A Cellarful of Motown!
| A Cellarful of Motown! Volume 1 |
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Compilation album by Various
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July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)
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July 2, 1962 (1962-07-02) – December 1, 1969 (1969-12-01)
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Soul, funk
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Motown |
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| Allmusic |
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| A Cellarful of Motown! Volume 2 |
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Compilation album by Various
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July 4, 2005 (2005-07-04)
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September 10, 1964 (1964-09-10) – January 23, 1970 (1970-01-23)
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| Genre |
Soul, funk
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Motown |
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| Allmusic |
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| A Cellarful of Motown! Volume 4 |
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Compilation album by Various
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September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
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February 24, 1971 (1971-02-24) – September 21, 1971 (1971-09-21)
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| Genre |
Soul, funk
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Motown |
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A Cellarful of Motown! is a series of compilation albums of Motown rarities, containing versions of known songs by alternative artists, as well as demos of songs that were not released at the time, but had been shelved for various reasons.
Compiled by Paul Nixon the series ran for 4 volumes before being cancelled by Universal Records. Some of them had failed to pass the selections by Motown executives, in other cases Motown's owner Berry Gordy had his personal reasons to withhold releases. Four examples out of many:
Source: Classic Motown, Allmusic
Source: Discogs, Allmusic
Source: Discogs, Allmusic
Source: Soulsource, Allmusic
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