Mel-o-dy Records
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Mel-o-dy Records is one of several now-defunct Motown subsidiary labels founded in the early 60s. It was started by Berry Gordy in 1962, intended to catch any R&B artists that might fall through the cracks at Motown and Tamla:
The first few releases on the new label were a mixed bag of largely unremarkable soul records which are more notable nowadays for what their creators went on to do afterwards; the first Mel-o-dy single was ‘Dearest One’ by one Lamont Dozier, while other 1962 non-hits included ‘Mind Over Matter’ by a band called ‘The Pirates’ (The Temptations under a different name), and ‘You’ll Never Cherish A Love So True’ by ‘the Vells’ (a.k.a. the Vandellas).
