Rare Motown 45 Greetings Tamla Motown Appreciation Soc.
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Description
One of the ten RAREST Motown 45s
Greetings to Tamla Motown Appreciation Society
1964 Promo Only Hitsville USA label DM 097311
Only 300 pressed—guaranteed original
VG+
Various Artists, including: Berry Gordy, Jr.,
Smokey Robinson/Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Marvelettes, Temptations, Martha Reeves,
Contours, Eddie Holland, Kim Weston, Supremes
As Motown was emerging as a major musical force on the American scene in the early 1960s, a relative handful of ardent fans in the UK were discovering those early classics that were far more obscure at that time in Great Britain. Led by intrepid music fan Dave Godin, these initial acolytes banded together as the Tamla Motown Appreciation Society (TMAS).
Dave Godin was in regular touch with the Motown headquarters in Detroit, advising the label on strategies to conquer the UK market as well. Godin’s chief liaison was Margaret Phelps who was President of the Hitsville International Fan Club. Impressed by Dave Godin’s enthusiasm, Berry Gordy invited him to the U.S. in 1964 to meet the Motown stable of artists, and Margaret Phelps helped to organize Godin’s trip.
During his visit, Motown made a unique, limited pressing 45 rpm record for TMAS which was distributed exclusively to its members in the UK, with a handful of members in Europe as well. Only 300 copies were pressed. A white label promo, this is the only single which has a label designated as “Hitsville U.S.A.,” Motown’s official “nickname.”
This 45, titled “Greetings To Tamla Motown Appreciation Society” features a musical background which begins and ends with “Where Did Our Love Go,” and includes “Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying,” “Can I Get a Witness,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “Quicksand,” “Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance”), “Love Me All the Way,” and others, as a setting to a greeting from Margaret Phelps who introduces Berry Gordy Jr., followed by Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Marvelettes, the Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, the Contours, Eddie Holland, Kim Weston, and the Supremes. (In the recording, Diana Ross calls herself “Diane”).
Here are just a few links to websites discussing this rarity:
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/kweston.htm
http://anorakscorner.homestead.com/RarestOfTheRare-Motown45s.html
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2120778978853737888/posts/default
Impossibly rare, copies of this 45 only come up for sale every few years. Both the A- & B-sides are VG+ and play with very little surface noise. The record comes in a plain white stock sleeve. Obviously this is no Frank Wilson “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)”. But few other Motown 45s can match this one for sheer obscurity. Copies have changed hands for in excess of $500. I’m starting this auction at only $9.99 with no reserve. The Buy It Now price will ensure it’s yours.
The 45 will ship securely packed, Priority Mail, insured with Delivery Confirmation.
Thanks for looking and good luck bidding!
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