Supremes "At Their Best" and "Greatest Hits and Rare Classics"

[RossHolloway]

Great thread, *bump*

[longtimefan]

So, in terms of the GREATEST HITS AND RARE CLASSICS CD [[not the cassette), is the following a correct and complete listing of alternate tracks [[at the time of release)?

1. EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE
Alternate Lead Vocal and Mono Mix

2. AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE
Alternate Mono Extended Mix

3. HIGH ENERGY
Single Edit [[Released Later on "Anthology")

4. LET YOURSELF GO
Alternate Version

5. BAD WEATHER; I'M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING; YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL
Alternate Mixes

[franjoy56]

Are there any plans to release "I Had To Fall in Love" on CD with outakes of this wonderful album that Jean did in 1977.

[greg jones]

franjoy56

Jean's album I Had To Fall In Love was released on CD in the UK in 2006 on SoulBrother Records. It is still available for 12 pounds on Amazon.co.uk! If you're in the US, it is usually less expensive to buy it on Amazon UK than Amazon US.

greg jones
los angeles, ca

[thanxal]

This is a great thread. I had to go dig out my cassette version as my cassette deck died years ago. I bought the CD in the US and loved it. When I was living in South Africa, I found and bought the cassette. Given that the cassette was released in 1991 in South Africa, the liner note on the inside flap states "The Supremes are Opposed to the Policy of Apartheid". Kinda cool.

[smallworld]

One more note of interest...Many have wondered why Diana Ross and The Supremes Superstar Series featured eight Supremes on the cover but the music was all from the sixties. Andy and I just found the original LP master and side two originally featured songs from the seventies era, so all of the ladies would have been represented. We have no idea why they changed it at the last minute. Another Motown mystery!

I'd be interested to see the original tracklist with the seventies era tracks. Has it been posted before on the forum?

[SatansBlues]

Did George ever provide the email address to write Universal/Motown? Perhaps we fans can start a letter/email writing campaign to get releases like the Reflections EE released or a 70's L&F released?

[thanxal]

Did George ever provide the email address to write Universal/Motown? Perhaps we fans can start a letter/email writing campaign to get releases like the Reflections EE released or a 70's L&F released?

I didn't see it. That's often something execs don't like and either disallow or discourage [[employees handing out email addresses to the public to contact the office). I sent an email via the "Classic Motown" page. Of course, no one replied.

[drlorne]

Great thread. Thanks MaryBrewster.

[carlo]

Hi guys,
If you want to know where to direct your emails in regards to contacting Universal for more Supremes releases, please send me a message me on here privately. Thanks!

[mysterysinger]

So, in terms of the GREATEST HITS AND RARE CLASSICS CD [[not the cassette), is the following a correct and complete listing of alternate tracks [[at the time of release)?

1. EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE
Alternate Lead Vocal and Mono Mix

2. AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE
Alternate Mono Extended Mix

3. HIGH ENERGY
Single Edit [[Released Later on "Anthology")

4. LET YOURSELF GO
Alternate Version

5. BAD WEATHER; I'M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING; YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL
Alternate Mixes

"High Energy" and "Let Yourself Go" are not on the CD.

[thanxal]

Hi guys,
If you want to know where to direct your emails in regards to contacting Universal for more Supremes releases, please send me a message me on here privately. Thanks!

Thank you Carlo. Very helpful!

[marv2]

Wow--sure can hear Jean doing Until you come back to me...did he write it for her?

He said he wrote for Aretha Franklin.

[SatansBlues]

Didn't Stevie record his own version of Until You Come Back To Me in 1967 that was on the Looking Back/Anthology album from the mid 70's? I doubt that he had Aretha in mind when he wrote and recorded it back in the 60s.

[daviddh]

Did they ever have a track listing for side 2 for the 70s . I assume the big hits.
Surprised they just didn't change the cover art.

[smallworld]

One more note of interest...Many have wondered why Diana Ross and The Supremes Superstar Series featured eight Supremes on the cover but the music was all from the sixties. Andy and I just found the original LP master and side two originally featured songs from the seventies era, so all of the ladies would have been represented. We have no idea why they changed it at the last minute. Another Motown mystery!

I'd still like to know the contents of that original, proposed tracklist if you have it to hand.

[thanxal]

I'd still like to know the contents of that original, proposed tracklist if you have it to hand.

11 years later! LOL! [[I still have the South African cassette. The Supremes are still opposed to Apartheid!).

[SatansBlues]

I'd still like to know the contents of that original, proposed tracklist if you have it to hand.

THIS was the very first album that I ever bought in August 1981 when I was 12. I bought this album because I fell in love with all the beautiful faces. This is still my favorite picture of Diana Ross.

[drlorne]

I didn't check the date when I started reading the thread, and realized I was reading some historic when I saw Marv's name there and then Midnight Johnny's a bit later. Great information and a nice nostalgic moment, remembering to great contributors, not to mention George and Andy.

[sup_fan]

i was doing a search and finally found the posts with all of the great George comments about his days in the 90s trying to crank out these cd set, like GH&RC. so much interesting info. it's worth it just to keep bringing this thread back to the top

please take a moment and scroll through the various posts here. some really fun comments and info

[thanxal]

i was doing a search and finally found the posts with all of the great George comments about his days in the 90s trying to crank out these cd set, like GH&RC. so much interesting info. it's worth it just to keep bringing this thread back to the top

please take a moment and scroll through the various posts here. some really fun comments and info

Thanks for excavating this. It's interesting to see the people who used to post. I wonder what happened to all of them? I know some people left and others passed, but this is really cool to read from way back in 2010! I really can't believe that was 14 years ago. Wow.

[mysterysinger]

it'll perhaps be moved over to the DRATS forum where it now belongs.

[sup_fan]

it'll perhaps be moved over to the DRATS forum where it now belongs.

haha - i was seriously wondering if dementia was setting in lol. I was scrolling through the DRATS forum for my post and couldn't find it. i was SURE i'd posted again with it but then though, hey maybe i'm losing it lol

[copley]

I think the original post was pre DRATS forum. I'm sure that Ralph will move it.

[Starguard4]

I think the original post was pre DRATS forum. I'm sure that Ralph will move it.

I'm also sure that Ralph will move it.

[mysterysinger]

I think the original post was pre DRATS forum. I'm sure that Ralph will move it.

That's what I think too - but it's a great thread.

[marybrewster]

I started this thread in 2010; the DRATS Forum wasn't created until 2018.