It amazes me how Motown has so many unreleased songs. Why do so many artists from that Label have 2-3 albums that's unreleased?

phunkdaddy said:

They're there, I just see no shot in them being released. The Supremes and the J5 had had the most vaulted material released from Motown.

ViintageJunkiie said:

Motown had their acts recording on a regular basis.

Smokey once said he didn't really remember recording certain songs from that period because he had recorded so many


The Jackson 5 didn't stop recording during the 7 year tenure at the label. Think like this:

1969- Jackson 5 album
1970- 3 Jackson 5 albums
1971- 1 Jackson 5 studio album and 1 live album
1972- 1 Jackson 5 album, 2 Michael Jackson albums, and 1 Jermaine album
1973- 2 Jackson 5 studio albums, 1 live album, 1 Michael Jackson album, 1 Jermaine album, and 1 Jackie album
1974- 1 Jackson 5 album (that was originally supposed to be a Michael Jackson album)
1975- 1 Jackson 5 album, 1 Michael Jackson album

if you take a look at the release dates of those albums, you'd be surprised if Jackson 5 fans had money left over for concert tickets and merchandise

ViintageJunkiie said:

Motown was one of those WORKAHOLIC labels. They were an "assembly line" for a reason...

bboy87 said:

Wasn't stuff cheap back then, didn't everything cost a nickel?

Timmy84 said:

Yeah and if you wasn't at the studio when you supposed to be, someone took your song.

Martha and the V's took some Supremes song, ect.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

True my mom said singles cost like 25 cents and albums cost around 2 dollars

bboy87 said:

That's crazy! WOW! Now what about the Michael/Stevie project? Why was that shelved? Was it even finished, or did they just simply work on a few tracks together?

Timmy84 said:

Assembly line... That reminds me of the part in The Jacksons movie where "Michael" said Motown was a big machine.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

HELL YEAH! I remember when gas cost 99 cents.

ViintageJunkiie said:

"Michael" was right.

Happy B-Day Mr. Gordy!!

Timmy84 said:

I was watching a Keenen Wayans stand-up and he said his parents sent him to school with a nickel.

ViintageJunkiie said:

It's all a mystery, Motown could have gave us some info on it with that new release, but nothin' we didn't know already. It's a Jackson 5 album not a MJ as most would think.

Motown has a Tito guitar instrumental record, a Marlon solo record and a Jermaine record which was shelved at the last minute titles "Do Unto Others."

ViintageJunkiie said:

Look at the release dates:

December 18. 1969- Diana Ross Presents
May 8, 1970- ABC
September 8, 1970- Third Album
October 15, 1970- Christmas Album
April 12, 1971- Maybe Tomorrow
September 29, 1971- Goin' Back To Indiana
December 1971- Greatest Hits
January 24, 1972- Got To Be There
May 23, 1972- Lookin' Through The Windows
July 1972- Jermaine
August 4, 1972- Ben
March 29, 1973- Skywriter
April 13, 1973- Music And Me
May 1973- Come In To My Life
July 1973- In Japan!
September 12, 1973- Get It Together
October 26, 1973- Jackie Jackson
September 5, 1974- Dancing Machine
January 15, 1975- Forever, Michael
May 15, 1975- Moving Violation
August 1976- My Name Is Jermaine


I'm looking up Stevie's and The Supremes' release dates right now

bboy87 said:

I was always amazed that they released four albums (their first four) in a 9 month span.

But wait, in an 8 month span from March to October 73, the release 4 records also.

bboy87 said:

Research Smokey and the Miracles.Their early album covers were
something else.

bboy87 said:

DAMN! I know they had to be so tired during all that. I cant even imagine how they felt doing all that

Stevie 1962-1972

September 1962- The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie
1962-Tribute to Uncle Ray
1963-Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
December 28, 1963-With A Song In My Heart
1964- Stevie at the Beach
May 4, 1966-Up-Tight
November 16, 1966-Down to Earth
August 27, 1967-I Was Made to Love Her
November 27, 1967-Someday at Christmas
November 20, 1968-Eivets Rednow
December 8, 1968- For Once In My Life
August 29, 1969- My Cherie Amour
August 7, 1970-Signed, Sealed & Delivered
April 12, 1971-Where I'm Coming From
March 3, 1972- Music Of My Mind

ViintageJunkiie said:

this doesn't include their tour schedule, tv appearances.....they worked their asses off. That's why Michael decided to take breaks between albums after Thriller

phunkdaddy said:

I just saw the cover to Stevie's album, "Stevie At The Beach" and "Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours"

they were fuckin' with Stevie, man

bboy87 said:

Check out those Miracles records dog.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I just did

damn

bboy87 said:

I don't blame him for taking those breaks. Hell, he deserved them. but GOT DAMN at that schedule of albums. All the time it takes to actually record them, plus photoshoots, tv spots AND performances!

ViintageJunkiie said:

That's one reason why Motown should have gave them freedom, look how much you workin' those kids.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I agree. Working little kids like crazy. smh

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Remember that timeline from the Vault? Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael DIDN'T have breaks

Do a show in Brazil then board the plane to do a TV appearance and then a concert in LA the next day...

bboy87 said:

You know that famous pic of them all sleep in the limo, it was like that every night.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Any wonder MJ suffered from insomnia.

ViintageJunkiie said:

I hear what you guys are saying - but I am trying to figure out when THE IN-HOUSE BAND (THE FUNK BROTHERS) TOOK BATHROOM BREAKS!?