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Four Tops Projects Move Forward With 60th-Anniversary Reissue and Cross-Media Plans

Management says the reissue plus a commemorative show, a planned musical and a documentary are meant to reintroduce the group's Motown catalog to younger audiences

Overview

  • A 60th-anniversary deluxe reissue of the Four Tops' 1966 live album has been announced for release in July and will be celebrated with a Roostertail concert planned for late July.
  • The 22-track package features new mixes, four previously unreleased songs, a bonus instrumental and onstage comments from late lead singer Levi Stubbs.
  • Producers are being considered for a stage musical and a documentary about the group, but both projects are still in development with no firm timelines.
  • The current touring Four Tops contains no original members and includes the son of founder Lawrence Payton and former Temptations singer Theo Peoples who are preparing new recordings.
  • Management says the broader campaign—reissues, a greatest-hits package and new music—is aimed at expanding the group's audience by introducing the Tops' Motown-era hits to younger listeners.