Jukebox Hits: Motown

A dream run of smash singles established a truly classic—yet impressively varied—sound for Motown Records across the ‘60s and ‘70s. While The Supremes and The Marvelettes were diligently perfecting the girl-group model, Marvin Gaye tapped new reserves of smouldering vulnerability on “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”. And the label outdid itself with the Jackson 5's irresistible sing-along “ABC”.