Originally Posted by
sup_fan
guys - i'd argue that i'm about as big of a Supremes fan out there as anyone. my starting this post surely shouldn't have started all of these tired=ass dialogs on here. for god sakes you guys - it really just isn't that serious. get a f***ing life!!
the reason i started this post was to discuss from a HISTORICAL perspective as to which tracks are M&F and which are Andantes. While Randy T might not have been in the studio, he's certainly done more research and had far more access to the studios and vaults than anyone on here, you included Marv. I'm basing this thread on his research that showed the Andantes are on the lp. that and my own Supremely expert ear from listening to the girls [[in whatever grouping) for decades. after a while you should be able to identify someone by their voice. The fact that other singers might be on the lp isn't a slight to F or M and the fact that motown recorded them on ZILLIONS of subsequent songs should inform you that the powers at be at motown didn't find them useless or talentless. as has been stated by many informed sources, Motown was going 24/7. it was about capitalizing on the moment, not sentiment. they wanted an Xmas lp out in time for xmas and so they probably recorded most of the tracks ahead and time and then raced Diana through the leads. It's also well documented that the girls rarely recorded together so as for Flo's leads, those probably wouldn't have been recorded when they were doing the backgrounds anyway. frankly i wonder if her 2 songs were sort of done as an afterthought. i've heard that Diana did a lead version of Silent Night and apparently she really struggles with it. so maybe they thought - hey, let's pull flo in here and see what she can do. Honestly i don't think these are her 2 strongest performances ever waxed. the arrangements are SOOOOO slow and dragging that it impacts her pitch some. but hey, at least we get to hear her some
again, lets drop all the tired baggage.
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