QUICKSAND-MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS

[svfd135]

another great group thanks to barry gorddy

[jimfliptx]

That's more like it! Thanks

[centralparocker]

This is a great song....

[babyRoses7]

mr Bankman is playing these records just perfectly! Im 64 and i know how these songs sound i have them all on vinyl! ALL OF THEM LOOOL! I have a collection you wouldnt believe loool! and they all sound fabulous! Rock on Bankman!!!

[patmray1957]

mono or stereo...this music was and still is genius! It brought the masses of the younger generation together; it broke the color barriers...Go Girls!!!

[Chicago10281]

Released the same month President Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963 as Gordy 7025. I was 2 years old when this was out.

[dvlaries]

**Happy dance** It arrived Wednesday, I just got a near-mint copy of this from eBay. Zero ring wear, no oldies drill hole, not a smudge or a scratch and plenty of shine :) NOTHING beats holding a 1963 vinyl pressing of the record in your hands! Be wary of copies that have an encircled, trademark 'R' after the 'y' in Gordy; these will be 1966 or later pressings, and SOMEtimes, of inferior quality with mis-centered labels and/or notable surface noise despite no visible imperfections.

[qwertymanor]

I think the Martha and the Vandellas were real Motown music.

[dvlaries]

Released November 4, Quicksand debuted on Billboard the day after Kennedy was shot (Nov. 23), and peaked in early January 1964. The phenomenal landing of the Beatles that same month, and the deluge of British acts in their wake may have been at least a partial reason why "Live Wire" and "In My Lonely Room" couldn't struggle about the 40s on Billboard. If you're old enough to remember Beatlemania in its first six months, you know the Vandellas did well anyway with their 4th & 5th real hits.

[cheapchinaman]

Time and time again the 60s hold true as the best decade in music. We have Motown, Jazz, British Invasion, The San Francisco Sound, Doo Wop, etc. I swear I lived another previous life in the 60s.

[xunclexx]

Gee, bankman58. At 5 years old, it would seem you would be interested more in Captain Kangaroo than Motown back then. But as someone here on youtube once said, "the music of Motown woke even the very young". You’re right about this record being played in the roller rings. I use to go to the "Cade" (Arcadia Skating Rink) on Woodward Ave in Detroit during the early 60s and I do remember this song being played a lot. Good beat to skate to.

[SaxPlaya4]

Boy oh boy, its something about Motown that no other record company could or can touch

[Medic83301]

The pitch is fine ! It sounds like if Martha is singing this song today and this is a re recorded version and how do I know that ? Because in the original recording , the late Richard "Pistol " Allen of The Funk Brothers did not use the echo effect on the drums . The late Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin is on the drum solo in this recording and added the echo effect . this recording is from about 1967 .

[Jibjub80]

You're the idiot, TonyG. I said that Sony and Gemini turntables both suck. Stantons are of better quality, jackass. It is true that I do not have this specific record, but I know where I could probably get it.

[TonygMus2]

Once again Bankman, great song!!!!!!!!!

[Jibjub80]

I'm curious about something. The person who posted this video slowed the pitch of this song intentionally, claiming that he was once a DJ, and that radio stations actually "sped up" this song. This statement makes no sense. Why would they do that JUST for this song? If they were going to do that, wouldn't they do that to other songs as well???? I guess some people just like to be contrary. This video sounds like slow motion, and others on here like Tony have to resort to namecalling.

[bankman58]

Let me explain-the records when they were played on AM radio and on the phonographs generally sounded as you hear them played on my channel. . The pitch was not fast as they sound on CD's and ipods, etc. The reason why they were sped up by radio stations(and I suspect record companies) was so more songs could be played in an hour's time. It shaves seconds off the recordings by playing faster.

[Pruner15]

@bankman58 Thanks for the explanation bankman. To me it sounds great either way ! I love the 7 beat drum part toward the end !

[dvlaries]

@bankman58 Yes, and what you speak to here is exactly why -since the 70s- I won't own any turntable without pitch control, and why, since 2000, I've only owned a CD player with pitch control also. It has no remote, no deluxe programming, and can only hold one disc at a time, but as long as it has pitch, it's exactly what I want.

[Chicago10281]

@bankman58 I believe the release number on this Gordy Records tune was Gordy 7025

[TonygMus2]

You're a total idiot. If you don't like it don't listen to it and I am sure you don't have any of these classic vinyl's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jibjub80]

Bite me Tonyg.

[alexalot23]

in my opinion, this was there singnature song.

[canadianbandstand]

Oh man, that was wonderful. I always liked Quicksand more than the more popular Dancing in the Street. Thanks for the memories.

[myboylollipop09]

The pitch on this record is just perfect for this song. I have the same 45 on Gordy records and I slow the pitch just a little myself to get that great jukebox sound. . This song has been featured in some period movies and those guys know exactly what there doing and they always slow this # way down. Party on Bankman..

[bankman58]

Thanks for the comments, myboylollipop09. I try to recreate the way the music originally sounded by bringing it back to it's original pitch.

[TonygMus2]

Nice myboylollipop09

[hughesjr]

@myboylollipop09 As a horn player, this is the perfect pitch. It's in the key of B-flat.

[SaxPlaya4]

I love how u played the origional version of this song. I wish songs like this would come back on the radio.

[teto1957]

I think the belts slipping a bit

[teto1957]

I think the belt might be slipping a little

[owl975]

wow. thanks for posting all these great vids! You've got quite the collection. I'm seriously envious. ;P

[Jibjub80]

I agree with Pepsi. The pitch of this turntable is off. The tempo of this song is supposed to be a little faster.

[bankman58]

Let me say this, having been around when the songs first came out I did hear the song played on the radio (AM back then) and on the phonographs, as I have presented it here. I am aware of the speeded up versions on CD's, ipods, etc. If you're used to hearing it played this way, that's fine. There is no "wrong" way of listening to music. One reason given from a former radio D.J. YouTuber is that the radio stations speeded up the songs to play more within an hours' time.

[Jibjub80]

I do not believe that. If you like, you can send me your copy of the vinyl, so I can place it on my turntable and see how it plays., with the pitch adjustment right in the middle. I purchased a Sony Turntable in 2001 which made songs sound like this, and I brought it back to Best Buy, and demanded my money back. This sounds like slow motion, and you may as well play it on 33.

[bankman58]

Let me say this...I gave my reasons why the music is played this way on my channel...and it is what it is. If it's too slow for how you're used to hearing it, then there are other channels you can listen to it on. Plain and simple.

[TonygMus2]

I am glad you said that! This is the way this song sounds on my turntable and I have a great turntable, GEMINI to be exact! This is the correct pitch Bankman!

[Jibjub80]

TonygMus2, Gemini turntables suck.  This guy deliberately slowed this song down too.

[TonygMus2]

Your point being?????????

[TonygMus2]

Why in the world would someone mail their LP to someone to play? How stupid is that??????????? If your so call Sony turntable plays so good, post your own classics, which I'm sure you don't even own!

[skintight5]

I have a 20-speed turntable myself and certain records, like this one, sound better at this speed. Go D.J. Bankman! It sounds great!

[bankman58]

Thank You!, Exactly what I've been saying all along. Thank you, skintight5!

[TonygMus2]

Well said!!!!!!!!!!!

[byrd1nypa]

@bankman58 I was around when the original came out, and it was good to roller skate to, but it did seem too fast. I will ask Brian Holland the reason for the faster tempo, but you don't have to explain yourself to frustrated kids. Follow your first mind.

[pepsipoptarts]

Your turntable is a tad slow, bro.

[Individuell83]

I can only repeat what I always say

what a shame they never get the success they should have got

fantastic song

I love the vandellas one of motowns best together with the supremes and kim weston and hattie littles =)

5*

[cheapchinaman]

I grew up in the 80s, but appreciate 60s music because my friend's dad used to drive us around with the oldies and told us stories about all the groups. It's my happy music.

[drev2007]

my favorite song of all time... maybe heatwave too...thanks for posting this song...if one doesnt love this they have no soul or rhythm.....

[supremesfan2]

This should of been a number 1 for Martha & The Vandellas

[gfhandel]

This is a real gem. Never forgot that powerful opening beat of the piano. Motown knew how to make em.

[twinsis58]

I could not agree with you more. the Vandellas were the life of the parties back in the 60's along with the Temps the Miracles the Marvalettes the Shirelles wow!!! summers were hotter than hot Dancing In the Street, Quicksand ,Hunter Gets Captered by the Game, My Girl I could go on and on . I think I have all of these and then some. Hits from the mid 50's on up to when music just kind of fell off. Thats why I can truly appreciate K'Jon's  Oceans and Rapheal Sadiiq's Love that Girl Peace

[Chicago10281]

Released as Gordy 7025 in November 1963 and also included on the Singing Machine's "Motown Original Artist Karaoke"

[vince065us]

One of the all time great party records.

[calimar28]

Good stuff...

[hankyhoyo]

What a fantastic sound they had! Takes me back in time to wonderful times.Wish I had a time machine!

[dvlaries]

I was 9 in 1963. The 1st Motown record I bought was Stevie's 'Fingertips', then Heat Wave, then Quicksand. By the end of the year I also knew who Marvin, Mary and the Miracles were too. I stayed loyal to ALL, and they had me well-primed for the breakthroughs of the Tops, Temps and Supremes the following year. No year since has passed that I haven't spent double-digit dollars or more on Motown music. Many artists are gone now; I'm 55 and still here and still spending and still listening.

[oldiesfan52]

Same goes for me--I'm 56, still spending and still listening. God bless all those great artists and the everlasting gift of their music that lives on!

[Hettepop]

1963--Clifton Pool (NJ) Dance Square Juke Box song of the day!!!

[oldiesfan52]

H-D-H rock! Are one of the Funk Brothers playing sax? Also, is it Benny Benjamin on drums, or "Pistol" Allen?

[timmy841212]

I think that's Thomas Bowles on sax. And "Pistol" Allen is playing the drums on this.

[dogsbreath101]

Cheers dude got my dancing shoes on and back in 1963, deepjoy.

[ioxxd90]

No problem Bankman58!

[ioxxd90]

I have this 45 as well. I love the flip side.

[bankman58]

Hey ioxxd90, thanks for the video post.