Detroit Soul 1961-1962 - RSD 2026
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Here’s a bumper collection of early Detroit Soul/R&B, soon to be called The Motown Sound. Detroit had by far the fastest growing black music industry in the USA in the very early sixties, not just in terms of recorded music but it had a live gig scene just as prolific. The number of new labels and artists that appeared each week was quite phenomenal but most of the labels featured on this compilation, Tamla, Gordy, Miracle and Motown, were part of Berry Gordy’s nascent recording empire. And the others were also Gordy family ventures: Anna was set up by Gordy’s sister Gwen with Billy Davis and Tri-Phi was a Gwen and Harvey Fuqua enterprise. Sleeve annotation by Keith Rylatt
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Detroit Soul 1961-1962 - RSD 2026
Buy in-store on Record Store Day (18/04/2026). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.
Remaining stock available online from:
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Some titles will sell out prior to online sale and some will only be available in specific regions. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Here’s a bumper collection of early Detroit Soul/R&B, soon to be called The Motown Sound. Detroit had by far the fastest growing black music industry in the USA in the very early sixties, not just in terms of recorded music but it had a live gig scene just as prolific. The number of new labels and artists that appeared each week was quite phenomenal but most of the labels featured on this compilation, Tamla, Gordy, Miracle and Motown, were part of Berry Gordy’s nascent recording empire. And the others were also Gordy family ventures: Anna was set up by Gordy’s sister Gwen with Billy Davis and Tri-Phi was a Gwen and Harvey Fuqua enterprise. Sleeve annotation by Keith Rylatt
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Buy in-store on Record Store Day (18/04/2026). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.
Remaining stock available online from:
- US - 03:00 ET (19/04/2026)
- UK - 20:00 BST (20/04/2026)
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Some titles will sell out prior to online sale and some will only be available in specific regions. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Here’s a bumper collection of early Detroit Soul/R&B, soon to be called The Motown Sound. Detroit had by far the fastest growing black music industry in the USA in the very early sixties, not just in terms of recorded music but it had a live gig scene just as prolific. The number of new labels and artists that appeared each week was quite phenomenal but most of the labels featured on this compilation, Tamla, Gordy, Miracle and Motown, were part of Berry Gordy’s nascent recording empire. And the others were also Gordy family ventures: Anna was set up by Gordy’s sister Gwen with Billy Davis and Tri-Phi was a Gwen and Harvey Fuqua enterprise. Sleeve annotation by Keith Rylatt
