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The remarkable story of the lost Motown tapes is told in the first of this two-part documentary. In August 1992, Motown Records discovered 1,400 unmarked boxes in their tape archive, containing recordings from Motown's golden era which had never seen the light of day. With the help of archivist Gordon Frewin , the programme tells the story of the discovery and airs many of the tracks for the first time, including a number of Marvin Gaye songs never before heard in public. A Unique production

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Gordon Frewin
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Marvin Gaye

BBC Radio 1 England

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BBC Radio 1 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967.

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