Various - The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 12a: 1972

This five-CD set contains 113 remastered tracks, from the company's output during the first half of 1972, and will have a limited production run of 7,500. It comes complete with 130-page book within LP style packaging, and includes a bonus seven-inch vinyl single featuring two songs by the Blackberries that were never actually issued as a 45. The book features contributions by Russ and Ralph Terrana, two key members of the Motown engineering staff, and Susan Whitall, a longtime writer for the Detroit News. It also includes detailed track-by-track histories by co-producers Keith Hughes and Harry Weinger, and Bill Dah.