* January 12 – Tamla Records is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit, Michigan.

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

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

" I Heard It Through the Grapevine " is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966, and made famous in a version by Marvin Gaye released as a single in October 1968 on Motown's Tamla label.

Here, My Dear is a studio double album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released December 15, 1978 on Tamla Records.

" Money ( That's What I Want )" is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records.

Erlewine complimented " Stop " in a review of the group's compilation album, saying that it " is as awesome a slice of obligatory British Tamla / Motown as you'll get ".

" Ain't No Mountain High Enough " is an R & B / soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label.

" You're All I Need to Get By " is a song recorded by the American R & B / soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records ' Tamla label in 1968.

" Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing " is a 1968 single released by American R & B / soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, on the Tamla label in 1968.

" Ain't That Peculiar " is a 1965 song recorded by American soul musician Marvin Gaye for the Tamla ( Motown ) label.

" Hitch Hike " is a 1962 song by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label.

" Can I Get a Witness " is a 1963 hit song by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla ( Motown ) label.

" Pride and Joy " is a 1963 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label.

" I'll Be Doggone " is a 1965 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye and released on the Tamla label.

" That's the Way Love Is " is a 1967 Tamla ( Motown ) single recorded by The Isley Brothers and produced by Norman Whitfield, later covered in a 1969 hit version by Marvin Gaye.

" Stubborn Kind of Fellow " is a 1962 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Motown subsidiary Tamla.

" The Tears of a Clown " is a song by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla ( Motown ) label, originally released on the 1967 album Make It Happen.

" This Old Heart of Mine ( Is Weak for You )" is an Isley Brothers song from 1966 that was a hit for them during their brief tenure on Motown's Tamla label.

" Uptight ( Everything's Alright )" is a 1966 hit single recorded by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla ( Motown ) label.

" Please Mr. Postman " is the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla ( Motown ) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart.

" You've Really Got a Hold on Me " is a song written by Smokey Robinson which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for the Miracles on the Tamla ( Motown ) label.

That Stubborn Kinda Fellow is an album by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label in 1962.

The next Miracles song, " It ", was actually credited to " Ron & Bill ", in a duet between White and Robinson, and was released on Tamla and nationally picked by Argo Records.

The Robinsons have two children, both named in honor of Motown: Berry William Borope Robinson was named after Motown chief Berry Gordy with his middle name in honor of fellow Miracles group mates Bobby ( Rogers ), Ronnie ( White ) and Pete ( Moore ), and Tamla Claudette Robinson was named after Motown's original record label, Tamla Records.

The original Tamla 45 single for the Marvelettes ' version credits " Dobbins / Garett / Brianbert " as the songwriters, and credits " Brianbert " as producer.

After asking Fuqua to make a deal to get Gaye out of Fuqua's contract, Fuqua sold 50 % of his interest in the singer's contract to Gordy, who assigned Gaye to Motown's Tamla label shortly afterwards.

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.

The couple had two children, daughter Tamla Robinson ( b. 1969 ) and son Berry Robinson ( b. 1968 ), named after Motown's first label and Berry Gordy respectively.

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

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

) Miracles lead singer William " Smokey " Robinson became the vice president of the company ( and later named his daughter " Tamla " and his son " Berry " out of gratitude to Gordy and the label ).

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 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.

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.

Tamla was briefly re-activated in 1996 as a reggae label, but only released a 12 " single by Cocoa Tea called " New Immigration Law ".

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 ).

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.

In 1959, at Miracles leader Smokey Robinson's encouragement, Gordy borrowed $ 800 from his family to create R & B label Tamla Records.

Barrett Strong's " Money ( That's What I Want )" initially appearing on Tamla and then charted on Gordy's sister's label, Anna Records, in February 1960.

The group first began recording under the End Records label in 1958, releasing the song, " Got a Job ", before the formation of Tamla Records in 1959, where they released their first charted single, " Bad Girl ", which was nationally distributed by Chess Records.

After earning only $ 3. 19 for his production success, Gordy was told by Robinson to form his own label, which Gordy did, forming Tamla Records in 1959.

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.