Motown & Soul Related Website

[Guest Reg Bartlette]

www.melo-deemusicresearch.com

REGINALD BARTLETTE (THE PROPRIETOR OF THIS SITE) HAS LONG BEEN ACKNOWLEGED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING EXPERTS IN MUSIC RESEARCH AND MASTERING (50'S, 60's and 70's MUSIC). THE 1993 HARD-COVER BOOK "OFF THE RECORD" - MOTOWN BY MASTER NUMBER 1959-1989 (VOLUME 1 - THE SINGLES), IS TODAY KNOWN & USED BY COLLECTOR'S WORLD-WIDE, IN ADDITION TO BEING WIDELY USED TODAY BY SUCH INSTITUTIONS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS in WASHINGTON, DC., THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME (NASHVILLE, TN), MOTOWN CORPORATE U.S.A., and MUSIC LIBRARIES WORLD-WID); . "OFF THE RECORD" IS CONSIDERED BY ALL TO BE THE #1 SOURCE BOOK OF IT'S KIND (USED BY RECORD COLLECTORS, DEALERS, HISTORIANS and ARCHIVISTS AROUND THE WORLD). THE MAIN (THOUGH NOT THE ONLY) OBJECTIVE OF THIS SITE IS TO PROVIDE RECORD COLLECTORS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOCATE AND PURCHASE OBSCURE VINYL RECORDS AND MOTOWN MEMORABILIA.

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN MUSIC RECORD RESEARCH, YOU'LL NOW HAVE ACCESS THROUGH THIS SITE TO OBTAIN EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND DETAILED LISTS COVERING THE ENTIRE MOTOWN RECORD CORPORATION RESEARCH DATABASE, as well as the USA COLUMBIA CUSTOM MATRIX NUMBERING SYSTEM RESEARCH and M.I.C.C. (MOTOWN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTOR'S CLUB) ORIGINAL FANZINES (now for sale).

. REG ACTED AS SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE SMASH MOTOWN CD SET TITLED "HITSVILLE USA", AS WELL AS HIS OWN COMPILATIONS released by RHINO RECORDS ("MORE OF THE BEST CD SERIES") The Temptations, Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, etc). FOR OVER 30 YEARS, REG BARTLETTE HAS RESEARCHED AND COMPILED THE MOST ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHIES RVRT PUT TOGETHER OF MOTOWN RECORDINGS COVERING YEARS 1959-2000. OVER 60 UNIQUE LISTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE IN VARIOUS FORMATS. Find access to this invaluable research by clicking on MOTOWN RESEARCH tab).

WELCOME to MELO-DEE MUSIC RESEARCH!!

Edited December 18, 2009 by Reg Bartlette