just been listening to an old very low fi cassette of the stolen ? motown tapes, are any of the following tracks available on any motown cd's and are these the correct artists, any help much appreciated

marvelettes - boy from cross town

kim weston - any girl in love

gladys knight - its too late

kim weston - absent minded lover

the stranger no artist credited on tracklisting, but definatly not the released gladys knight version

vandellas - spellbound

I think all had an official release Trev. I can double check later as got I most for the Stafford Story podcasts. I'll have to listen and check up on The Stranger though.

All the Marvelettes should be on the two Anthology album releases.

From the superb "Don't Forget The Motor City"

The Stranger (Ivy Jo Hunter) publ. Jobete

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded Hitsville, completed 07-May-66 ; produced by Ivy Jo Hunter

Sep-69; LP (S): Soul SS713 Nitty Gritty

05-Jan-04; CD (S): Motown 066 637 2 Soul Satisfaction 04 - Mouth Watering Motown And B-Side Beauties [uK]

06-Nov-06; CD (S): Motown 984 1939 Silk 'N' Soul / The Nitty Gritty [uK]

The Marvelettes; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 10-Aug-67 ; produced by Ivy Jo Hunter ; [lead - Wanda Rogers]

26-Aug-68; LP (S): Tamla S286 Sophisticated Soul

26-Aug-68; LP (M): Tamla T286 Sophisticated Soul [DJ copies only]

09-Mar-92; CD: Motown MOTD 5430 Sophisticated Soul

Any Girl In Love (Knows What I'm Going Through) and Absent Minded Lover on the Anthology CD of Kim's.

Boy From Crosstown definately had an official release, not sure if same mix though...Itwas the Marvelettes version at Stafford as well.

The Boy From Crosstown (Edward Holland Jr-Norman Whitfield) publ. Jobete

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 20/09/1967 ; produced by Norman Whitfield ; arranged by Gil Askey

May-68; LP (S): Soul SS707 Feelin' Bluesy

May-68; LP (M): Soul S707 Feelin' Bluesy [DJ copies only]

06-Nov-06; CD (S): Motown 984 1943 Everybody Needs Love / Feelin' Bluesy [uK]

The Marvelettes; recorded Hitsville, completed 02/03/1965 ; produced by Norman Whitfield ; [version 1]

[rel date unknown] [acetate]; 45 (M): [no catalogue number]

15-Oct-07; CD (S): Motown 530 3228 2 A Cellarful Of Motown Volume 3 [uK]

The Marvelettes; recorded Hitsville, completed 27/06/1966 ; produced by Norman Whitfield ; [version 2]

27/07/1966 [acetate]; 45 (M): CCMN 1580-NHDD

22-Aug-95; CD (M): Motown 530 522 2 Motown Year By Year / The Sound Of Young America 1966

28-Feb-00; CD (M): Spectrum 554 859 2 The Essential Collection [uK]

04-Jul-05; CD (M): Motown 982 9297 2 A Cellarful Of Motown Volume 2 [alternate vocal] [uK]

The Velvelettes; recorded Hitsville, completed 18-Aug-65 ; produced by Norman Whitfield

19-Mar-01; CD (M): Spectrum 544 467 2 The Best Of the Velvelettes [uK]

31-Oct-04; CD (S): Motown 980 9372 The Motown Anthology [uK]

Too Late For You And Me (Ivy Jo Hunter-Curtis Colbert) publ. Jobete

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded Hitsville, completed 07-May-66 ; produced by Ivy Jo Hunter

11-May-66 [acetate]; 45 (M): CCMN 0845-NHDD

18-Aug-97; CD (M): Debutante 530 818 2 This Is Northern Soul! [uK]

02-May-05; CD (M): Motown 067 024 2 This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound Volume 1 [uK]

06-Nov-06; CD: Reader's Digest RDCD 5411-3 The Ultimate Motown Collection - Dance Party

Spellbound (William Robinson) publ. Jobete

The Vandellas; recorded Hitsville, completed 25-Oct-65 ; produced by Smokey Robinson

[rel date unknown] [acetate]; 45 (M): Jobete

11-Mar-05; CD (S): Hip-O Select B0003616-02 Spellbound: Motown Lost & Found

bloody hell, that was quick, thanks for that chalky, just need to track down the cd's now

first place I'd look is amazon.

I think all had an official release Trev. I can double check later as got I most for the Stafford Story podcasts. I'll have to listen and check up on The Stranger though.

All the Marvelettes should be on the two Anthology album releases.

The Marvelettes did The Stranger, according to my friend Ian.

The Marvelettes did The Stranger, according to my friend Ian.

It's on Sophisticated Soul LP, not sure if it's the version in question though.

Tony

The Marvelettes did The Stranger, according to my friend Ian.

it was on Sophisticated Soul, info in post three.

It's on Sophisticated Soul LP, not sure if it's the version in question though.

Tony

Robb K might know, he did the tapes.

it was on Sophisticated Soul, info in post three.

I didn't understand the post Chalky, it lists artists, recordings and master numbers but doesn't actually mention The Stranger...

I didn't understand the post Chalky, it lists artists, recordings and master numbers but doesn't actually mention The Stranger...

My fault, must have missed the title when copying and pasting the info (with ipad) to here. will amend.