December 2008 issue.Strange setting for a Motown story. Some decent photos but nothing we didn't already know. Moans about 'Dreamgirls', Gordy denying he was 'connected', barely a mention of the men that actually created and delivered the 'Motown Sound', usual quotes from the usual heavy hitters and certainly nothing previously 'Untold'. Another triumph for the Motown PR Department really. Might be worth a few bob on ebay in 50 years I suppose.

December 2008 issue.Strange setting for a Motown story. Some decent photos but nothing we didn't already know. Moans about 'Dreamgirls', Gordy denying he was 'connected', barely a mention of the men that actually created and delivered the 'Motown Sound', usual quotes from the usual heavy hitters and certainl the booy nothing previously 'Untold'. Another triumph for the Motown PR Department really. Might be worth a few bob on ebay in 50 years I suppose.

LOL! You'll never get the real deal in Vanity Fair Rob. It's an aspirational American glossy which is effectively controlled by the PR industy and there's no way you'll get any real dirt in there. As you quite rightly point out, both Universal Music and Berry Gordy's personal PR's would have steered this story the way they wanted it.

For more on the inner-workings of Vanity Fair, everyone should read Toby Young's side-splittingly funny book "How To Lose Friends And Alienate Peope", a large part of which is based on his time working for Vanity Fair. It's now a film too but read the book as it's easily one of the funniest books I've ever read in my life....

How's Canada? You're not too isolated up there are you LOL?

Ian D

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Wife brought this home last week. I havent read the prose yet but some of the pictures look pretty good.

Wife brought this home last week. I havent read the prose yet but some of the pictures look pretty good.

Vanity Fair's definately a wife thing. It's the female equivalent to the Motown matrix guide!

Ian D

Edited November 21, 200816 yr by Ian Dewhirst

LOL! You'll never get the real deal in Vanity Fair Rob. It's an aspirational American glossy which is effectively controlled by the PR industy and there's no way you'll get any real dirt in there. As you quite rightly point out, both Universal Music and Berry Gordy's personal PR's would have steered this story the way they wanted it.

For more on the inner-workings of Vanity Fair, everyone should read Toby Young's side-splittingly funny book "How To Lose Friends And Alienate Peope", a large part of which is based on his time working for Vanity Fair. It's now a film too but read the book as it's easily one of the funniest books I've ever read in my life....

How's Canada? You're not too isolated up there are you LOL?

Ian D

Hi Ian

Will check that book out - sounds good. You know how the Brits are abroad - we are always in splendid isolation! Everything is fine here (Even the weather sometimes) Been spending half my time flying to Detroit for funerals though. Not pleasant.

Hope you are well and flourishing.PM me for the invite to visit - ski ing is great here.

Best

Rob