MOTOWN’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE
- Motown 50 Store
MOTOWN’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE WITH THE LAUNCH OF BRAND NEW WEBSITE AND ONLINE STORE
Universal Music Catalogue is proud to announce the official launch of its new Motown50 website (www.motown50.co.uk) on Thursday 30th April 2009.
One of the key features of the website will be the launch of the brand new online store. In addition to the titles released throughout 2009 to celebrate Motown’s 50th anniversary, there will be a number of highly collectable releases that will be exclusively available to purchase through the Motown50 online store.
The first of these exclusive releases will be 5 highly collectable limited edition numbered 7” vinyl singles, featuring 10 of the best loved classic Motown cuts.
These rare one-of-a-kind 7” singles wonderfully represent the magical sound of Motown and mark the 50th anniversary of the greatest record label of all time. Available from 30th April, the singles come complete with a Motown Spider/45 single adaptor and a unique download code entitling fans to a free digital download of their purchase via the www.backtoblackvinyl.com website. Digital 2-track versions of each single will also be made available.
Following on from the success of last year’s Back to Black 60th Vinyl Anniversary campaign, Universal Music Catalogue will also reissue ten of the most groundbreaking Motown albums from classic artists including Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops and Stevie Wonder, amongst others. These will also be released on April 30th.
The albums will be released on heavyweight 180 gram re-mastered vinyl. In addition, each LP retains the exact replicas of their original stunning artwork and, like the 7” singles, each includes a download voucher.
Millions of fans worldwide who grew up with the sound and music of Motown will testify that Motown and vinyl go hand-in-hand, so these timely releases of such Motown gems will make these Limited Edition vinyl releases a must have for all collectors and fans.
Other features on the new Motown50.co.uk website include ‘The Motown Project’. This is an exciting interactive feature and it is hoped that this will establish the definitive history of Motown in the UK via a collection of editable pages on all-things Motown from singles, EPs and albums to artists and events. Daryl Easlea from Universal Music Catalogue said, “Fans of Motown here in the UK have a wealth of knowledge and passion about the label and its artists and ‘The Motown Project’ has been created to give everyone the chance to bring all this information together in one place.”
Universal Music has created several thousand pages covering UK releases, and are inviting fans to add any personally held knowledge they may have to these pages. This can include content varying from eye witness accounts to encounters with Motown artists, to photographs and associated images. Easlea goes on to say, “In time, these pages will become the definitive resource for Motown information, which will constantly evolve and improve, as more people get involved and become part of Motown history.“
A summary of the 7inch Limited Edition Singles is as follows:
7” vinyl singles (1st set)
No1. Barrett Strong – Money / Contours – Do You Love Me
No 2. Mary Wells – My Guy / Carolyn Crawford – My Smile Is Just A Frown
No 3. Brenda Holloway – Just Look What You Have Done / Supremes – Love Is like An Itching In My Heart
No 4. Velvelettes – Lonely Lonely Girl / Marvelettes – I’ll Keep Holding On
No 5. Four Tops – Something About You Baby / Temptations – Get Ready
Back To Black Motown Vinyl Limited Edition LPs.
Diana Ross – Diana Ross
Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life (*** This LP comes with a 7” EP with 4 tracks***)
Jackson 5 – ABC
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – United
Smokey Robinson – A Quiet Storm
The Supremes – I Hear A Symphony
Rick James – Street Songs
The Temptations – Cloud Nine
Erykah Badu – Baduizm
Four Tops – Reach Out
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