FANTASTIC FOUR

Zeg Detroit en soul, en iedereen denkt Motown, maar in de jaren zestig was Ric Tic een serieuze concurrent. Zo dacht ook Berry Gordy, en dus nam hij als de wiedeweerga onder andere Edwin Starr en The Fantastic Four, Ric Tic’s vlaggenschepen, over. Helaas bracht het het viertal niet het gehoopte succes, en een gepland album kwam in de ijskast terecht waar Ace het nu ongeschonden uithaalt. Inclusief dertien extra single-sides, waarbij het moeilijk voor te stellen is dat deze rijkdom al ruim veertig jaar stof ligt te vergaren.


Kent’s latest dip into the Motown vaults will thrill all collectors of the company’s late 60s/early 70s repertoire, particularly those who love the sounds of Group Soul.
 The Fantastic Four are revered by Motown fans. Their three-year stay with the label resulted in just a couple of issued 45s but the quartet was scheduled for an album release and recorded enough extra originally-unissued tracks to fill a second album.
 “The Lost Motown Album” presents the planned 1970 long player in Motown’s plan for its running order augmented with more than a dozen gems from the same period. A whopping 14 of these have never seen the light of day before.
 All tracks are presented in Motown’s original mixes. As ever, the copious illustrations and annotations live up to the quality of the music.

track listing

1. YOU TURN ME AROUND
2. A LITTLE TOO MUCH
3. DON'T CARE WHY YOU WANT ME (LONG AS YOU WANT ME)
4. DON'T TELL ME I'M CRAZY
5. FAN THE FLAME
6. HOW BIG IS YOUR HEART
7. I FEEL LIKE I'M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN
8. I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU
9. I JUST CAN'T FORGET ABOUT YOU BABY
10. I LOVE YOU MADLY
11. I SHALL NOT BE MOVED
12. I'M GONNA CARRY ON
13. I'M STILL A STRUGGLING MAN
14. I'VE FOUND MY GOAL
15. IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE
16. IN A BAD WAY
17. IT KEEPS RAINING DOWN TEARS
18. JUST ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT
19. KEEP ON TRYIN' ('TIL YOU FIND LOVE)
20. LOVING YOU (IS HURTING ME)
21. ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF A BLUE WORLD
22. PIN POINT IT DOWN
23. TAKE HIM BACK IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY
24. THE DOUBLE CROSS
25. WE CAN WORK IT OUT