VA - The Motown Box [4CD] (2005) .FLAC

CD 1:
01. The Miracles - Shop Around
02. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
03. The Contours - Do You Love Me
04. Mary Wells - Two Lovers (Single Version Mono)
05. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me (Alternate Stereo Mix)
06. Marvin Gaye - Hitch Hike (Album Version / Stereo)
07. Stevie Wonder - Fingertips, Part 2 (Live/1962/Single Version / Mono)
08. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Single Version, Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
09. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Quicksand (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
10. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Mickey's Monkey (Alternate Stereo Mix)
11. Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness (Album Version / Stereo)
12. The Marvelettes - Too Many Fish In The Sea (Single Version)
13. Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
14. The Temptations - The Way You Do The Things You Do
15. The Supremes - When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
16. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (2003 Remix)
17. The Temptations - Don't Look Back
18. The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
19. Marvin Gaye - You're A Wonderful One (Album Version / Stereo)
20. The Supremes - Come See About Me (2003 Remix)

CD 2:
01. Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street (Single Version/Stereo)
02. The Temptations - Get Ready
03. Kim Weston - Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
04. The Supremes - Back In My Arms Again (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
05. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go (Extended Mix/2005)
06. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
07. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
08. Four Tops - It's The Same Old Song (Extended Stereo Mix)
09. The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) (Extended Stereo Mix)
10. Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (Alternate Spoken-word Beginning/Extended Stereo Mix)
11. The Spinners - I'll Always Love You (Single Version)
12. Marvin Gaye - I'll Be Doggone
13. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
14. The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Extended Stereo Strings Mix 2005)
15. Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Alternative Mix)
16. Four Tops - Something About You (Album Version / Stereo)
17. The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love (Extended Stereo Mix/2005)
18. Mary Wells - My Guy (Extended Stereo Mix/2005)
19. The Temptations - My Girl (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
20. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - My Girl Has Gone (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)

CD 3:
01. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
02. The Temptations - Since I Lost My Baby (Alternate Lead Vocal Stereo Mix)
03. The Temptations - You're My Everything
04. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need (Album Version / Stereo)
05. The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (Stereo)
06. The Supremes - I Hear A Symphony (Remix Version/2003)
07. Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll Be There (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
08. Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love (Album Version)
09. Stevie Wonder - A Place In The Sun (Album Version)
10. Four Tops - Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) (Album Version / Stereo)
11. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart (Extended Mix)
12. Marvin Gaye;Tammi Terrell - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You (Stereo Version)
13. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack (Extended Stereo Mix/2005)
14. Four Tops - Bernadette
15. Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her (Single Version / Mono)
16. The Marvelettes - Don't Mess With Bill (Single Version)
17. Marvin Gaye;Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
18. Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Single Version)
19. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
20. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections (2003 Remix)

CD 4:
01. The Miracles - I've Been Good To You (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
02. Stevie Wonder - Purple Rain Drops (Stereo Mix 2005)
03. Marvin Gaye - Pretty Little Baby (Stereo Mix 2005)
04. The Supremes - Let Me Go The Right Way
05. The Temptations - You'll Lose A Precious Love (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
06. Chris Clark - Love's Gone Bad (Single Version)
07. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Third Finger, Left Hand (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
08. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Stepping Closer To Your Heart (Stereo Mix 2005)
09. Four Tops - Since You've Been Gone
10. The Andantes - Like A Nightmare (Stereo Mix 2005)
11. Brenda Holloway - Just Look What You've Done (Extended Stereo Mix 2005)
12. The Marvelettes - Forever (Stereo Mix 2005)

With a plethora of outstanding box sets, anthologies, and budget-line compilations flooding the market from Motown, to pinpoint a definitive collection that is both economically feasible and a thorough introductory primer can be a challenging affair. While this Motown box seems like a four-disc collection most die-hard enthusiasts will have in their collection (especially with such a simple, forthright title), Motown Box is actually a quiet treasure in the label's already vast and intimidating modern digital catalog. Unlike many of the other box sets, this is the first to feature stereo mixes exclusively, with a few tracks mixed by the godfather of the (re)mix himself, Tom Moulton. All of the familiar chart-topping anthems that made Motown the soul juggernaut that it is make their appearance here, concentrating predominantly on the label's early years through the late '60s. But what makes this such a captivating collection is the nuances, though subtle, that can be found with close attention and listening. It's a bit like looking at a treasured and long recognized jewel from a different angle under a different light; just the mere repositioning can bring about new quirks that weren't present in mono form. The first three discs are essential Motown 101, but the fourth disc is the one collectors should jump to first. New mixes of rare material from minor (but equally important) artists like Chris Clark and the woefully underrated Andantes are spread about B-sides from some of the label's larger names. It's a box set that really is a win-win situation for the most casual of fans and die-hard devotees.