The last few years have been Heaven for Motown lovers....You have the Hip-O Select series issuing 12 box sets (currently up to volume 8 ) of every single Motown single (A & B side) , and you have this exquisite series of things that for whatever reasons never saw the light of day. When you listen to these packages , one cannot help but be in sheer awe at the amount of talent that little label in Detroit produced. Sure , there are some clinkers, but on a whole , I can't say that ANY other label consistently matched the quality of releases that Motown did. And this "cellarful" series is the stuff left behind ! This stuff is only going to get rarer and rarer. Motown's 50th is 2009. I plan a party with all 12 Hip-o boxes (most available here on Amazon or third-party), and whatever volume this series is up to by then.....All toll , we're already clocking in over 50 HOURS !!!!

Paul Nixon has again assembled a winning collection of previously unreleased '60s tracks from the Motown vaults. Three stunners by the lush Brenda Holloway (including one backed by the Supremes!). Other favorites include a solo Dennis Edwards (post-Contours, pre-Temptations) on Easier Said Than Done and a Gladys Horton-led Marvelettes winner Little Girls Grow Up. There's also a version of the Jimmy Ruffin classic Farewell Is A Lonely Sound by Gidget Grows Up star Paul Petersen. A highly recommended set.

Disc: 1
1. You're Walking Out With My Heart - Holloway, Brenda
2. This Love Will Never Die - Miracles
3. Get Ready - San Remo Strings
4. Love Is Good - Marvelettes
5. Jealousy Is Creeping Up On Me - Contours
6. Easier Said Than Done - Edwards, Dennis
7. At The Go Go - Wonder, Stevie
8. Memories Of Her Love Keep Haunting Me - Spinners
9. I'm In Love Again - Shorty Long
10. I Can't Let Him Go - Fair, Yvonne
11. Come On And See Me - Clark, Chris
12. Never Give You Up - Blinky & Edwin Starr
13. Just Too Much To Hope For - Monitors
14. Loving You (Is Hurting Me) - Fantastic Four
15. SOS Girl In Distress - Johnson, Marv
16. Thief Of Love - Page, Oma
17. Too Young Too Long - Crawford, Carolyn
18. You Stay On My Mind - Paul, Clarence
19. Come Back My Love - Temptations
20. Chance With You - Gaye, Marvin
21. Watch Your Step - Varo, Mike
22. Boy From Crosstown - Marvelettes
Disc: 2
1. We'll Keep On Rolling - Holloway, Brenda
2. I Can't Help Loving You Baby - Contours
3. I'm Here Now That You Need Me - Barnes, J.J.
4. Judge's Daughter - Originals
5. Something About You - Dean, Debbie
6. Soldier Of Love - Four Tops
7. I'm Gonna Get You - Knight, Gladys & The Pips
8. Don't Stop Loving Me - Jo, Ivy
9. Sweet Sweet Love - Lollipops
10. I'm Doing The Best I Can - Walker, Junior & The All Stars
11. Cindy - Taylor, Bobby
12. Little Girls Grow Up - Marvelettes
13. Too Late I Learned - Spinners
14. Beware Of A Stranger - Wright, Rita
15. You Took Me This Far Take Me All The Way - Starr, Edwin
16. Can I Get A Witness - Blinky
17. There's Always Room For Love In A Movie - Kayli, Bob
18. Farewell Is A Lonely Sound - Peterson, Paul
19. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Little Miss Soul
20. Honey Hut - Shorty Long
21. Honey Boy - Little Lisa
22. This Is Goodbye - Headliners
23. Going To A Go Go - Holloway, Brenda & The Supremes