Singles Not on ‘Regular’ Albums

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I didn't know that Motown had The Miracles' I Like It Like That album scheduled for release in the US. I'm guessing that it was cancelled since the title song never became a major hit stateside. It's also news that The Marvelettes' Greatest Hits was originally planned to come out in 1964 [two years before it finally came out in 1966]. Thanks for the info.

PS: Good hearing from you again-WWLFAC!

Hi Motown Eddie and thank you! I just couldn't stay away. On the subject of the Miracles and Marvelettes albums, here is a link I think you'll find really interesting. It has discographies for all the Motown albums from the 1961-1981, including albums proposed but not released.
https://www.bsnpubs.com/motown/tamla/tamla.html https://www.bsnpubs.com/motown/motownstory.html The site is called Both Sides Now.

Check this out:

TM/TS-253 - The Marvelettes' Greatest Hits - Marvelettes [2/16/66] [[3-66, #84 #4R&B) This number was reserved in 1964, but the album was not issued until 1966, after Tamla had switched to the square logo on the jacket. Both mono and stereo issues have the square logo. The original cover for this album was orange with blue printing; the second pressing was green with gold printing. This album contains a true stereo alternate take of "Please Mr. Postman" which is the only stereo version released of this song. Don't Mess With Bill [[S)/You're My Remedy [[S)/Locking Up My Heart [[S)/As Long As I Know He's Mine [[S)/Too Many Fish In The Sea [[S)/Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead [[S)//Please Mister Postman [[S, alternate take)/Playboy [[S)/Strange I Know [[S)/Forever [[S)/Twistin' Postman [[S)/Beechwood 4-5789 [[E)

TM/TS-253 - The Marvelettes' Greatest Hits - Marvelettes [2/16/66] [[3-66, #84 #4R&B) This number was reserved in 1964, but the album was not issued until 1966, after Tamla had switched to the square logo on the jacket. Both mono and stereo issues have the square logo. The original cover for this album was orange with blue printing; the second pressing was green with gold printing. This album contains a true stereo alternate take of "Please Mr. Postman" which is the only stereo version released of this song. Don't Mess With Bill [[S)/You're My Remedy [[S)/Locking Up My Heart [[S)/As Long As I Know He's Mine [[S)/Too Many Fish In The Sea [[S)/Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead [[S)//Please Mister Postman [[S, alternate take)/Playboy [[S)/Strange I Know [[S)/Forever [[S)/Twistin' Postman [[S)/Beechwood 4-5789 [[E)


As for the Miracles "I Like It Like That" album, I should have said I believe it was scheduled for 1964 because according to a Wiki page, the catalog number would have put it in 1964 and the site lists the album by name but with no release date. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown_discography#Albums I also believe I had read elsewhere the album was released and then withdrawn. At any rate, if this is true, I think it's like you said, the song wasn't really a big hit and the group was in a slump singles-wise at the time just as the Marvelettes had no really big new single to propel a Greatest Hits album in 1964.