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tomato tom
02-07-2011, 05:16 PM
Well, What is your favourite Motown Album cover. Back or front, inside out.[[if double etc}....Pauo xxxx
theboyfromxtown
02-07-2011, 09:05 PM
The UK cover for "Dance Party" album is one I still love.
blueskies
02-07-2011, 09:38 PM
Too hard to list just one.
Here's a few that come to mind.
Martha and the Vandellas....Watchout
Martha and the Vandellas....Black Magic
The Supremes...1975
Mary Wilson...solo LP
theboyfromxtown
02-07-2011, 09:46 PM
That's interesting blueskies! Interesting in that blue is a strong colour in most of those album covers. At marketing school, they told me that red was the colour that attracts!
Good job I didn't pay for that advice!! HAHA
Next choice....the orange UK Supremes Sing Motown album
longtimefan
02-07-2011, 10:24 PM
The Supremes: Right On
I also thing that The Marvelettes' In Full Bloom catches the eye!
Note: Reading the posts above, I agree: It's interesting that Martha and The Vandellas had a string of high-quality LP covers.
marv2
02-07-2011, 10:26 PM
Marvin Gayes' "I Want You" - 1976
Mary Wilsons' "Mary Wilson"- 1979
Four Tops' " On Top" - 1966
smark21
02-07-2011, 10:30 PM
I rather like the album cover for Playboy by The Marvelettes. Only album cover of their to have all five members pictured.
johnjeb
02-07-2011, 10:36 PM
Sentimental favorite: The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
Top 5:
Martha & the Vandellas - Watchout!
The Supremes - Merry Christmas
The Marvelettes - Sophisticated Soul [[Wanda so elegant in that plastic chair! lol)
The Supremes - Sing Rodgers & Hart
Marvin & Tammi - United
[[I prefer the mono covers without the stereo logo. I don't know why they use the stereo logo on the reissues. Just give me the picture or cover as originally designed for the mono LPs.)
miss_lish
02-07-2011, 10:37 PM
Diana Ross's first Anthology in the white gown and Baby It's Me, both sides and album insert. The Skrebneski cover is good to. Back in the day, I really liked The Supremes More and Greatest Hits.
drlorne
02-07-2011, 10:43 PM
I liked More Hits by the Supremes [[youthful, happy and optomistic) and Talk of the Town [[glitz, glam, movement and professional entertainers).
carlo
02-07-2011, 11:20 PM
Hmmm...
If I had to pick ONLY ONE...
http://lpcoverlover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/img_3730-500x496.jpg
Other honourable mentions...
The Supremes:
Greatest Hits
Love Child
Right On
Mary Wilson [[1979)
Diana Ross - The Boss
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas:
Black Magic
The Marvelettes:
The Marvelettes [[1967)
Sophisticated Soul
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - United
daddyacey
02-08-2011, 01:10 AM
1972--Tamla-317L--- "VALERIE SIMPSON"
road runner
02-08-2011, 02:59 AM
Best of The Marvelettes [[European issue)
Greetings...We're the Monitors
nomis
02-08-2011, 03:35 AM
Leon Ware Musical Massage
The Supremes French LP :
http://www.popsike.com/pix/20090809/350237561397.jpg
roger
02-08-2011, 05:02 AM
Hello all ..
"Masterpiece" by THE TEMPTATIONS.
For a number of years I had it stuck on my bedroom wall with blu-tack .. it has a very "classical" look, like it was done hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago.
Roger
psychedelic jacques
02-08-2011, 05:20 AM
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can we include EP covers? - well, it always makes me smile, and that's a good thing!
Also, the UK Motown Chartbusters Volume 6 cover [[the Roger Dean one).
theboyfromxtown
02-08-2011, 01:15 PM
2367How about this......taken by an amateur [[and not very good) photograph)
tamla617
02-08-2011, 01:55 PM
roger
masterpeice aswell!,on my wall aswell!bluetack aswell!
psychadelicjaques [[british motown) chartbusters vol 6 me aswell! thanks for the lewis sister's pic.
motown spinners g/hits [[uk tamla motown)
nomis
leon ware musical massage me aswell!
road runner jr walker etc.
its a gas ditto
i want you marvin
in the groove ditto
temptations g/hits vol 2 [[uk tamla motown)
behind a painted smile isley brothers [[uk tamla motown)
commodores hot on the tracks
some of these i picked for the design,some for the brilliant memories of studying every square inch,the others were on the inner sleeves that i really wanted! and got eventually!
randy_russi
02-08-2011, 02:37 PM
Wow! That's a hard one--MARY WELLS lp, TWO LOVERS & Other Great Hits
honest man
02-09-2011, 09:52 AM
well interesting thread, so many but a few that jump to mind JIMMY RUFFIN RUFF N READY 2SPINNERS 66-67 3 DRATS greatest hits vol 2 4 FOUR TOPS NOW 5 MARVIN GAYE IN THE GROOVE 6 MARVIN AND TAMMI UNITED 7MONITORS 8 DRATS ROGERS AND HART 9 DRATS CREAM OF THE CROP10LOVE CHILD DRATS 11 VANDELLAS SUGAR AND SPICE 12 4 TOPS GREATEST HITS For starters, cheers.
arrr&bee
02-09-2011, 12:23 PM
This was asked before,but i'll say again-temptin temptations[even with the black shoes this cover is cool]!
tomato tom
02-09-2011, 02:01 PM
Thanks guys for the great response. Now! Whats your WORST ....he he he..Paulo xxxx
paladin
02-09-2011, 03:01 PM
Here are some fav's:
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The worst were the original Greatest Hits Lp's which were rather drab since none of the groups pictures appeared on them.
Kdubya
PS: DaddyAcey: I know exactly what cover you're talking about....oh my..its still hot....whew !
honest man
02-09-2011, 03:54 PM
i don't know about you, but the DRATS greatest hits vol 2,[UK RELEASE] epitomizes DRATS for me, i have bought duplicate over years,just to stick on wall, love it,also the 4TOPS greatest hits wow, has them at the roostertail,i think, these 2 albums are ultimate to me growing to love the motown sound,thought of 2 more i love TAMMI IRRESISTIBLE GLADYS AND PIPS SILK AND SOUL. CHEERS.
daddyacey
02-10-2011, 12:13 PM
whew ! :D:D:D
tomato tom
02-10-2011, 02:04 PM
Some of the worst for me
Tom Clay What The World Needs Now Is Love
Earthquire Earthquire
Gladys Knight & The Pips All in A Knights Work-Live
The Elgins Darling Baby
Paulo xxxx
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