you do |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
360 |
| 71 |
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
I gotta dance to keep from crying |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
361 |
| 73 |
Gladys Knight & The Pips |
I heard it through the grapevine |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
362 |
| 74 |
Marvin Gaye |
Can i get a witness |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
364 |
| 74 |
Diana Ross & The Supremes |
Baby love |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
365 |
| 74 |
Jr Walker & The All Stars |
What does it take (to win your love) |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
370 |
| 75 |
Four Tops |
I can't help myself |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
371 |
| 75 |
The Commodores |
Wide open |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
378 |
| 76 |
Diana Ross |
Diana ross slags off 5th dimension for stealing her song
- love hangover |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
399 |
| 77 |
Stevie Wonder |
Christmas greetings from motown 1977 |
TAMLA MOTOWN |
PSR |
417 |
