Most of the classic Motown stuff was intended for AM radio and really isn’t audiophile quality. In the mid-70s, Motown released a series of anthologies of all its major artists (on LP, obviously) in two- and three-record sets. Those generally sound about as good as any of the Motown pressings, imo.
There were some individual LPs that were standouts, including some of the latter Stevie Wonder (Innervisions, Talking Book), Temptations (Masterpiece) and Gaye’s What’s Going On.
There were some individual LPs that were standouts, including some of the latter Stevie Wonder (Innervisions, Talking Book), Temptations (Masterpiece) and Gaye’s What’s Going On.