Originally Posted by
reese
My favorite Supremes collection, without a doubt, is the 1974 ANTHOLOGY.
I had seen an ad in Ebony promoting the anthologies of the Tempts, Miracles, and Pips. In smaller print was a notice that a set on other acts, including the Supremes, was forthcoming. That got me excited. Not long after, I went to my local record store [Skippy White's] and saw a copy. I must have held and stared at it for 10 minutes before having to leave. As someone who usually bought his albums out of the $1.99 cut-out bin, ANTHOLOGY's cost was much more than I could afford. Thank goodness my birthday was coming up soon. When it did, I had my mother drive me to the store and I finally had my own copy!
I still remember the thrill I had when I ripped off the shrink wrap. The silver packaging with the portraits of DMC was great. Even better was the color booklet. I think I went through the booklet a couple of times before playing the album.
For me, I can remember this was the first time I heard what Flo's voice sounded like. Her vocals really stuck out on some of the songs on Side 1, like A BREATH TAKING GUY and STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS OF LOVE. And of course, finally having my own copy of all of those great hits like BABY LOVE, LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART, LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU'RE GONE..., too many to name.
I have liked some of the other collections like LOST AND FOUND and especially 25TH ANNIVERSARY [despite the great unreleased recordings, it loses points with me because of the black and white booklet]. But none of them come close to what ANTHOLOGY meant to me.
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