How come The Temptations' collection gets a real picture
http://www.amazon.com/50th-Anniversa...32979&sr=301-1
and The Supremes' collection gets an artsy makeover? First it was 'off with their heads' now it's 'let's make them look like clowns'!
[[I even like The Temptations picture chosen for their upcoming DVD better than the one that was chosen for The Supremes DVD.)
I'm OK with referring to the group as Diana Ross & The Supremes for this collection. It looks good the way it is done with Diana Ross on one line and The Supremes on the next. I always prefer that a capital "T" is used for "The Supremes". I'm OK with either an ampersand or a lower case "and" depending on the graphics.
Of course my preference is always to see just "The Supremes" when it is just for the classic line-up of Diana, Mary and Florence. However, now 41 years since Diana Ross left the group, and with her successful solo career that followed, I feel adding her name whenever possible is a testament to her career and does not detract from the group or any individual who was a part of that group. It also will generate more sales, which is good for all concerned, and keep the name The Supremes in the public eye. [[In recent years, sometimes seeing just the name "The Supremes" on a CD was misleading if you didn't read the fine print!!!)
In the mid-80s when I visited the UK I purchased some reissue vinyl albums and cassette tapes. My collection is packed-away due to my recent move, but if I recall, some of their early albums had the name changed to Diana Ross and The Supremes on those reissues. I had mixed reaction to that at the time.
My UK reissue cassette of More Hits does say The Supremes on the cover. However, all other graphics refer to the group as "Diana Ross & The Supremes". [[I am fairly certain my UK Sam Cooke vinyl reissue says Diana Ross & The Supremes on the cover.)
Interesting thing about the More Hits cassette cover is that they modifed the square LP cover to fit a rectangular cassette cover. The picture of Diana is in the top left quadrant and Florence beneath her at lower left and Mary at lower right. Upper right quadrant is all the text from the vinyl album cover.
Having said all this I hope the upcoming expanded edition is not "More Hits By Diana Ross & The Supremes".
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