Spinners trivia question.

[woodward]

I have a small question about the Spinners. I recently saw a copy of the Tamla Motown 45 I'll Always Love You. The record clearly states Detroit Spinners.

I should know the answer to this but I forget. Too much of a legacy on the group.

Why was the Detroit designation used in the UK? And not in the US?

Thanks for your input.

[sansradio]

Apparently, there was a distinct UK group known as The Spinners which had a chart presence. Since the UK group never had a big impact in the US, the "Detroit" designation was used for the Motown group across the pond to avoid confusion.

[mysterysinger]

And in the 70s they were known as The Motown Spinners - for example on the 2nd Time Around album and on the single "It's A Shame"/"Sweet Thing".

[soulwally]

The Spinners were a folk group from Liverpool and although they didn’t have many chart records they were regulars on national TV as part of variety shows etc, so were pretty well known