If the
Miracles' 1965 smash "The Tracks of My Tears" is 2:56 of '60s R&B
perfection — and its is, no doubt — then an extended version with more than an
additional minute of music would be even more perfect, right?
Right.
A newly
available version of the Motown Records classic, premiering at USA TODAY, is
included in boxed set tied to the public-television rebroadcast of NBC's 1983
"Motown 25: Yesterday Today Forever" special. The seven-disc
collection contains two dozen extended versions of familiar Motown hits,
include Martha & the Vandellas' "Heatwave," the Four Tops'
"Bernadette" and The Temptations' "Get Ready."
"Most
often the songs went much longer than the fades we are used to hearing,"
says MY MUSIC creator/executive producer TJ Lubinsky, who compiled the
"Motown: Big Hits and More set," "and sometimes even extra
verses were uncovered, like Smokey Robinson and The Miracles ad-libbing the
line, 'the tracks of my tears, I've been crying for years,' which has never
been heard before, because it was on the original session tapes past the
fade-out on the 45."
"Motown
25," which celebrated the 25th anniversary of the legendary Detroit record
label, began airing on public television last month. It was the first broadcast
in more than 30 years for the special, which featured a reunion of many Motown
acts from the '60s and '70s and also introduced Michael Jackson's moonwalk dance
step, which, combined with the release of his album "Thriller" a few
months before, helped catapult him to a new level of popularity. "Motown:
Big Hits and More" is available as a pledge-item premium for viewers who
donate to their local public television stations.
Listen to
the track here: http://on.freep.com/1Mtv6r2
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