EMI distribution	RCA distribution	RCA distribution	BMG distribution
TMG 1053 - oct 1976 to  TMG 1238 - 1981	TMG 1243 - 1981 to  TMG 1372 - 1984	ZB 40097 - 1985 to  ZB 42687 - 1988	ZB 43289 - 1989 to  ZB 43781 - 1990
After starting Tamla Records in January 1959, Berry Gordy founded a second label, Motown Records, in September 1959.  Also in 1959, Gordy purchased the property that would become Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio. The photography studio located in the back of the property was modified into a small recording studio and the Gordys moved into the second floor living quarters. Within a few years, Motown would occupy several neighboring houses with administrative offices, mixing, mastering and rehearsal studios.  Despite losing Holland–Dozier–Holland, Norman Whitfield, and a number of its other hitmakers by 1975, Motown still had a number of successful artists during the late 1970s and 1980s.  In Britain Tamla and Motown were combined, in the familiar EMI-distributed Tamla Motown label. The Tamla part was dropped in October 1976, with the release of TMG 1053, and a new label design was adopted.

Reissues
RCA reissues	RCA reissues	RCA reissuses
TMG 1124 TMG 1165	TMG 989 - 1985 to  TMG 999 - 1985	TMG 1381 - 1985 to TMG 1388 - 1985

Range	Front	Back	Details
No 1 TMG 1053 - oct 1976 to 6			EMI distribution
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No 2 5 to 6			EMI distribution
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No 3 . to TMG 1238 - 1981			EMI distribution
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No 4 TMG 1243 - 1981 to .			RCA distribution
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No 5 . to .			RCA distribution
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No 6 . to ZB 42687 - 1988			RCA distribution
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No 7 ZB 43289 - 1989 to .			BMG distribution
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No 8 . to .			BMG distribution Budweiser
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Reissues
R 1 EMI reissues			Albums issued from nov 1968 to 1976 Marketed and distributed by EMI RECORDS LTD
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R 2 EMI reissues			Albums issued from nov 1968 to 1976 Marketed and distributed by EMI RECORDS LTD
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R 3 EMI reissues Motown Singles Collection			The Motown Singles Collection Marketed by EMI Records Limited, 20, Manchester Square. London W1A 1ES
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R 4 RCA reissues			Albums issued from nov 1973 to 1976 Marketed and distributed by RCA Ltd.
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R 5 RCA Reissues 1985 TMG 989 - 1985 to TMG 999 - 1985 TMG 1381 - 1985 to TMG 1388 - 1985			© 1985 RCA Records
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