Formed around 1960 out of the PRIMES & the DISTANTS with MY GIRL they had a first No. 1 in the US Charts.
At this time more in soul-ballads they changed around 1968 and went more into heavy-psychdelic, always based
on soul and funk. Eddie Kendricks died in 1992, and Otis Williams kept the band going.
Main Songwriters in the 60s: Smokey Robinson; N.Whitfield; B.& E.Holland

Style: Soul ; Psychedelic-Funk ;

see:  The Primes ; Dennis Edwards ; Eddie Kendricks ; Rick James ; David Ruffin ;

Musicians:    in the 60s & 70s
Eddie Kendricks (-75), David Ruffin (63-68), Dennis Edwards - lead vocals;
Paul Williams; Melvin Franklin; Eldridge Bryant; Otis Williams; Damon Harris (71) - vocals;
Richard Street (71); Glen Leonard (74); Louis Price (75); Rick James; Ron Tyson - vocals;

1981-1983 :
Otis Williams Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street ; David MELVIN English - vocals;
 + Session-Musicians - 1981:
Thom Bell - keyboards; Bobby Eli, Bill Neale - guitars; Bob Babbitt - bass; Don Renaldo - horns, strings;
Charles Collins - drums; Larry B.Washington, Edward W.Shea - perc.;

Side One
Aiming at your Heart  (J.B.Jefferson-C.B.Simmons-Richard Roebuck)
Evil Woman  (gonna take your Love)  (Leroy M.Bell-Casey James)
The Best of both Worlds  (Thom Bell-Linda Creed)
Ready, Willing and Able   (Preston Glass-Allan Glass-Thom Bell)
Open their Eyes  (Thom Bell-Linda Creed)

Side Two
Oh what a Night  (Thom Bell-Linda Creed)
The Life of a Cowboy   (J.B.Jefferson-Richard Roebuck)
Just aint havin Fun   (Thom Bell-Linda Creed)
What Else  (J.B.Jefferson-C.B.Simmons-Richard Roebuck)
Your Lovin is Magic    (Preston Glass-Allan Glass-Thom Bell)

Zustandsbeschreibung / grading:

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