Here is a little gem I scored for $2. s we are celebrating Black History Month, I thought this would be a great two for one choice. At the above price, this is steal. I have been flying thru these posts as of late but why? At the time of writing, it is not even Thanksgiving yet so it is not like I am against a deadline. TV and work kind of make up my life now so it is not like a have a whole lot to report on. I could go into more detail on the records but for some reason support of that idea is waning. I just think that the sooner I finish this month, I can start working on next month. What is my point? None really. SO on with the post already.
This record is the soundtrack from the NBC Special TCB (Taking Care of Business). Taped in September of 1968, the special pre-empted Laugh-in to debut in December of the same year. According to Wikipedia, this was the first Rock and Roll type special to air on Network TV, (which back then was just plain TV).
The Special which featured two of Motown’s biggest acts ( Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations) surpassed all expectations, becoming the highest rated show in its time slot as well as the top rated variety show of 1968. Featuring standards, show tunes, and Motown favorites, the soundtrack was equally successful, It shot to #1 on both the Pop and RnB charts.
The cover to this was in pretty rough shape. The album itself was a bit better. Pretty good stuff. Tunes by both groups as well as a few combo numbers. For a sample, I liked the Intro numbers as well as “Sometime”, “Impossible Dream”, and the “Come See About Me/ My World Is Empty/ Baby Love” Medley.
However, I went with the grand medley of “A Taste of Honey/ Eleanor Rigby/ Do You Know The Way To San Jose/ Mrs Robinson/ Respect”. Whew, that is a handful of tunes. Both acts skillfully come together to perform these numbers.
Satisfactory record.