I'd like to compile a list of cover variations within the US Motown album catalog. The list I have so far only covers Detroit-era Motown, but I would welcome additions from after 1972 as well. I only included Mono/Stereo variations if "Mono" is actually printed on the cover.
Here's what I have so far:
Motown
606 - The Supremes - Meet The Supremes
- Stool cover
- Blue/white cover with photo
- Back cover with “The Boy That Got Away” listed
- Back cover with “Let Me Go The Right Way” and “Time Changes Things” listed
614 - Various Artists - A Package of 16 Big Hits
- Package cover
- Song title grid cover
616 - Mary Wells - Mary Wells Greatest Hits
- No Motown logo on front cover
- Rectangular Motown logo on front cover
- Square Motown logo on front cover
636 - The Supremes - The Supremes At The Copa
- Back cover with drawing of the Supremes
- Back cover without drawing
642 - Various Artists - In Loving Memory
- Front cover without song titles
- Front cover with song titles
659 - The Supremes - Sing Rodgers & Hart
- Back cover with live photo of The Supremes w/ black background
- Back cover with live photo of The Supremes w/ bright background
665 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections
- Stereo printed cover
- Mono printed cover
669 - Four Tops - Yesterday’s Dreams
- Stereo printed cover
- Mono printed cover
675 - Four Tops - Four Tops Now / MacArthur Park
- “Four Tops Now” cover
- “MacArthur Park” cover
679 - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations
- Stereo printed cover
- Mono printed cover
724 - Diana Ross - Everything Is Everything
- Blue & Yellow album title text on front cover
- Blue album title text on front cover and negative image of Diana on back cover
726 - Various Artists - The Motown Story: The First Decade
- Textured box cover with embossed gold record on front
- Smooth box cover with printed gold record on front
755 - Michael Jackson - Ben
- Rat cover
- Non-rat cover
861 - Diana Ross - Diana Ross
- Album title/artist name above portrait
- Album title/artist name below portrait
Rare Earth
507 - Rare Earth - Get Ready
- Die-cut/tombstone cover
- Standard cover
Soul
704 - Jimmy Ruffin - Sings Top Ten
- Monochromatic photo on left side of cover
- Color photo of Jimmy in red jacket on right side of cover
716 - The Originals - Green Grow The Lilacs
- “Green Grow The Lilacs” cover
- “Baby I’m For Real” cover
721 - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Gotta Hold Onto This Feeling
- “Gotta Hold On To This Feeling” cover
- “What Does It Take To Win Your Love” cover
861 - Diana Ross - Diana Ross
Tamla
223 - The Miracles - Cookin’ With The Miracles
- Yellow hype text for “Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues”
- No yellow hype text
224 - Various Artists - Tamla Special #1
- Tamla Special #1
- Tamla/Motown Special #1
228 - The Marvlettes - Please Mr. Postman
- Back cover with “I Know How It Feels” listed twice instead of “Whisper” as S2.T5
- Back cover with “Whipser” correctly listed
229 - The Marvelettes - Marvelettes Smash Hits of 62'
- Big M/62’ cover
- All black misspelled “Marveletts” cover with no info on spine
- All black misspelled “Marveletts” cover with info on spine
240 - Little Stevie Wonder - The 12 Year Old Genius
- No white hype bubble
- White hype bubble
252 - Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits
- No Tamla logo on front cover
- Stacked-globes Tamla logo on front cover
- Square Tamla logo on front cover
253 - The Marvelettes - Greatest Hits
- Orange cover
- Green cover
254 - The Miracles - The Miracles' Greatest Hits from the Beginning
- No white hype bubble and stacked-globes Tamla logo on bottom-right corner
- White hype bubble and square Tamla logo on bottom-right corner
258 - Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
- Back cover with full album title banner and correct tracklisting
- Back cover with shortened album title [[“How Sweet It Is”) banner and HWISTBLBY listed as Track 4 instead of Track 2
276 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Make It Happen
- “Make It Happen” cover
- “The Tears Of A Clown” cover
279 - Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her
- Album title text goes across image of Stevie
- Album title text aligned to left side of cover
285 - Marvin Gaye - In The Groove
- “In The Groove” cover
- “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” cover
290 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Special Occasion
- Stereo printed cover with small photo
- Stereo printed cover with large photo
- Mono printed cover with large photo
319 - Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
- Braille cover
- Non-braille cover
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