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A mighty nice Japanese-only collection – two dozen classics by The Supremes, with cuts that include "Run Run Run", "Back In My Arms Again", "Love Child", "In & Out Of Love", "Forever Came Today", "My World Is Empty Without You", "Baby Love", "No Matter What Sign You Are", "Someday We'll Be Together", "The Happening", and their version of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" with The Temptations. LP, Vinyl record album

Five classic Motown albums from The Temptations – packaged together here in tiny record-style sleeves! First up is The Temptations Sing Smokey – a set on which the group sing the work of Smokey Robinson – and they've even got Smokey along to help them out on production! Given the high Robinson quotient on the set – both on production and songwriting – you'd almost expect this one to be a copycat of The Miracles' music at the time. Yet The Temps really manage to bring plenty of their own greatness to play on the material – deepening some of the songs with wonderful harmonies, and creating a sound that's often a bit less sweet and a bit more soulful than Smokey's approach with his own group. Titles include "It's Growing", "Who's Loving You", "What's So Good About Goodbye", "Depend On Me", "Way Over There", and "What Love Has Joined Together". Temptin Temptations is a wonderful little record produced by Smokey Robinson with a sweet group finish! The harmonies are impeccable, and the sound is perfect Motown – tight and classy, but with enough rough edges to keep things soulful at the best parts – and there's a romping sort of groove to many tracks, almost making the album sort of a mini-Motown dance party of sorts! Titles include "Just Another Lonely Night", "The Girl's Alright With Me", "Don't Look Back", "Since I Lost My Baby", "Everybody Needs Love", "My Baby", "You've Got To Earn It", and "Born To Love You". On Gettin Ready, the group are at the height of their early powers – really finding their own groove, and standing out even more than some of their Motown contemporaries! Smokey Robinson's still at the overall helm on production, but Norman Whitfield contributes some key early work here – shaping The Temps' sound with that rougher, more bottom-heavy groove that would explode in full righteous energy a few years later. Whitfield produced the groovers "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" and "Ain't Too Proud To Beg", plus "Lonely Lonely Man Am I" – and other tracks include "You're Not An Ordinary Girl", "Not Now, I'll Tell You Later", "Say You", "Who You Gonna Run To", "Get Ready", and "Fading Away". On With A Lot O Soul, the group has a deeper, darker groove than ever before – the start of that fuzzy psychedelic soul style that made them one of the most inventive Motown acts of the late 60s! Deep basslines roll out strongly right from the start of the set – bringing a new richness to the grooves that's matched by those incredible harmonies that made The Temptations one of the most dynamic groups of the time – incredible harmonies that are often matched by a sense of lyrical intensity too! The set kicks off with the classic "I Know I'm Losing You" – a perfect illustration of this shift – and other titles include "Save My Love For A Rainy Day", "All I Need", "Two Sides To Love", "Don't Send Me Away", "Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone", "No More Water In The Well", and "You're My Everything". Last up is Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations – a record that might be easy to write this off as a mistake or inessential session – but thanks to some great arrangements by HB Barnum, Paul Riser, and Gene Page, plus great vocals by the groups, the record shines as much as any other Motown set from the time! The vocals are traded back and forth nicely between the groups – with the guys dominating some moments, the gals others, but never in a kitschy way. Includes a lot of Motown standards redone – like "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me", "Try It Baby", "I Second That Emotion", and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" – but also includes a tasty version of "Funky Broadway", which has some great fuzzy guitar work! CD

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A massive 3LP set that brings together most of the best work recorded by Diana Ross & The Supremes for Motown – done in the lavish style that Motown used in these deep Anthology series in the 70s! Each side of each record has a different theme, and the package also features dates for most of the material – making it a handy way to trace the evolution of the group's style. Titles include "You Send Me", "Love Child", "Reflections", "The Happening", "You Keep Me Hanging On", "My World Is Empty Without You", "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Ask Any Girl", "I Hear A Symphony", "Love Is Here & Now You're Gone", "I'm Livin In Shame", "No Matter What Sign You Are", and "Someday We'll Be Together". LP, Vinyl record album

It's the third volume, but there's still plenty of hits left – thanks to the legendary 60s run of Diana Ross & The Supremes at Motown! Arrangers include Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, and Wade Marcus – and most of the tracks are from the later years of the original trio – with titles that include "Reflections", "Love Child", "The Happening", "I'm Livin In Shame", "No Matter What Sign You Are", "The Composer", "Forever Came Today", and "Love Is Here & Now You're Gone". LP, Vinyl record album

One of the odder 60s LPs from the Supremes, the soundtrack to a film that starred the group, with some guest appearances by The Temptations – in Motown-show versions of tracks that often feature the singers lapsing into medleys of other tunes, or doing some popular hits of the day. Titles include "Respect", "Somewhere", "Stop In The Name Of Love", "TCB", "For Once In My Life", "Hello Young Lovers", "I Hear A Symphony", and "The Impossible Dream". LP, Vinyl record album

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The final live performance of Diana Ross with The Supremes – with titles that include "TCB", "It's Alright With Me", "The Impossible Dream", "Someday We'll Be Together", and "Love Child" – as well as some spoken bits from Diana, and a few nice medley tracks too! LP, Vinyl record album

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Diana and the ladies recorded live at London's Talk Of The Town nitespot – with arrangements conducted by Jimmy Garrett, and a set of tracks that includes a number of medleys of standards and late 60s pop tunes. Titles include "Mame", "Reflections", "In & Out Of Love", "Without A Song", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Michelle", "You Keep Me Hangin On", "The Lady Is a Tramp", and "The Happening". CD

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A great little album from Diana Ross – maybe one of her lesser-known efforts with The Supremes, and a set that really points the way towards the solo years to come! One of the reasons for that is that the set really just features Diana out in the lead, with different backing singers behind – all the great songs from the show, but recast with these sophisticated soul arrangements by Gil Askey – very groovy, very Motown, but also with a lot stronger focus on Ross upfront than usual! In a way, the shift is a fantastic nod to Diana's growing role as a star – really claiming her as the black Streisand, a position that she's clearly confident with, and maybe even beats Barbara on the vocal tip too. Titles include "Funny Girl", "The Music That Makes Me Dance", "Don't Rain On My Parade", "People", "Cornet Man", "His Love Makes Me Beautiful", "Sadie Sadie", and "I'm The Greatest Star" – the last of which would make a nice theme song for Diana's 70s years! LP, Vinyl record album

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One of the most unusual 60s albums from Diana Ross & The Supremes – a set that was a tribute to the growing power of the groups of the mid 60s British Invasion – but done at a time when the Motown label was also having a mighty big impact over in the UK as well! The album's definitely in the spirit of its title – as the Supremes take on a whole host of tunes by British groups – The Animals, Beatles, and Dave Clark Five – but also take on some tunes by local label favorites The Miracles and Contours too, although ones that were then covered by UK groups in rock versions too! There's definitely a lot more rock instrumentation in the backings than the usual Motown session, but given that the trio were at the top of their game at the time of recording, they seem to have no trouble adapting to the change in groove. Titles include "How Do You Do It", "Bits & Pieces", "You Can't Do That", "Do You Love Me", "Hard Day's Night", "House Of The Rising Sun", "You've Really Got A Hold On Me", and "I Want To Hold Your Hand". LP, Vinyl record album

Symphonic soul from The Supremes – a set that still has the trio working with the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland team, but with a full set of orchestral backings that help them hit even more class and sophistication than before! The ballads have these really lush arrangements – never too pop, but swelling with strings that lift up the young voice of Diana Ross in a really regal way – with a style that helps transform familiar numbers from other singers, and really make them some proud musical statements of her own. These arrangements hang on through most of the record, but are often augmented by these cool vibes that bring in a slight jazzy undercurrent – and titles include the classic "I Hear A Symphony" – plus "Stranger In Paradise", "Unchained Melody", "Without A Song", "A Lover's Concerto", "My World Is Empty Without You", and "He's All I Got". LP, Vinyl record album

Symphonic soul from The Supremes – a set that still has the trio working with the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland team, but with a full set of orchestral backings that help them hit even more class and sophistication than before! The ballads have these really lush arrangements – never too pop, but swelling with strings that lift up the young voice of Diana Ross in a really regal way – with a style that helps transform familiar numbers from other singers, and really make them some proud musical statements of her own. These arrangements hang on through most of the record, but are often augmented by these cool vibes that bring in a slight jazzy undercurrent – and titles include the classic "I Hear A Symphony" – plus "Stranger In Paradise", "Unchained Melody", "Without A Song", "A Lover's Concerto", "My World Is Empty Without You", and "He's All I Got". LP, Vinyl record album

One of the best-ever albums by the Supremes – and filled with stone classics, to boot! As the title states, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard team up with Holland Dozier Holland – and they really to create the sound that would put them and Motown on the map. A couple of the biggest hits are laid down, but album also features tracks that are arguably even better to hear these days – as they spin out that quintessential Motown sound but aren't hampered by the ubiquity of the oldies radio staples! Titles include "You Keep Me Hanging On", "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone", "I Guess I'll Always Love You", "I'll Turn To Stone", "It's The Same Old Song", "Love Is In Our Hearts", 'There's No Stopping Us Now" and "Love Is Like A Heatwave". LP, Vinyl record album

One of the best-ever albums by the Supremes – and filled with stone classics, to boot! As the title states, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard team up with Holland Dozier Holland – and they really to create the sound that would put them and Motown on the map. A couple of the biggest hits are laid down, but album also features tracks that are arguably even better to hear these days – as they spin out that quintessential Motown sound but aren't hampered by the ubiquity of the oldies radio staples! Titles include "You Keep Me Hanging On", "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone", "I Guess I'll Always Love You", "I'll Turn To Stone", "It's The Same Old Song", "Love Is In Our Hearts", 'There's No Stopping Us Now" and "Love Is Like A Heatwave". CD

A classic pairing of two of Motown's biggest acts of the 60s – brought together at the start of the 70s in an effort to give them both a new push! On the one hand, it's easy to dismiss this as one of Motown's crass commercial moves, but if you did, you'd miss some nice collaborations between some of their most talented singers, given a generally strong set of tracks to work with, though all the tunes here are remakes of other group's successes. By this point Diana Ross had left the Supremes, but Jean Terrell does a fine job, and the Tops are still going strong too. With "Knock On My Door", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)", "River Deep Mountain High", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", "Everyday People" and "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music". LP, Vinyl record album

Ten karoke songs in the style of Diana Ross & the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Mary Wells, Diana Ross, and Gladys Knight & the Pips. CD

A landmark record for Diana – her first solo effort after leaving the Supremes, and a well-conceived batch of tracks produced by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson! The album's got a warm, mature approach that really separates the work from Diana's earlier girl group past – as Ashford & Simpson take her into territory that hints at many of the musical changes to come, but which still has a freshness that breathes new life into Ross' vocal approach. Includes the super-bit hit version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", plus the tunes "Reach Out & Touch Somebody's Hand", "Now That There's You", "You're All I Need To Get By", "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You", "Dark Side Of The World", and "Where There Was Darkness". LP, Vinyl record album

Holiday magic from the vaults of Motown – including rare work from Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Kim Weston, the Funk Brothers, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles! Some of these songs have come out over the years, but there's actually lots of previously unreleased material in here, including Marvin Gaye's instrumental version of the title track – other titles include "Everyone's A Kid At Christmas Time", "Just A Lonely Christmas", "Purple Snowflakes", and "I Want To Come Home For Christmas". CD

The title's an apt one – as the girls are working without Diana Ross here, finding "new ways" to keep on grooving in a Motown vein! The sound is still pretty darn great, though – and Frank Wilson produces the trio of Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong in a session that shows that the group could still keep going strongly even without a diva in the lead! Titles include "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music", "Stoned Love", "It's Time To Break Down", "Shine On Me" and "Thank Him For Today". CD

The title's an apt one – as the girls are working without Diana Ross here, finding "new ways" to keep on grooving in a Motown vein! The sound is still pretty darn great, though – and Frank Wilson produces the trio of Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong in a session that shows that the group could still keep going strongly even without a diva in the lead! Titles include "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music", "Stoned Love", "It's Time To Break Down", "Shine On Me" and "Thank Him For Today". LP, Vinyl record album

One of the best-ever albums by the Supremes – and filled with stone classics, to boot! As the title states, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard team up with Holland Dozier Holland – and they really to create the sound that would put them and Motown on the map. A couple of the biggest hits are laid down, but album also features tracks that are arguably even better to hear these days – as they spin out that quintessential Motown sound but aren't hampered by the ubiquity of the oldies radio staples! Titles include "You Keep Me Hanging On", "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone", "I Guess I'll Always Love You", "I'll Turn To Stone", "It's The Same Old Song", "Love Is In Our Hearts", 'There's No Stopping Us Now" and "Love Is Like A Heatwave". CD

23 songs from Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, the Four Tops, Kim Weston, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Marvin Gaye, and the Marvelettes, and more. CD

A stunner of a solo album from Diana Ross – one that has her working beautifully with the team of Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson – really taking off here into some wonderful new territory! The Ashford & Simpson sound is very much in place here – a soaring, joyous approach to the music that comes across with a bit more depth and maturity than Ross' earlier music with The Supremes – a great springboard for her solo years in the 70s, although without some of the overindulgence of later recordings. Paul Riser handled the arrangements – with that tight mix of strings and soul that made him one of Motown's greatest assets in the early 70s – and he still leaves plenty of space for Diana's vocals to come across with a breathy, personal sort of quality. Almost all tunes were penned by Ashford & Simpson – and titles include "Surrender", "I Can't Give Back The Love I Fell For You", "And If You See Him", "I'm A Winner", "Didn't You Know", "I'll Settle For You", "Remember Me", and "All The Befores". LP, Vinyl record album

Includes "Hard Day's Night" by Diana Ross & The Supremes, "Eleanor Rigby" by Four Tops, "We Can Work It Out" by Stevie Wonder, "Hey Jude" by The Temptations, "Yesterday" by Marvin Gaye, "The Long & Winding Road" and "Imagine" by Diana Ross, "Michelle" by Four Tops, "And I Love Her" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, "Something" by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, "Let It By" by Gladys Knight & The Pips, and "My Love" by Jr Waker. LP, Vinyl record album

Includes selections by Mary Wells, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, The Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Three Dog Night, and Four Tops. LP, Vinyl record album

Diana Ross & The Supremes are well-known for the magical music they created at Motown in the 60s – and they're almost equally well-known for their sense of style – which is the subject of this beautiful book of full color images! Ex-Supreme Mary Wilson wrote the book, with help from Mark Bego – and the volume is filled with amazing shots of the group in performance, posing for publicity stills, and working hard in other modes too – alongside page after page of their glamourous costumes too! Wilson obviously knows how to tell the story best – and the book follows the chronological changes in The Supremes, which also charts shifting modes in black American fashion as well – all preserved here with a really surprising amount of photos, which maybe shows that Motown and the group really thought about documenting their genius. Hefty, hardcover, and full color throughout! Book

We gotta admit, we kinda like this one! We were a bit suspicious at first – as the genius of Motown hardly needs any messing with – and we had fears that a remix project might just sound silly, goofy, and filled with easy tricks and gimmicks. But the choice of remixers on the set is really great – and includes enough of a range of talents to keep things interesting, but also a small enough group to unify the sound of the album, and still really respect the original vibe of the tunes. Most of the work here is very subtle – and just extends the best core elements, and expands on a few of the strongest musical references – in a way that's really different than the over-done approach of the Verve Remixed project. Titles include "ABC (Salaam Remi Krunk-a-delic party mix)" by Jackson 5, "Quiet Storm (Groove Boutique rmx)" by Smokey Robinson, "Let's Get It On (Producers MPG groove mix)" by Marvin Gaye, "Papa Was A Rollin Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma solefull rmx)" by The Temptations, "War (King Britt rmx)" by Edwin Starr, "Keep On Truckin (DJ Spinna rmx)" by Eddie Kendricks, "Smiling Faces Sometimes (Futureshock Main Ingredient mix)" by Undisputed Truth, "My World Is Empty Without You (Tranzition rmx)" by Diana Ross & The Supremes, and "I Just Want To Celebrate (Mocean Worker rmx)" by Rare Earth. CD

16 songs from Diana Ross & the Supremes, the Four Tops, theTemptations, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Gladys Knight And thePips, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Liz Lands, Junior Walker & the All Stars, Stevie Wonder, and the Originals. CD

Music form the Jackson 5ith Diana Ross & The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Kim Weston, Jackson 5, the Funk Brothers, the Temptations, and Diana Ross. CD

Classier than usual for the girls – as they move over to Broadway for a set of tracks penned by the Rodgers & Hart team, done up in a smooth Motown style that was probably designed to crossover, but which did so less than some of their straighter soul work. Still, even though the idea's flawed, the album gives Diana and the girls a good chance to show off their jazz chops – and tunes include "The Lady Is A Tramp", "Mountain Greenery", "This Can't Be Love", "Lover", "My Romance", "Dancing On The Ceiling", and "Falling In Love With Love". LP, Vinyl record album