Soul Sisters...or Strange Supremes? Just to make you laugh...

[danman869]

I was searching on the web this morning for hi-res CD artwork for a non-Motown collection and I ran across this little peculiarity! A quick web search didn't find anything about this particular CD--which makes me think it's likely a bootleg originating somewhere outside of the US. I can't even confirm whether or not there are any Supremes tracks on this set, but...clearly the company wanted to trade on the image of The Supremes to drive sales. I see this drawing as a combination of Diana [[M), Mary [[L) and Flo [[R) and the pose by Diana, Mary and Cindy used on the cover of "25th Anniversary." The first thing to come to my mind about this pic: Why, it's mamma-rific! EEK!

[marv2]

It's got to be from South America! Gawd, look at their boobs! LOL!!!!

[DWSheffer]

Haha........stacked at 36, 15, 20, lol!

[smallworld]

It's from a UK label.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soul...elease/1818273

I wonder how "Funny" sounds on the CD. I've never been able to find a good sounding version of the original recording.

[danman869]

It's from a UK label.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soul...elease/1818273

I wonder how "Funny" sounds on the CD. I've never been able to find a good sounding version of the original recording.

Ahhhhhh... thanks for doing the research, Smallworld! And just as I'd suspected, not a Supremes track to be found in spite of a likeness on the booklet cover!

As for Maxine Brown's "Funny," I don't even have the track in my collection. Wonder why it's so rare on CD?

[sansradio]

Ahhhhhh... thanks for doing the research, Smallworld! And just as I'd suspected, not a Supremes track to be found in spite of a likeness on the booklet cover!

As for Maxine Brown's "Funny," I don't even have the track in my collection. Wonder why it's so rare on CD?

Hey, danman, I own it on this Tomato collection, which is well worth seeking out despite their notoriously iffy sound quality:

https://www.amazon.com/Maxine-Browns.../dp/B0000033C6

[smallworld]

The Tomato set uses a re-recording of "Funny." The instrumental ending is so staid on that version.

[smallworld]

Re-Recording.

[smallworld]

Original.

[monicarivers]

I wonder which version is on this 2017 vinyl [[also released on CD):

https://www.discogs.com/Maxine-Brown...lease/11465543

[smallworld]

I wonder which version is on this 2017 vinyl [[also released on CD):

https://www.discogs.com/Maxine-Brown...lease/11465543

The CD version lists a running time of 2:20, so it's probably the Nomar original. But Soul Jam Records is a grey market / public domain label so they don't have access to masters, only what's been previously released on vinyl, CD etc.

[reese]

The Tomato set uses a re-recording of "Funny." The instrumental ending is so staid on that version.

I never knew Maxine re-recorded the song. I had read that Scepter purchased the masters to her earlier recordings. Was it re-recorded for her Scepter greatest hits album?