Puzzle - S/T on Motown
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IMG src=http://www.audio8.com/press/dontgiveup-okayplayer_files/ek072707.jpg>why was this on motown???? makes no sense to me. seems more appropriate for one of their subsidiaries...like...rare earth for example? i just dont get it. i bought it for a dollar a few days ago not really knowing what to expect, but i wasnt completely expecting what i got.head-scratcher.
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Theres alot of records like that from the 70's.
White-rock-soul on labels that marketed more soul.
Motown put out two of thier records.
People are shocked to see those type of groups on Motown.
But I think there were others like LIBRA, but don't quote me on that.
People probably looked at some of those groups and said they were too rock sounding for the soul audience and too soulful for the rock audience.
http://www3.telus.net/public/bachmann/badumppsh.mp3
After the group split, lead singer John LiVigni released the Anything You Want LP under the name John Valenti on Ariola in 1975. It's a great set of tunes that was fairly popular in the UK rare groove/modern/northern scene.
Also, Rare Earth wasn't the only Motown label putting out rock. Besides Motown itself, Mowest, Manticore and later Prodigal were releasing albums in that vein as well.
i was just offering it as ONE example of one of their labels that would have suited it better.
i thought atlantic owned manticore?
They did when Emerson, Lake & Palmer were involved.
Around '75 (I think), all the non-ELP acts got shuttled off to Motown. (I have a Little Richard 45 on Motown/Manticore from that year...)
Terrible album for the most part, but has a nice string/orchestra bit in one of the songs.