Thursday, September 13, 2012

Sept 14, 1962: Tamla Motown Records releases Mary Wells' "You Beat Me To The Punch", The Marvelettes "Beachwood 4-5789" and The Contours' "Do You Love Me" on the Oriole / American label in the UK



ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1962: 

MOTOWN INVADES THE BRITISH ISLES...AGAIN!!!








Mary Wells'
 "You Beat Me To The Punch"




Of course there was a somewhat lame cover  from The Brits…

Karole Keyes cover of the MARY WELLS CLASSIC…


 The Marvelettes "Beachwood 4-5789"


(The Brits Didn’t Even Try to Cover This one!!!)

 The Contours' "Do You Love Me"  (And NO British act had the balls to even TRY this one!!!)

MOTOWN ROCKS THE BRITISH ISLES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BRITISH INVASION…

THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF "FAIR USE" IN TITLE 17 & 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMPARISON, AND CRITICISM ONLY. NO INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED  

1 comment:

boppinbob said...

Do You Love me was covered by Brian Poole & The Tremeloes and became a #1 hit in the UK charts......so there!
Regards
Bob