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Motown magic: Motortown Revue – The French EPs 1965 7-inch box set

Motortown Revue - The French EPs 1965 7-inch box set
Motortown Revue – The French EPs 1965 7-inch box set
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This looks amazing. Of course, you can take for granted that the Motortown Revue: The French EPs 1965 7-inch box set sounds amazing too.

As you might have guessed, this is a box of reissue Eps that were released in the French market only. 7-inch singles in France at the time were mainly EP releases, as opposed to in the UK where the two-song 7-inch was king. Of course, that makes the French releases very different to the UK ones, both in content and in terms of the cover imagery.

It also makes them rarities, with the originals of these releases fetching well into three figures each – if you can find them at all.

The tracks in the limited edition box are detailed below and if you want the vinyl set, it lands on 25th March 2016. You can pre-order now though, with Amazon selling the boxes for £48.99.

Find out more about the box set at the Amazon website

Track listing:

Little Stevie Wonder
‘Tears In Vain’
‘Beyond The Sea’
‘Kiss Me Baby’
‘Castles In The Sand’
Released October 1964 (Riviera 231 080)

Earl Van Dyke And The Soul Brothers
‘Soul Stomp’
‘Too Many Fish In The Sea’
‘Hot’n’Tot’
‘All For You’
Released April 1965 (Tamla Motown TMEF 501)

The Supremes
‘Stop! In The Name Of Love’
‘I’m In Love Again’
‘(The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band’
‘Baby Doll’
Released April 1965 (Tamla Motown TMEF 504)

Martha And The Vandellas
‘Nowhere To Run’
‘In My Lonely Room’
‘Motoring’
‘Old Love’
Released May 1965 (Tamla Motown TMEF 505)

The Miracles
‘Ooo Baby Baby’
‘Got A Job’
‘Shop Around’
‘You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me’
Released May 1965 (Tamla Motown TMEF 506)

Motortown Revue - The French EPs 1965 7-inch box set
Motortown Revue – The French EPs 1965 7-inch box set
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