232. The Vells: “There He Is (At My Door)
This is easily as good a record as the A-side. (6)
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230. The Marvelettes: “Too Strong To Be Strung Along”
A totally average-sounding early-Sixties girl group record with poorly-conceived, unsympathetic lyrics. Compared to the A-side, this can’t help but be a major disappointment. (5)
229. The Marvelettes: “Strange I Know”
The best record the Marvelettes ever made; magnificent, and beautiful, and forever. (10)
205. Mary Wells: “Old Love (Let’s Try It Again)”
It’s not terrible or anything; it’s just not up to the standards set either by Mary, by the A-side, or by the Holland-Dozier-Gorman trio themselves, and has to go down as a bit of a disappointment. From small acorns, and all that. (5)
203. The Marvelettes: “Someday, Someway”
This is one of the best records the Marvelettes ever made, and it simply couldn’t have been left hidden away on the album. (9)
189. Lamont Dozier: “Fortune Teller (Tell Me)”
A run-of-the-mill early-Sixties R&B workout with some bluesy piano, sung well enough by Lamont but with little else to commend it. Lyrically it goes nowhere, and musically, it’s unimpressive, unimaginative and ultimately boring. 3
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