Berry Gordy's successful Tamla / Motown group of labels was notable for being black-owned, unlike most of the earlier independent R & B labels.

Following his signing to Motown's Tamla label, Gaye having been inspired by such singers like Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to perform standards, figuring the move would make him a crossover success, rather than perform the usual R & B performed on Motown, bringing him to conflict with the label.

Following the forming of Tamla Records, later reincorporated as Motown, the Miracles became one of the first acts signed to the label.

Their musical collaboration combined pop music ( such as glam rock and Tamla Motown ) with avant-garde electronic music.

* November 28 – Berry Gordy Jr., record producer and founder of the Tamla Motown label

In the United Kingdom, Tamla Motown released " The Night " as a single and saw it reach the # 7 position on the UK Singles Chart.

Motown Records was also the name of Gordy's second record label ; the first, Tamla Records, began on January 12, 1959.

Early Tamla / Motown artists included Mable John, Eddie Holland and Mary Wells.

On April 14, 1960, Motown and Tamla Records merged into a new company called Motown Record Corporation.

Top artists on the Motown label during that period included Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Jackson 5, while Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, and The Miracles released hits on the Tamla label.

The company operated several labels in addition to the Tamla and Motown imprints.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label ( and company ) was purchased by MCA in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included Mary Wells, The Supremes, Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Commodores, Lionel Richie, Dazz Band, Brian McKnight, 98 Degrees, and Erykah Badu.

Tamla is actually the company's original label: Gordy founded Tamla Records several months before establishing the Motown Record Corporation.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Gordy in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Tamla artists included Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Marvelettes.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Tamla in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Gordy artists included The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, The Contours, Edwin Starr, Rick James, The Mary Jane Girls, Teena Marie, and DeBarge.

Served as a label for Motown, Tamla, and Gordy reissues and Motown compilation albums in 1978 and 1979.

First released on gramophone by Tamla ( Motown ), it has been multiply reissued on cassette and compact disc.

Between 1966 and 1967, the band's performance centred around the R & B and Tamla Motown styles, while Noddy's flair for showmanship began to give the band a focus.

The Tamla and Motown labels were then merged into a new company Motown Record Corporation, which was incorporated on April 14, 1960.

* Soul 35022 ( US ) / Tamla Motown TMG577 ( UK ) " What Becomes of the Brokenhearted " / " Baby I've Got It " ( 1966 )-U. S. # 7, US R & B # 6, UK # 8

* Soul 35027 ( US ) / Tamla Motown TMG593 ( UK ) " I've Passed This Way Before " / " Tomorrow's Tears " ( 1967 )-US # 17, US R & B # 10, UK # 29

* Soul 35032 ( US ) / Tamla Motown TMG603 ( UK ) " Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got " / " World So Wide Nowhere to Hide " ( 1967 )-US # 29, US R & B # 14, UK # 26

* Soul 35035 ( US ) / Tamla Motown TMG617 ( UK ) " Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby " / " I Want Her Love " ( 1967 )-US # 68, US R & B # 27

* Soul 35043 ( US ) / Tamla Motown TMG649 / 740 ( UK ) " I'll Say Forever My Love " / " Everyone Needs Love " ( 1968 )-US # 77, UK # 7

* Tamla Motown TMG664 ( UK ) " Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me " / " Lonely Lonely Man Am I " ( 1968 )

* Tamla Motown TMG703 ( UK ) " I've Passed This Way Before " ( re-issue ) / " Tomorrow's Tears " ( 1969 )-UK # 33

* Tamla Motown TMG726 ( UK ) " Farewell is a Lonely Sound " / " If You Will Let Me I Know I Can " ( 1970 )-UK # 8

* Tamla Motown TMG753 ( UK ) " It's Wonderful ( To Be Loved By You )" / " Maria ( You Were the Only One )" ( 1970 )-UK # 6

* Tamla Motown TMG784 ( UK ) " On the Way Out ( On the Way In )" / " Honey Come Back " ( 1971 )

* Tamla Motown TMG911 ( UK ) " What Becomes of the Brokenhearted " ( re-issue ) / " Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby " ( 1974 )-UK # 4

* Tamla Motown TMG922 ( UK ) " Farewell is a Lonely Sound " ( re-issue ) / " I Will Never Let You Get Away " ( 1974 )-UK # 30

* Tamla Motown TMG934 ( UK ) " I've Passed This Way Before " ( re-issue ) / " Sad and Lonesome Feeling " ( 1974 )

* Tamla Motown TMG961 ( UK ) " I'll Say Forever My Love " ( re-issue ) / " It's Wonderful ( To Be Loved By You )" ( 1974 )

* Tamla Motown TMG996 ( UK ) " Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got " ( re-issue ) / " I've Passed This Way Before " ( 1974 )

* Tamla Motown TMG1052 ( UK ) " What Becomes of the Brokenhearted " ( re-issue ) / " I'll Pick a Rose For My Rose " ( 1974 )

In 1979 Motown released a compilation album on both sides of the Atlantic ; " From the Vaults ", US Natural Resources label NR 4014 & in the UK on Tamla Motown STMR 9001, on this Album was The Spinners ; " What More Could a Boy Ask For " ( Fuqua & Bristol ) circa 1965, this Northern Soul track, only commercially available in this form, reignited existing Motown and Spinners fans.

Stateside issued 45 of these prior to the establishment of the UK Tamla Motown label, including the number 1 " Baby Love " in 1964.

After working at an advertising agency and as an hospital porter in place of national service ( he was a conscientious objector ), Godin founded the Tamla Motown Appreciation Society, and in time was recruited by Berry Gordy to become Motown's consultant in the UK, setting up its distribution through EMI.

* Let's Get It On ( Tamla, 1973 ) performed by Marvin Gaye

* Let's Get It On ( Tamla, 1973 )

* Tamla Records: Established 1959, Tamla was a primary subsidiary for mainstream R & B / soul music.

Tamla also had a sub-label called Penny Records in 1959, artist on that label included Bryan Brent And The Cut Outs, who recorded a single for the label entitled Vacation Time b / w For Eternity ( 2201 ).