Heat wave : the Motown fact book / by David Bianco.
| Author/creator |
Bianco, David P., 1947- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Ann Arbor, MI : Pierian Press, 1988. |
| Description | xxiii, 524 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm. |
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| Series | Rock & roll reference series ; 25 Rock & roll reference series ; 25. ^A255395 |
| Contents | Foreword / by Tom Schultheiss -- Part I: Motown biography. Berry Gordy, Jr. and the Gordy family -- Motown stars: a selection of the famous & the obscure. The Andantes ; Lamont Anthony ; Ashford & Simpson ; Florence Ballard ; J.J. Barnes ; Johnny Bristol ; G.C. Cameron ; Choker Campbell ; Charlene ; Chris Clark ; The Commodores ; The Contours ; The Corporation ; The Darnells ; Hal Davis ; The Dazz Band ; DeBarge ; The Del-Phis ; The Distants ; The Downbeats ; Lamont Dozier ; The Dynamic Superiors ; The Elgins ; The Fantastic Four ; The Four Tops ; Harvey Fuqua ; Marvin Gaye ; Herman Griffin ; Hearts of Stone ; High Inergy ; Brian Holland ; Eddie Holland ; Holland-Dozier-Holland ; Brenda Holloway ; The Isley Brothers ; The Jackson 5 ; Chuck Jackson ; Jermaine Jackson ; Michael Jackson ; Rick James ; Marv Johnson ; Eddie Kendricks ; Maurice King ; Gladys Knight & The Pips ; Shorty Long ; Martha & The Vandellas ; The Marvelettes ; The Mary Jane Girls ; The Messengers ; Ron Miller ; The Miracles ; The Monitors ; Sylvia Moy ; The Originals ; The Pirates ; The Poor Boys ; The Power of Zeus ; The Primes ; The Primettes ; Rare Earth ; The Rayber Voices ; Lionel Richie ; William "Smokey" Robinson ; Rockwell ; Ron and Bill ; Diana Ross ; David Ruffin ; Jimmy Ruffin ; The Rustix ; Valerie Simpson ; The Spinners ; Edwin Starr ; William "Mickey" Stevenson ; Barrett Strong ; The Supremes ; Switch ; Syreeta ; Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers ; R. Dean Taylor ; The Temptations ; Jean Terrell ; Tammi Terrell ; The Underdogs ; The Undisputed Truth ; The Valadiers ; Earl Van Dyke ; The Vels ; The Velvelettes ; Jr. Walker & The All Stars ; Mary Wells ; Kim Weston ; Norman Whitfield ; Stevie Wonder ; XIT -- Part II: Motown chronology. 1929 ; 1953 ; 1957 ; 1958 ; 1959 ; 1960 ; 1961 ; 1962 ; 1963 ; 1964 ; 1965 ; 1966 ; 1967 ; 1968 ; 1969 ; 1970 ; 1971 ; 1972 ; 1973 ; 1974 ; 1975 ; 1976 ; 1977 ; 1978 ; 1979 ; 1980 ; 1981 ; 1982 ; 1983 ; 1984 ; 1985 ; 1986 ; 1987 -- |
| Contents | Part III: Motown & related labels. Anna ; Black Forum ; Blaze ; Chisa ; Divinity ; Ecology ; Fontana ; Gaiee ; Golden World ; Gordy ; Harvey ; Hitsville ; Inferno ; Ju-Par ; Latino ; London ; MC ; Melody ; Melodyland ; Miracle ; Morocco ; Motown ; Mowest ; Natural Resources ; Oriole ; Pickwick ; Prodigal ; Rare Earth ; Ric-Tic ; Soul ; Stateside ; Tamla ; Tamla Motown ; TMG Consolidated Series ; Tri-Phi ; VIP ; Weed ; Workshop Jazz ; Yesteryear -- Part IV: Motown discography (United States). Key to U.S. entry number prefixes ; Black Forum 7-inch Singles (BF45) ; Black Forum Albums (BFLP) ; Blaze 7-inch Singles (BL45) ; Chisa 7-inch Singles (CH45) ; Chisa 7-inch Color Vinyl Singles (CHCO) ; Chisa 7-inch EPs (CHEP) ; Chisa Albums (CHLP) ; Divinity 7-inch Singles (DI45) ; Ecology 7-inch Singles (EC45) ; Gaiee 7-inch Singles (GA45) ; Gordy 7-inch Color Vinyl Singles (GOCO) ; Gordy 7-inch EPs (GOEP) ; Gordy Albums (GOLP) ; Hitsville 7-inch Singles (HI45) ; Hitsville Albums (HILP) ; Inferno 7-inch Singles (IN45) ; Ju-Par 7-inch Singles (JU45) ; Ju-Par Albums (JULP) ; MC 7-inch Singles (MC45) ; MC albums (MCLP) ; Melody 7-inch Singles (ME45) ; Melodyland 7-inch Singles (ML45) ; Melodyland albums (MLLP) ; Miracle 7-inch Singles (MI45) ; Motown 7-inch Singles (MO45) ; Motown 7-inch Special Issues (MO45S) ; Motown Cardboard Singles (MOCB) ; Motown 7-inch Color Vinyl Singles (MOCO) ; Motown 7-inch EPs (MOEP) ; Motown 12-inch Singles (MO12) ; Motown Albums (MOLP) ; Mowest 7-inch Singles (MW45) ; Mowest 7-inch Color Vinyl Singles (MWCO) ; Mowest Albums (MWLP) ; Natural Resources 7-inch Singles (NA45) ; Natural Resources Albums (NALP) ; Prodigal 7-inch Singles (PR45) ; Prodigal Albums (PRLP) ; Rare Earth 7-inch Singles (RA45) ; Rare Earth 7-inch Color Vinyl Singles (RACO) ; Rare Earth Albums (RALP) ; Soul 7-inch Singles (SO45) ; Soul 7-inch EPs (SOEP) ; Soul Albums (SOLP) ; Tamla 7-inch Singles (TA45) ; Tamla 7-inch Special Issues (TA45S) ; Tamla 7-inch Color Vinyl Singles (TACO) ; Tamla 7-inch EPs (TAEP) ; Tamla Albums (TALP) ; Tamla-Motown-Gordon Consolidated Series 7-inch Singles (TMG45) ; Tamla-Motown-Gordon Consolidated Series 12-inch Singles (TMG12) ; Tamla-Motown-Gordon Consolidated Series Albums (TMGLP) ; Tamla-Motown-Gordon Consolidated Series Compact Discs (TMGCD) ; VIP 7-inch Singles (VI45) ; VIP 7-inch Color Vinyl Singles (VICO) ; VIP Albums (VILP) ; Weed Albums (WELP) ; Workshop Jazz 7-inch Singles (WO45) ; Workshop Jazz Albums (WOLP) -- Part V: Motown discography (United Kingdom). Deluxe Series Albums (DSLP) ; Fontana 7-inch Singles (FO45) ; Gaiee 7-inch Singles (GA45) ; Hitsville 7-inch Singles (HI45) ; London America 7-inch Singles (LO45) ; MC 7-inch Singles (MC45) ; Motown 7-inch Singles (MO45) ; Motown 12-inch Singles (MO12) ; Motown Albums (MOLP) ; Motown Compact Discs (MOCD) ; Mowest 7-inch Singles (MW45) ; Mowest Albums (MWLP) ; Oriole 7-inch Singles (OR45) ; Oriole 7-inch EPs (OREP) ; Oriole Albums (ORLP) ; Pickwick Albums (PILP) ; Prodigal 7-inch Singles (PR45) ; Prodigal Albums (PRLP) ; Rare Earth 7-inch Singles (RA45) ; Rare Earth Albums (RALP) ; 16 Big Hits Series Albums (SILP) ; Special Series Albums (SPLP) ; Stateside 7-inch Singles (SS45) ; Stateside 7-inch EPs (SSEP) ; Stateside Albums (SSLP) ; Tamla Motown 7-inch Singles (TM45) ; Tamla Motown EPs (TMEP) ; Tamla Motown Albums (TMLP) ; Television Series Albums (TVLP) ; Two- & Three-Record Album Sets (X2LP) -- Part VIII: Appendix: Motown-related label discographies. Anna ; Golden World ; Harvey ; Ric-Tic ; Tri-Phi. |
| Abstract | The story of Motown is the stuff of legends. Founded in January 1959 by Berry Gordy, Jr., who used an $800 family loan as seed money, Motown ultimately grew into the largest independently-owned record company and the largest black-owned enterprise in the world. The roll call of Motown stars and hit records--rock, pop, soul, and jazz--is nothing short of astounding. Berry Gordy (and, in effect, Motown), although easily larger and more important than the honor itself, was inducted into the "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" in 1988. This compilation provides every Motown fan with the most extensive and detailed discographies of the company's first releases ever published, covering over 5500 commerically-issued recordings released in the U.S. and England between 1959 and 1987 on thirty different labels. The record lists for each country are supported by four different indexes: performer name, song and record title, record number, and date of release. A supplementary discography of Detroit-based labels important in Motown's history is also included. The various Motown label discographies are further complemented by other useful features: a profile of Motown's founder, Berry Gordy, Jr., and the Gordy family; a biographical section covering many of Motown's brightest stars, with individual discographies; a discussion of the various Motown and Motown-related record labels. The book is illustrated with over fifty photographs, as well as reproductions of rare and unusual record labels and other Motown memorabilia. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discographies and indexes. |
| LCCN | 86060558 |
| ISBN | 0876502044 |
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