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Foundation of Motown: exact date?[edit]

Hi everyone. From the article, we learn that: a. "Motown was (...) incorporated (...) on April 14, 1960." and b. "Gordy founded a second label, Motown Records, in September 1960." Could anyone clarify this please? Thanks! --SuburbanKnight (talk) 13:21, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The answer's already a few posts above yours. What we now call "Motown" as an entity (and the subject of the article) came into being with the foundation of Tamla Records in January 1959. Motown Records, the label, was founded in September 1959 (not 1960). The Motown Record Corporation - the umbrella organisation covering Tamla Records, Motown Records, and later Gordy Records, VIP Records, Soul Records etc etc - was incorporated in April 1960. You pays yer money, you takes yer choice. 90.198.51.253 (talk) 22:45, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No template?[edit]

Eh, there is no template {{Motown}}? -DePiep (talk) 21:21, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this article titled simply 'Motown,' as opposed to 'Motown Records?'[edit]

Motown Records is the official name of the company, so why is this article simple titled Motown? Clarification please. - The Real One Returns (talk) 12:28, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See this. STATic message me! 14:01, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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re: article section: Relaunch: 2011–present[edit]

the first line reads thus, "As of summer of 2011" my summer is nov-jan. this should have a more precise date included.

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Requested move 28 August 2021[edit]

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The result of the move request was: not moved (non-admin closure) Bada Kaji (talk • श्रीमान् गम्भीर) 17:07, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Motown → Motown Records – "Motown Records" is name of this label. Eurohunter (talk) 17:08, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, as this is the umbrella article for all of Motown, and not just Motown Records, a subsidiary. Widespread vandalism began on this around December 2018, and has remained here ever since. Moving this will result in deleting the sections about its [other] subsidiaries, because they're not Motown Records, they're a part of Motown itself, and include subsidiaries Tamla and Gordy, among others, of which individual articles will then need to be created for, all because of moving the umbrella article to a subsidiary. Best, --Discographer (talk) 19:03, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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