Supremes A Go Go Expanded Edition

[Motown Eddie]

The Beatles Stones Dylan etc are also part of the 'twilight years' groups and they have huge re issues on the market this holiday season and guess what? Unlike the Motown Expanded Editions they're in stores everywhere, Barnes & Noble, F.Y.E. etc and guess what else? Unlike the Motown Expanded Editions they are advertised,promoted and supported to reach their maximum TARGET [[pardon the pun) audiences! ..try It, Baby..

One more thing to consider when discussing any 'expanded/deluxe editions' of The Supremes albums is that they were never considered as "album artists". The '60s era in which Motown dominated is usually considered the era when albums [[such as "Supremes A Go-Go") get tagged as "hits & filler" [[regardless to what us Motown fans think). When UMe had set up the Hip-O Select label in the 2000's, it was a great time for reissues of the Motown catalog but I feel that since they've closed the label [[and merged with Capitol-EMI), things have changed. Anyway, we'll see if an expanded edition of "A Go-Go" comes out in the new year.

[luke]

A go go #1. TCB #1. Where did our Love Go #2. Greatest hits #1. HDH #6. More Hits # 6. Right On #25. Join the Temptations # 2. Love Child # 14. Rogers and Hart #20 Reflections #18. Let Sunshine in # 24 Live at Copa #11
That's a lot of albums sold

[johnjeb]

A go go #1. TCB #1. Where did our Love Go #2. Greatest hits #1. HDH #6. More Hits # 6. Right On #25. Join the Temptations # 2. Love Child # 14. Rogers and Hart #20 Reflections #18. Let Sunshine in # 24 Live at Copa #11
That's a lot of albums sold

Those definitely are great chart numbers. Equally as impressive is the number of weeks most of these albums remained on the charts, many at the same time.

There were 25 albums released from Sep 1964 thru June 1970. The group had an album in Billboard's Top 200 every week during that period and in the Top 100 for all but 6 weeks in 1969 - Sep 13 thru Oct 18.

Where Did Our Love Go [[Sep 1964) - 89 weeks [[#2 - 4 weeks)
A Bit of Liverpool [[Nov 1964) - 21 weeks [[#21)
Country Western & Pop [[Mar 1965) - 8 weeks [[#79)
We Remember Sam Cooke [[May 1965) - 19 weeks [[#75)
More Hits [[Aug 1965) - 37 weeks [[#6)
At the Copa [[Nov 1965) - 54 weeks [[#11)
Merry Christmas - 3 wks 1965 [[#6), 3 wks 1966 [[#13), 4 wks 1967 [[#19), 2 wks 1970 [[#26)
I Hear A Symphony [[Mar 1966) - 55 weeks [[#8)
A' Go Go [[Dec 1966) - 60 weeks [[#1 - 2 weeks)
Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland [[Feb 1967) - 29 weeks [[#6)
Sing Rodgers & Hart [[Jun 1967) - 19 weeks [[#20)
Greatest Hits [[Sep 1967) - 89 weeks [[#1 - 5 weeks)
Reflections [[Apr 1968) - 29 weeks [[#18)
Talk Of The Town [[Oct 1968) - 18 weeks [[#57)
Funny Girl [[Oct 1968) - 12 weeks [[#150)
Join the Temptations [[Nov 1968) - 32 weeks [[#2 - 1 week)
TCB [[Dec 1968) - 34 [[#1 - 1 week)
Love Child [[Dec 1968) - 21 weeks [[#14)
Let The Sunshine In [[Jun 1969) - 18 weeks [[#24)
Together [[Oct 1969) - 18 weeks [[#28)
Cream of the Crop [[Nov 1969) - 20 weeks [[#33)
On Broadway [[Dec 1969) - 12 weeks [[#38)
Greatest Hits Volume 3 [[Jan 1970) - 25 weeks [[#31)
Farewell [[May 1970) - 18 weeks [[#46)
Right On [[Jun 1970) - 19 weeks [[#25)

[luke]

Does anyone know the biggest selling album of the Supremes issued in recent years?

[jobeterob]

http://www.greasylake.org/the-circui...a-album-sales/

[luke]

Great info. Thanks!

[johnjeb]

http://www.greasylake.org/the-circui...a-album-sales/

Thanks, jobeterob, for that sales info.

[jobeterob]

When I see the kinds of sales Diana Ross racked up with and without the Supremes and and a
In a large international career, I sometimes understand why there can be such a fuss

[daviddh]

i was kinda young in the 60s but apparently they rocked the 60s with those charts numbers and sales.
I remember the 70s well but there were times when I think Diana didn't get the right PR.

[bradsupremes]

Remember those are just estimated totals for albums. Those don't include singles sales. I heard a recording of a Merv Griffin show from 1972 and he states they had sold up to 60 million. Don't know if that's domestically or internationally and unless Motown releases its sales reports from the 60's and 70's, we won't know. Despite recent claims they only sold 20 million which seems far too low, I would estimate the group sold 80-90, possibly 100 million in international sales.

[marv2]

Remember those are just estimated totals for albums. Those don't include singles sales. I heard a recording of a Merv Griffin show from 1972 and he states they had sold up to 60 million. Don't know if that's domestically or internationally and unless Motown releases its sales reports from the 60's and 70's, we won't know. Despite recent claims they only sold 20 million which seems far too low, I would estimate the group sold 80-90, possibly 100 million in international sales.

They had to have sold in those numbers to compete with the Beatles the way they did.

[daviddh]

Does anyone know the biggest selling album of the Supremes issued in recent years?

I do think their 25th anniversary album did well an then more recently the #1's cd sold well.

[daviddh]

just a point. the 60s and Motown were a single driven decade. albums were usually a second thought. that said, I find it strange how many albums the supremes released . in some cases 5 - 6 albums released in one year at times. originally, some albums didn't do well at first, as it resulted in the supremes competing against themselves, but over years the albums continued to sell

[daviddh]

over all the 1967 Hits album was their biggest seller, but studio lps I think A go go and Where did our love go were the biggest sellers

[daviddh]

according to the original Supremes anthology released in 1974 they sold 55 million records.

[biggestfourtops fan]

A Go-Go is LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART AND BABY I CAN'T SCRATCH IT. Hope Go-Go is a Yes-Yes and not a No-No.

[luke]

Well said!!