UK Greatest Hits albums

[rovereab]

Having said that, Four Tops Greatest Hits Vol 1 shared the same cover artwork in both markets, albeit with different track lists.

Sotosound - I thought this was the US version of the Four Tops Greatest Hits vol 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fo..._Greatest_Hits whereas we had the outdoors picture in the UK.

[Sotosound]

Sotosound - I thought this was the US version of the Four Tops Greatest Hits vol 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fo..._Greatest_Hits whereas we had the outdoors picture in the UK.

Oo-er! I was sure that I'd seen seen a US Four Tops comp on fleabay with the UK cover. Many thanks for correcting this.

And ...... it's Dutch! It has the UK cover and the US track list.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305502572...Bk9SR_Kxy9vlYw

The UK added "You Keep Running Away", "Where Did You Go", "Darling, I hum Our Song", and "I'll Turn To Stone" to that track list.

I've had the stereo UK release since my parents bought it for me for Christmas in 1969 and, as an uneducated 15 year-old, I thought that there was a defect because "Where Did You Go" was in mono. I actually took it back to the shop as this track seemed to have lost its stereo, but they assured me that it was OK. Later on I learned that the stereo mix had an alternative vocal and that EMI had ensured that a mix with the correct vocal was included, albeit in mono.

When EMI went over to stereo-only releases, they were less diligent. They re-issued the previously mono-only British Motown Chartbusters [[Vol 1) in stereo and, to ensure that everything was in stereo, they included the later mid-tempo jazzier version of "Jimmy Mack" by Martha And The Vandellas [[a la "How Sweet It Is") in place of the hit version. Ouch!