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Four CD set. The definitive post-Motown collection from the legendary songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland. 68 tracks taken from the period 1969-1977 when the trio had started their group of labels; Hot Wax, Invictus and Music Merchant. Holland, Dozier and Holland are arguably the greatest songwriters ever. More prolific than Lennon and McCartney, they shaped Inchthe Sound of Young AmericaInch and propelled the Motown sound in the mid-1960s into a creative stratosphere unmatched by any other independent music tag. Although synonymous with Berry Gordy's Motown, it was their departure from Motown after a stand-off strike in 1967 and a brutal legal battle that led them to run their own group of labels, Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant. This compilation is a definitive look at this period in history, exploring how H-D-H, under a new guise 'The Creative Corporation', drove the next generation of soul music in a myriad of different ways, towards funk, underground disco and jazz. Featuring 68 tracks, this collection documents HDH's creativity and growth over this seminal 8 year period. During this time the trio developed new artists to rival Motown's success such as Chairman Of The Board, Freda Payne, Honey Cone, Glass House, Flaming Ember, 8th Day, Laura Lee & Eloise Laws. Album Tracks DISC 1 1. Freda Payne - Band of Gold (Single Mix) 2. Chairman of the Board - Give Me Just a Little More Time 3. Flaming Ember - Westbound #9 4. Silent Majority - Frightened Girl 5. Ruth Copeland - the Music Box 6. Honey Cone - Girls It Ain't Easy 7. Chairman of the Board - Pay to the Piper 8. Honey Cone - Want Ads 9. Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation 10. Glass House - Crumbs Off the Table 11. Chairman of the Board - All We Need Is Understanding 12. Honey Cone - While You're Out Looking for Sugar 13. 100 Proof Aged in Soul - Somebody's Been Sleeping 14.
