Bearing in mind all the comps that Motown have put out is this the Best Motown Comp ever???????????????????????

I know us northern crowd will go for some of the newer comps with unreleased tracks etc. but hand on heart this is special, don't you agree.

Bearing in mind all the comps that Motown have put out is this the Best Motown Comp ever???????????????????????

I know us northern crowd will go for some of the newer comps with unreleased tracks etc. but hand on heart this is special, don't you agree.

Yes, this album was a defining moment in my life, after Chartbusters 3 there was no going back.

BH

This LP had the same effect on me. What a cover for the era as well. Didn't the cover win a prize?

We did this in February https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24545, Vol 3 was one of the forst Motown Albums I noticed, but this was my post from before

Has to be this one, I bought it on a cassette when it came out before I knew there was a scene. Loved it then, cassette long gone, but I picked this up mint at a charity shop for 50p. I still love it.was.

Track Listing

6 X 6 - Earl Van Dyke

OO Soul-Edwin Starr

Take some time out for love-Isley Bros

What's easy for 2-Mary Wells

You're Not An ordinary Girl-Temps

This Old Heart Of Mine-Tammi Terrell

Something About You-4 Tops

I Can't help Myself-Earl Vann Dyke

Festival Time-San Remo Strings

Little Darling-Marvin Gaye

Helpless-Kim Weston

Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I-Velvelettes

Backstreet-Edwin Again

Nothin's Too Good For My Baby-Stevie Wonder

Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On-Smokey Robinson

All Turned On-San Remo Strings

Paul

Totally agree, I mentioned this in your original thread as being the LP that we ALL had, way back when.

It was the standard, the benchmark, the alpha and the omega... and probably still is... as compilations go.

T'was the background to my first love affairs and early, furtive gropings. Each tune reminding me of a different girlfriend (I was a busy young fella) ...and "I'll Pick A Rose" still slays me to this day!

It had it all for dancing, snogging and crying. The soundtrack to youth.

Yes, truly special.

1 Marvin Gaye / I Heard It Through The Grapevine

2 Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations / I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

3 Stevie Wonder / My Cherie Amour

4 Isley Brothers / This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)

5 Marv Johnson / I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose

6 Diana Ross & The Supremes / No Matter What Sign You Are

7 Four Tops / I'm In A Different World

8 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas / Dancing In The Street

9 Stevie Wonder / For Once In My Life

10 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell / You're All I Need To Get By

11 The Temptations / Get Ready

12 Edwin Starr / Stop Her On Sight (Sos)

13 Diana Ross & The Supremes / Love Child

14 Isley Brothers / Behind A Painted Smile

15 Jr Walker & The All Stars / (I'm A) Road Runner

16 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles / The Tracks Of My Tears

Totally agree, I mentioned this in your original thread as being the LP that we ALL had, way back when.

It was the standard, the benchmark, the alpha and the omega... and probably still is... as compilations go.

T'was the background to my first love affairs and early, furtive gropings. Each tune reminding me of a different girlfriend (I was a busy young fella) ...and "I'll Pick A Rose" still slays me to this day!

It had it all for dancing, snogging and crying. The soundtrack to youth.

Yes, truly special.

1 Marvin Gaye / I Heard It Through The Grapevine

2 Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations / I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

3 Stevie Wonder / My Cherie Amour

4 Isley Brothers / This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)

5 Marv Johnson / I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose

6 Diana Ross & The Supremes / No Matter What Sign You Are

7 Four Tops / I'm In A Different World

8 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas / Dancing In The Street

9 Stevie Wonder / For Once In My Life

10 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell / You're All I Need To Get By

11 The Temptations / Get Ready

12 Edwin Starr / Stop Her On Sight (Sos)

13 Diana Ross & The Supremes / Love Child

14 Isley Brothers / Behind A Painted Smile

15 Jr Walker & The All Stars / (I'm A) Road Runner

16 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles / The Tracks Of My Tears

I

If I had the time I'd write the story of your youth using all the titles and the last three would be

Love Child...............................I'm a road runner.............Tracks of my tears

BH

Sean, Blake.

Must agree with you both. But I must add that this album was actually my mum's!

Sharon x

P.s See you in a few weeks at Essence.

If I had the time I'd write the story of your youth using all the titles and the last three would be

Love Child...............................I'm a road runner.............Tracks of my tears

BH

Very good Blake.

You've got me all figured out.

See you at the Seaside.

Sean

Sean, Blake.

Must agree with you both. But I must add that this album was actually my mum's!

Sharon x

P.s See you in a few weeks at Essence.

Scary thought Sharon. (Best bring your Mum to Yarmouth!)

See u then

Sean

x

Sean, Blake.

Must agree with you both. But I must add that this album was actually my mum's!

Sharon x

P.s See you in a few weeks at Essence.

Scary thought Sharon. (Best bring your Mum to Yarmouth!)

See u then

Sean

x

My copy of Motown Chartbusters vol 3 is on clear vinyl. Anyone else got this version ?

Bearing in mind all the comps that Motown have put out is this the Best Motown Comp ever???????????????????????

I know us northern crowd will go for some of the newer comps with unreleased tracks etc. but hand on heart this is special, don't you agree.

Deffo agree, remember well hanging round my then girlfriends house listening to her

collection of these albums. 16 at the time (girlfriend 14 - but don't tell her mum :-)

for sure this influenced a lot of us. I still have 2 x 4 Tops singles and the Spellbinders

on Direction I "borrowed" from another girlfriend when I was 15, never quite got round

to giving them back (anybody know Jan kemp from Guildford?:-( ) Timeless quality,

full of that zest for life we were looking for....................

Chris L

Of all the chartbuster series i think it was Vol. 6 that did it for me.

Older brother had Vol.3, which is class, but Vol.6 was the first i bought with my own cash!

Cover was the big "flying bug" thing and tracks included, if memory serves, Temps "just my imagination"

and Velvelettes "these things will keep me loving you".

You realise i'm going to have to go and find it when i get home!

Vol 6 for me as well,played this to death at the start of my djing career,elton youth club in bury near manchester.

1 im still waiting

2 i dont blame you at all

3 we can work it out

4 never can say goodbye

5 these things[will keep me lovin you]

6 indiana wants me

7 river deep mountain high

8 just my imagination

side 2

1 nathan jones

2 simple game

3 heaven must have sent you

4 its summer

5 remember me

6 mamas pearl

7 come round here

8 just seven numbers

sometimes you forget just how good motown realy was

Edited March 28, 200619 yr by Soultown andy

Vol 6 for me as well,played this to death at the start of my djing career,elton youth club in bury near manchester.

1 im still waiting

2 i dont blame you at all

3 we can work it out

4 never can say goodbye

5 these things[will keep me lovin you]

6 indiana wants me

7 river deep mountain high

8 just my imagination

side 2

1 nathan jones

2 simple game

3 heaven must have sent you

4 its summer

5 remember me

6 mamas pearl

7 come round here

8 just seven numbers

sometimes you forget just how good motown realy was

Love the 6th side 1 INDIANA LOVS ME....R. DEAN TAYLOR....always though he was saying IN THE END IT WAS ME . Got vol 1-5 in a box set THE MOTOWN STORY.

For my money HITSVILLE U.S.A. TML11019 issued in 1965 was the greatest compilation ever!!

And never since been re-issued in its original form.I won it from the MELODY MAKER after writting a letter praising DUSTY and GEORGIE FAME (rather than the Liverpool mob) for introducing a new,young audience to the music of BLACKAMERICA. Check it out.

JB