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Soul Deep: Motown

Barney Hoskyns, Radio Times, 2005

FOR SOME PEOPLE, the terms "Soul" and "Motown" are almost synonymous. When they think of soul music, timeless sounds and images of the Supremes and the Temptations and Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder flood their minds. Rarely has a record label become such a potent and enduring brand.

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