Off the Record: Motown by Master Number, 1959-1989 : Singles (Rock & Roll Reference Series)

Provides record collectors, researchers, discographers, writers, and fans with documentation of Motown's complete singles output (6,444 songs) from the company's birth in 1959 to its sale in June 1988 to MCA/Boston Ventures, with additional information on subsequent releases recorded before the sale and released in 1989. Each entry provides master number, song title, running time, performers, catalog number, record size, and date of release. Notes included in many listings offer additional information such as delta and matrix number, date recorded, and alternate master numbers. Some 200 record labels illustrate rare and unusual singles. Published by Popular Culture Ink, PO Box 1839, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.