Motown 50-Year Box Planned

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To celebrate Motown’s 50th anniversary, Time Life records will release The Motown Collection, which will feature 150 tracks on 10 CDs. The set, which will be out on July 1, will feature tracks from Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, Diana Ross, Mary Wells, Martha & the Vandellas, Lionel Richie, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson and many more.

The collection will also include comprehensive lyrics to the songs, and fans who buy the set via telephone will receive a bonus DVD with 12 live performances of Motown artists on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

More info: timelife.com



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