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Billed as 'Martha Reeves And The Vandellas'; this was a period when Motown started billing a few lead singers along with that group: "Diana Ross & The Supremes", "Smokey Robinson & The Miracles" (They never did that with Four Tops or Temptations, though ....). / Click the Link above, left, to view the original album.
[Original 10" record:] • BED • (French Odeon, 1929)
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* - The label's name comes from the art term for the use of light and dark in a painting m/ Click the Link above, left, to view the original 10" shellac record.
* - It remained popular on the "Northern Soul" scene in England, so it was reissued by Tamla Motown in 1971, and reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. // Their second record as 'The Elgins'; earlier they had three singles as 'The Downbeats', 1957 - 1962.
From Riverside, CA / * - there were several EP's, including one split with The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs // Click on the Link above, to read about this release
From Riverside, CA / * - there were several EP's, including one split with The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs // Click on the Link above, to read about this release
Dix Denney, the guitarist in the 1970s Punk-rock LA group The Weirdos, died March 12, 2023, at the age of 65. His brother John was the singer. / Pressed on Black or green vinyl. / Click the Link above, left, to view the the original single, with a (semi)-color picture sleeve