Originals, The

Profile:The Originals consisted of bass singer Freddie Gorman, baritone Walter Gaines, and tenors Ty Hunter and Henry Dixon. They joined Motown Records in 1965 long before the "disco" craze.
URLs:http://www.discomuseum.com/Originals.html
Members:C.P. Spencer, Freddie Gorman, Henry (Hank) Dixon, Joe Stubbs, Ty Hunter
Name Variations: All | Originals, The | Originals
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Releases:
Good Night Irene / Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back) (7")   Soul 1967
Baby I'm For Real / Moment Of Truth (7", Single)   Soul 1969
Green Grow The Lilacs (LP)   Soul 1969
Naturally Together (LP, Album)   Soul 1970
Portrait Of The Originals (LP, Album)   Soul 1970
The Bells (7", Promo)   Soul 1970
The Bells / I'll Wait For You (7")   Soul 1970
Game Called Love (LP)   Soul 1974
California Sunset (LP)   Motown 1975
Good Lovin' Is Just A Dime Away / Nothing Can Take The Place (Of Your Love) (7")   Motown 1975
Communique (LP)   Soul 1976
Down To Love Town / Let's Be Young Tonight (12")   Motown 1976
Down To Love Town / Don't Leave Me This Way (12")   Motown 1976
Down To Love Town / Full Spead Ahead ◄ (2 versions)   Motown 1976
Down To Love Town / Just To Be Closer To You (7")   Soul 1976
Down To Love Town / Just To Be Closer To You (7")   EMI Electrola 1976
Down To Love Town / Touch (7")   Motown 1976
Everybody's Got To Do Something (12", Promo)   Motown 1976
Touch (7", Promo)   Soul 1976
Down To Love Town (LP, Album)   Soul 1977
Down To Love Town (LP, Album)   Motown 1977
Blue Moon (12")   Fantasy 1978
Don't Put Me On / Take This Love ◄ (2 versions)   Fantasy 1978
Come Away With Me (LP, Album)   Fantasy 1979
Holy Ghost / Blue Moon (12", W/Lbl, Promo)   Stax, Fantasy 1979
J-E-A-L-O-U-S (12")   Fantasy 1979
J-E-A-L-O-U-S (Means I Love You) (12")   Fantasy 1979
Medley (12")   Phase II Records Ltd. 1981
It Only Takes A Minute / Down To Love Town (12")   Unidisc 1990
The Essential Collection (CD)   Spectrum Music (2) 2002
Pennygold / Don't Stop Now (7")   Légère Recordings 2007
Down To Love Town / I Was Born This Way (12", RE)   Motown 2008
Baby, I'm For Real (LP)   Motown  
Suspicion / You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (7", Single)   Stardust Records  
Appears On:
Goin' For Another One (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Do The Everybody Get Down Phase II Records Ltd. ... 1981
Damu Ridas (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Bullets Don't Have No ... Dangerous Records ... 1995
Nationwide Rip Ridaz (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Bullets Don't Have No ... Pump Records ... 1995
Let's Get It On (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Just To Keep You Satis... Motown 2001
What's Going On (CD) Sad Tomorrows Motown 2002
"David" Unreleased LP & More (CD, Album, Comp, RM, Ltd, Mono)   Hip-O Select 2004
The Ultimate Motown Collection (2xCD, Comp, RM) What Becomes Of The Br... Motown 2004
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 6: 1966 (7", Single, RP + 5xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Keep On Lovin' Me, Wha... Hip-O Select 2006
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 7: 1967 (7", Single, RP + 5xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Bernadette [Promo Vers... Hip-O Select 2007
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 8: 1968 (7", Single, RP, Mono + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd, Mono) It's Growing Hip-O Select 2007
Tracks Appear On:
The Motown Story - The First Decade - Boxed (5xLP, Comp + Box) Intro: The Originals /... Motown 1970
Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 (Vinyl, Comp) The Bells Motown 1971
The Motown Sound (LP) The Bells Motown 1972
Disc-O-Tek (LP, Mixed) Supernatural Voodoo Wo... Tamla Motown, Rifi Recordings 1974
Selezione Per Disc Jockey Vol. 3 (LP, Comp, Album) I've Got A Need For You Tamla Motown 1974
Černá Galaxie (2xLP) The Bells Supraphon, Tamla Motown 1975
A Motown Special Disco Album (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Down To Love Town Motown ... 1977
Disco Rocket (2xLP) Down To Love Town K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1977
Disco Show (LP) You Are A Blessing To Me Top Tape, Motown 1977
Motown's Great Interpretations (LP, Comp) Wichita Lineman Natural Resources 1977
New York City Discotheque 2 (LP) Down To Love Town Top Tape 1977
Disco Fantasy (LP) Blue Moon Fantasy 1979
Hey Love... (3xLP, Comp, Mono) Baby, I'm For Real, Th... M'Press Records 1986
Classic Rock - On The Soul Side (CD) Baby, I'm For Real Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
Motorcity Volume 1 (Cass, Comp) I'm Gonna Make You Lov... Tring International PLC 1991
Soul Hits Of The '70s - Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) The Bells Rhino Records (2) 1991
Billboard Top Dance Hits -1976 (CD, Comp) Down To Love Town Rhino Entertainment Company 1992
Hitsville USA • The Motown Singles Collection Volume One 1959-1971 (4xCD, Comp) Baby, I'm For Real, Th... Motown 1992
Give Your Body Up - Club Classics & House Foundations (Volume 2) (CD, Comp) Down To Love Town Rhino Entertainment Company 1995
And This Time It's For Real (2xCD, Comp) Baby I'm For Real Debutante 1996
L'Epoca D'Oro Della Motown (CD, Comp) The Bells La Repubblica 1996
Soul Classics (CD) I'm Your Man (Extended... Deepbeats 1996
Super Rare Disco : Volume Two (CD, Comp) Down To Love Town Robbins Entertainment 1997
This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound Volume 1 (CD) Goodnight Irene Debutante 1997
Ska Wars (4xCD, Comp, RE + Box) High Flyer Castle Communications 1998
Smokin' Disco (CD, Comp) Blue Moon Fantasy 1998
The Ultimate Rarities Collection 1: Motown Sings Motown Treasures (CD) Come See About Me Motown 1998
This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound Volume 2 (CD) Suspicion Debutante 1998
The Premo Collection (2xLP) Fantasy Interlude Buys Records 1999
A Night At The Playboy Mansion (CD, Smplr, Promo) Down To Love Town (Dim... Astralwerks 2000
A Night At The Playboy Mansion (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Down To Love Town (Dim... Labels ... 2000
Big Hits & Hard To Find Classics (CD, Comp) Baby I'm For Real, The... Spectrum Music (2) 2000
For The Ladies (LP, Comp) All I Wanna Do (Is Spe... Superclasse 2000
Respect Is Burning Presents: A Night At The Playboy Mansion (2xLP, Comp) Down To Love Town (Dim... Labels, Astralwerks, Virgin France S.A. 2000
Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience (Box + 6xCD, Comp, RM) The Bells Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
Hey Love... (2xCD, Comp) Baby, I'm For Real, Th... Time Life Music, BMG Special Products 2001
Soul Collector Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Down To Love Town Universal Licensing Music (ULM) 2001
Tamla Motown Connoisseurs (CD) Don't Stop Now Spectrum Music (2) 2001
Tamla Motown Gold - The Sound Of Young America (3xCD, Comp) Baby, I'm For Real Universal Music TV 2001
A Cellarful Of Motown! (2xCD, RM) Why When Love Is Gone ... Motown 2002
Tamla Motown Connoisseurs Volume 2 (CD, Comp, Album) Tear It On Down Spectrum Music (2) 2003
Marvel Of Marvin - The Heard Instinct (Essential Covers & Cookies) (CD + CD) Baby I'm For Real, The... Harmless 2004
The Marvel Of Marvin (2xLP) Baby, I'm For Real Harmless 2004
The Trip Created By Saint Etienne (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) The Bells Family Recordings (UK) 2004
A Cellarful Of Motown Volume 2 (2xCD, RM) Nothing In This World ... Motown 2005
Disco Gold (2xCD, RM) Down To Love Town (12-... Hip-O Records 2005
Motown Disco (2xCD) Down To Love Town (Ori... Universal Music (UK), Motown 2005
Motown Disco Soulful Grooves From The 70's & 80's (3xVinyl, Album) Down To Love Town (Ori... Universal Music (UK) 2005
Motown Sings Motown Treasures Volumes 1+2 (2xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Come See About Me Hip-O Select 2005
Recorded Live: The Motortown Revue Collection (4xCD, Album, RM, Ltd) Sing A Simple Song Hip-O Select 2005
The Kanye Collection (2xLP, Comp) Sunrise Strictly Breaks Records 2005
This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound Volume 1 (2xCD, Comp) Goodnight Irene, Suspi... Motown 2005
Come On Soul! Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Don't Stop Now Légère Recordings 2006
Gold Digging - As Sampled By Kanye West (2xCD) Sunrise - Sampled For ... Harmless 2006
In The House Of Love (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Down To Love Town (Dim... ITH Records 2006
In The House Of Love (Part 1) (2xLP, Comp) Down To Love Town (Dim... ITH Records 2006
Pozytywne Wibracje Dance (CD) Down To Love Town (Dim... Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2006
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 6: 1966 (7", Single, RP + 5xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Goodnight Irene, Need ... Hip-O Select 2006
A Cellarful Of Motown! Volume 3 (2xCD, RM) Judge's Daughter Motown 2007
In The House Of Love (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, RE + CD, Comp, RE) Down To Love Town (Dim... ITH Records 2007
'70s Soul Gold (2xCD, Comp) The Bells Hip-O Records 2009
DJ Samir Presents Motown Magic (2xCD, Comp) Good Lovin' Is Just A ... Universal Music (Austria) 2009
20 Super Oldies Of The 60' S Vol. 18 (LP, Comp) Angel Baby ARC Records  
50 Years Of Golden Greats (20xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box) I'm Gonna Make You Lov... Slam Music  
Big Motown Hits And Hard To Find Classics - Volume 1 (LP) Baby I'm For Real Tamla Motown  
Kanye West Originals Collection Vol. 1 (LP) Sunrise Side Hustle Entertainment  
Tamla Motown Is Hot, Hot, Hot - Vol. 2 (LP) The Bells EMI Electrola  
Tamla-Motown Is Hot, Hot, Hot! - Volume 2 (LP, Comp, Gat) The Bells Tamla Motown  
The Motown Story (5xLP, Comp, Ltd, Box) Intro/The Originals - ... Tamla Motown, Tamla Motown, Tamla Motown, Tamla Motown, Tamla Motown, Tamla Motown  
The Super Kolossal Giant Kingsize "Hot, Hot, Hot" Album (2xLP) The Bells Tamla Motown, EMI Electrola GmbH  
Unofficial Releases:
Down To Love Town / Date With The Rain (12") Down To Love Town (Spe... Duotone Recordings  
The Greatest Mixers - Disco Decade (12", Mixed) Down To Love Town Factory Hit Records  
The Motown Accapellas (12") Baby Not On Label  
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