Greatest Hits - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

[mysterysinger]

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, from a UK perspective the first I ever heard of them was "Tears Of A Clown" which was a huge hit when I first really started collecting Tamla Motown records.

It came as a big shock when I saw USA import singles in the window of a Blackpool record shop and realised that there were diffferent labels involved. Out of curiosity, I bought my first USA Motown label single from that very shop but that's another story.

Many albums released in the UK had remarkably different track lists to their USA counterparts. Of course, we didn't get everything - several SRATM studio albums being among the ones we didn't get. Occasionally too we got albums not released in the USA. Today everything USA seems to be available digitally where not already on CD.

Still I would buy a Miracles "Greatest Hits From The Beginning" should ever an official CD version be made available. Highly unlikely, of course, especially given the various anthologies available [[and especially since releases generally seem to have dried up). There was some discussion that a CD had already been available in the past but I'm doubtful about that.

Vinyl wise we got these "Greatest Hits" albums in the UK [[and a little later the 3 LP Anthology). Uploaded as a gif to save space.




TML11031
From The Beginning
The Miracles
Tamla Motown UK Vinyl LP
1965

Tracklist
A1 Mickey's Monkey
A2 You've Really Got A Hold On Me
A3 A Love She Can Count On
A4 Shop Around
A5 Way Over There
A6 I'll Try Something New
A7 What's So Good About Good Bye

B1 Bad Girl
B2 I Need Some Money
B3 Mama Done Told Me
B4 I Love Your Baby
B5 I Need A Change
B6 All I Want Is You
B7 Who's Loving You


TML11072 / STML11072
Greatest Hits
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Tamla Motown UK Vinyl albums

Tracklist
A1 Going To A Go Go
A2 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
A3 From Head To Toe
A4 My Girl Has Gone
A5 You Really Got A Hold On Me
A6 More Love
A7 Shop Around
A8 Ooo Baby Baby

B1 I Second That Emotion
B2 Come On Do The Jerk
B3 The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage
B4 The Tracks Of My Tears
B5 What's So Good About Goodbye
B6 That's What Love Is Made Of
B7 Mickey's Monkey
B8 [[Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need


STML11233
Greatest Hits Volume 2
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
UK Tamla Motown Vinyl LP
1973

Tracklist
A1 Tears Of A Clown 2:53
A2 Yester Love 2:16
A3 Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart [[Since I Met You) 2:46
A4 Abraham, Martin And John 2:59
A5 Baby Baby Don't Cry 3:29
A6 Special Occasion 2:20
A7 Doggone Right 2:43
A8 If You Can Want 2:42

B1 Who's Gonna Take The Blame 2:57
B2 Darling Dear 3:07
B3 Crazy About The La La La 2:58
B4 I Don't Blame You At All 2:54
B5 Satisfaction 3:20
B6 Flying High Together 2:50
B7 I Can't Stand To See You Cry 3:18
B8 We've Come Too Far To Find It Now 3:25

[tjl]

wow...how could they leave off the most loved Miracles track "from the beginning" in Philly, Jersey, South Florida and Pittsburgh?

"Would I Love You"

There is no better - just sayin'

[mysterysinger]

Well it wasn't a UK hit, Greatest or otherwise, but in the UK "Would I Love You" had already appeared on The Miracles "I Like It Like That" LP [[TML11003).

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