Since The Four Seasons left Motown in 1974 and the subsequent release of the ‘Inside You’ album (Motown M6-852S1) in September 1975, fans have questioned whether any other tracks remained left in the vaults.
Rumour and myth have circulated since and it is amazing that no definitive answers have been found. But now in what is to me a ‘shocking’ disclosure we can prove that the answer is YES completed masters do exist and with examples and research we show all fans the potential which has been wasted. Until now that is, when we wonder, perhaps, if the success of Jersey Boys has created a climate in which anything is possible.?
In our articles we will explain the history of rumour and mis-information, describe the difficulties with Motown Universal’s record keeping and vault masters and tell you what MAY and what DOES exist based on today’s information.
We’ll also examine the possibilities of future research and release for what are clearly ‘lost gems’.
But you can be the judge and jury.!!
Read our first article Part 1 here and thanks to Bob Crewe enthusiast 'TheCrewezer' the You Tube video is back.
Casey
Come on Motown, stop holding out on us, you know what we want and we want what you know!
Posted by: mark garvey | January 24, 2011 at 11:37 AM
It's so wonderful to hear this "new" material by the Seasons. There must be so much more as yet unheard..... surely we must be allowed to enjoy all unreleased songs. With the interest generated by Jersey Boys,I'm sure there are many Seasons fans - old and new- who would be keen to buy. So c'mon Mowtown!!
Jules Saney.
Posted by: Jules Saney | January 20, 2011 at 10:23 PM
This is such a beautiful song, I have never heard it before and would love to get it. Does any one know if are they going to release it any time soon? If they do it will probably be a hit. I love it.
Posted by: Lenora antunes | January 20, 2011 at 08:06 PM
The song is awsome. It's time for the the people at Motown to release ALL of these unreleased songs. This is something all FV4S fans have been waiting for.
Posted by: Ron Ploss | January 20, 2011 at 05:12 PM
"Hymn to Her" and all other previously unreleased vaulted tracks need to be released NOW, even if it's on a restricted - and not a full commercial - basis
Ian G
Posted by: Ian Garner | January 20, 2011 at 04:08 PM
OK, MOTOWN, BOB AND FRANKIE AND CHAMELEON. THIS IS ONE OF MANY. LETS KEEP THE PRESSURE ON TO GET THE REST OF THE SONGS OUT OF THE CAN SO TO SPEAK!!!!!!! THE DIE HARD FANS LIKE US DON'T CARE IF FRANKIE IS SINGING MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB! WE WANNA HEAR IT !
Posted by: SAL PORCARO | January 20, 2011 at 04:00 PM
Although this recording is from a degraded cassette tape which is 37 years old enough of the sound has survived to show that tracks were completed. How many remains to be seen. Lee Shapiro and Gerry Polci appear vocally on this track so I am told but all instrumentation is by Motown in-house musicians. Hiss removal is on-going Casey tells me, to try to get the best out of this recording.
Posted by: Ken Charmer | January 20, 2011 at 11:44 AM
I know all FV4S fans will want more of this, and would dearly love to have any available unreleased material put out on a CD for all to hear. I'm sure everyone would appreciate that some tracks are not perfect, which explains why they were never released back in the seventies, but we would rather have them like this, than rotting away in a vault somewhere, where nobody can enjoy the music.
Rod Bacon (UK)
Posted by: Rod Bacon | January 20, 2011 at 02:40 AM
Thanks for posting this, Casey. Although not a commercial quality recording, it's great to hear FV4S music that has been in the archives for so long. Hope there's more to come.
Regards,
George O'Brien
Posted by: George O'Brien | January 20, 2011 at 02:40 AM
This was a great sound. Would really like to hear it cleaned up.
Posted by: Jerry Demuth | January 20, 2011 at 01:03 AM