MOTOWN LABEL The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971
(2009 UK issue limited edition 120-track 5-CD album
set - 'Vol. 11B: 1971' picks up where Vol. 11A left off, covering
July through December 1971, detailing the company's and the
new sounds' transition from assembly-line hit singles to album
projects of Los Angeles, California. Motown continued to
experiment with rock on the Rare Earth label [Stoney and
Meatloaf, the Rustix, Sunday Funnies]; with MOR [Tony &
Carolyn]; with singer-songwriters [Bobby Darin, Valerie
Simpson]; and with different slices of soul, from new signings
Virgil Henry, Thelma Houston and Popcorn Wylie, a returning
veteran. There were significant bumps in the road too: Motown
was seeing the decline of some of its marquee acts, from the
Four Tops to the Supremes, who still had significant hits:
'MacArthur Park' and 'Floy Joy', respectively. The whole story is
laid out in rich detail across five discs that feature not only the
hits and their B-sides, but also rare mixes, pulled releases and
more. Presented in card picture sleeves, all of which are housed
in deluxe packaging resembling a 7" sleeve, complete with a rich
148-page booklet featuring unique stories about every song.This example remains factory sealed from new, mint & unplayed)
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