Motown
Subtitle: the sound of young America
By: by Adam White ; with Barney Ales ; and a foreword by Andrew Loog Oldham
Contributors: Ales, Barney, author; Oldham, Andrew Loog, writer of foreword
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, Limited
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780500518298
Subjects: Soul music; Popular music music; African American musicians; Motown Record Corporation; History and criticism; History; Sound recording industry; Pictorial works
Description: A visual history of Motown Records, the Detroit-based independent record company which became a style unto itself, a prolific and hugely successful production line of suave, sassy and sophisticated music through the sixties, seventies and eighties. Featuring extensive, specially commissioned photography of treasures gathered from the archives, this publication also captures the graphic and design iconography that underpinned Motown's extraordinary creativity. Packed with fresh insights gleaned from scores of interviews with key players, this revealing book delves into the workings of the Motown machine and details how a dedicated team of backroom believers, white and black, turned a small family business into a popular music powerhouse.
Notes: "With over 1,000 illustrations."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Motown at a glance; title: Prelude. The fire this time; title: In the beginning; title: We don't serve coloured people; title: Spreading the gospel; title: Meet the Supremes; title: Ready steady go!; title: Nowhere to run; title: Fill your head with dirt; title: Shanghai celebration; title: Sun country; title: The last star; title: Epilogue. Motownopoly.