45cellar Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Just reading through the Thread regarding The most Motown Sounding records that were not actually Motown. Got me thinking about the Motown Tracks that for whatever reason failed to get a release on 45 in the U.S.A. Why did these fabulous tracks remain Unreleased, Album only or only Available on 45 elsewhere. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
45cellar Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 This one is Classic Motown. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
45cellar Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 One of my Favourite Girl Groups, why did "Reachin' For Something I Can't Have" fail to be Realeased on 45 in the U.S.A. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Robbk Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 If that fabulous track were to have made a US 45, it would have been the version by one of their actual commercial artists/groups (I know I've heard one by at least one of them-Kim Weston? or Brenda Holloway?......or?). But that brings up the question of why there were literally HUNDREDS of cuts left in the can that I think would have been hits. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
45cellar Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 At the time I'm guessing that all would have been through the Voting process used at Motown and for some reason didn't make the grade. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Pinch Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 it does beggar belief why loads of unreleased stuff never even made it onto LP`s rather than some of the poor cover versions Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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