• LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPS

• 180 GRAM VINYL AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

Martha & The Vandellas were the Supremes’ tougher, more grounded counterpart. With her cheeky, fervent vocals, Martha Reeves led the group in a string of dance anthems that remain irresistible to this day. They recorded throughout the 1960s for Motown’s Gordy label, charting a bunch of soul hits, and became one of the company’s most successful touring acts. Martha’s voice bore the righteous fervor of gospel and the flinty edginess of rhythm & blues, which, combined with Motown’s stylized pop-soul approach, made for a compelling package. This essential LP compiles a selection of Martha & The Vandellas’ charting-singles from the peak of their career. The original recordings presented here have been brilliantly remastered to achieve the best sound quality.

PERSONNEL:

• Martha Reeves - lead vocals with THE VANDELLAS: Rosalind Ashford, Annette Beard or Betty Kelly (backing vocals), plus:

• The Funk Brothers; featuring Robert White, Eddie Willis (guitar), James Jamerson (bass), Joe Hunter, Earl Van Dyke (keyboards), Benny Benjamin (drums), Andrew “Mike” Terry (baritone sax), among others.

Recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• 01. COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES
• 02. MOMENTS (TO REMEMBER)
• 03. THIS IS WHEN I NEED YOU MOST
• 04. TEARS ON MY PILLOW
• 05. CAN’T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
• 06. A LOVE LIKE YOURS (DON’T COME KNOCKING EVERYDAY)
• 07. HEAT WAVE
• 08. THERE HE IS (AT MY DOOR)
• 09. MY BABY WON’T COME BACK
• 10. QUICKSAND

• SIDE B
• 01. JEALOUS LOVER
• 02. HELLO STRANGER
• 03. DANCING IN THE STREET
• 04. I’LL HAVE TO LET HIM GO
• 05. GIVE HIM UP
• 06. NOWHERE TO RUN
• 07. IF I HAD A HAMMER
• 08. OLD LOVE (LET’S TRY IT AGAIN)
• 09. LIVE WIRE
• 10. TO THINK YOU WOULD HURT ME