When you say "different" tracks, are they alternate performances of the same songs from "In Loving Memory" by the same artists, or are they different songs and artists altogether? Really, JR? I could have sworn that, over the years, I had read that it was live performances from the Sterling Ball. They are different tracks from the "In Loving Memory" album. The Sterling Ball LP isn't live, but studio tracks. Last edited by Philles/Motown Gary 08-11-2016 at 04:14 PM. Gordy said, "Oh, my, no, I can't let you take that!" [[Oh, well, you can't blame a guy for trying! Right?) What I saw and went ape over was an actual copy of the silver-covered "Sterling Ball" album [[which was the live-performance version of the studio album "In Loving Memory") at which the Motown artists sang in honor of Lucy Wakefield [[Berry Gordy, Jr.'s, sister who had died from cancer in 1965). I graciously accepted "Steeerikes Back", however, as well as a few other rare titles from the Rare Earth label. Being the Motown fan that I am, I had already purchased most of them on my own. Actually, she offered me whatever I wanted out of a huge pile of new Motown album releases. Bertha Gordy, Sr., [[bless her heart) gave me a copy of that album the day I had cocktails with her during my October 1971 tour of Motown. Red Jones' "Steeerikes Back"! God, 144man, isn't that thing awful! Mrs. I have seen the Abbey Tavern Singers a couple of times at UK record fairs for around £30, but have never bought it as traditional songs recorded live in Dublin do not really appeal to me.Īnother album to be avoided is Red Jones Steeerikes back, a collection of baseball anecdotes. I bought the Willie Tyler & Lester album and found it quite funny, and the duet on "Fever" reveals Willie to have a reasonable singing voice. You're right about some of the Workshop Jazz albums, like "Detroit Jazz" by Paula Greer and Johnny Griffith Trio scheduled as WSJ 204, "The Soul and Sound of Herbie Williams" [[WSJ 216) and best known of all these non-releases "Breaking Through" by Four Tops [[WSJ 217), tracks from which were released several decades later on the "Motown's Lost and Found Breaking Through" CD.Īll of these albums got as far as having artwork commissioned and produced and the tracks recorded, but I suspect they, like the Steppin' Fetchit album, failed to see release because by 1963/4 Berry Gordy decided the market for jazz just was no longer strong enough to merit that. The Abbey Tavern Singers album was released on several different labels so it's not too hard to track down, unless you really want a copy on V.I.P. Over the years I've seen several copies for sale so I didn't appreciate just how hard to get it appears to be. Robb, now you do surprise me with the comment re the Willie Tyler and Lester album. Last edited by motownjohnny 08-11-2016 at 03:11 AM. Anyway the above two entries may end your search for these "elusive" available albums. However, you can see the cover artwork for the intended album on some of the early Motown company album inner sleeves, so clearly the release was pulled at the last moment. Now you may not be aware, but the Stepin' Fetchit album "My Son the Sit-In" scheduled for Motown [[MT-619) was never released, which will go a long way to explain why you've never seen a copy. [[VS 402)Īnd on the same website, here's two copies of the Willie Tyler and Lester Tamla album "Hello Dummy" Tamla [[T265). Hi Gary, take a look at what's currently on offer on Discogs: How did you ever find a sealed copy of it? - Gary In the elusive Motown department, it ranks right up there with the Steppin' Fetchit and Willie Tyler & Lester albums. Mysterysinger, in my 52 years of collecting Motown, I have never come across a copy of The Abbey Tavern Singers V.I.P.
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