HOW MUSIC CHANGED, PART 137-2 – THE COMPLETE MOTOWN A-SIDES

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With the Motown series, we backed ourselves into a corner by stating that we will play every Motown a-side from the ‘60s. Our first show covered the earliest Motown/Tamla releases, and all of them dated from 1959! So, our second show is the first to coved the ‘60s. At this stage, Motown is still trying to find its own niche. In retrospect, it’s obvious that a few songs in today’s show are utterly ridiculous (singles didn’t get much sillier than “Custer’s Last Stand”), but even more are overlooked gems. There are a few bonafide hits, too, so listen up! Here’s the titles we cover;

1)    My Beloved – The Satintones

2)    You Never Miss a Good Thing – Eugene Remus

3)    Way Over There – The Miracles

4)    Yes, No, Maybe So – Barrett Strong

5)    Custer’s Last Man – Popcorn & the Mohawks

6)    Who Wouldn’t Love a Man Like That – Mable John

7)    Whirlwind – Barrett Strong

8)    Bye Bye Baby – Mary Wells

9)    What Makes You Love Him – Singin’ Sammy Ward

10)  Who’s the Fool – Singin’ Sammy Ward

11)  True Love – Herman Griffin

12)  Shop Around (Regional Version) -  The Miracles

13)  Shop Around (National Version) – The Miracles

14)  Who’s Lovin’ You – The Miracles