THE SUPREMES "The Supremes A GO GO" 1966 UK 1st STEREO
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23
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£ 23
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Dec 20, 2010
Sold Date
Dec 10, 2010
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£ 22
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THE SUPREMES "The Supremes A GO GO" 1966 UK 1st STEREO
G&L FLIPBACK, 1G/1G -ONE OF THE 1st MADE - SUPERB NM
THE SUPREMES
The Supremes A' Go Go
UK TAMLA MOTOWN (STML 11039) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (December 1966) OF THE SUPREMES' FANTASTIC "A' Go-Go" LP IN BARELY PLAYED CONDITION DELIVERING SENSATIONAL AUDIO THROUGHOUT - CRISP, CLEAN, SHARP AND FRESH WITH NOTHING TO FAULT
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK/SILVER MOTOWN LABELS WITH "SOLD IN UK..." STATEMENT AND 'KT' TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON SIDE TWO
MATRIX: STML 11039 A-1 / STML 11039 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (earliest mothers and stampers, in the batch of the first 300 pressed, maybe even the very first Stereo copy ever made!)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending" DATE CODED '6612' (1966, December)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL EMI POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
FABULOUS LP - GREAT COPY - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Supremes A' Go-Go was the group's first number one pop album, propelled to that place with help from a chart-topping single ("You Can't Hurry Love") and a marketing ploy that generated an irresistible song lineup.
And along with The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland, Supremes A' Go-Go has held its value better than almost any of the trio's most successful albums -- in fact, back in the days when vinyl was the only game in town, used copies of this record sold faster and better than any of their other common '60s LPs, and for good reason.
Various hits compilations had skimmed the most familiar songs off of Where Did Our Love Go, I Hear a Symphony, etc., but the very concept behind Supremes A' Go-Go -- getting the group to cover some of the top hits of other (mostly Motown) acts -- dictated that every song on this album was familiar in name, and only "You Can't Hurry Love" was culled for any hits packages.
There was a lot to recommend it musically, including the trio soaring rendition of "Shake Me, Wake Me" and a version of "Get Ready," which, even if it was no threat to the Temptations, still could have been a hit. Similarly, "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" and "I Can't Help Myself" will always belong to the Four Tops, but Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard throw themselves into both (in a less weighty version of the former) with enough spirit to make them work as album cuts; "Money" is diverting if less successful, and "Come and Get These Memories" is worth checking out just to hear Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson step forward.
And even the non-Motown covers, like "These Boot Are Made for Walkin'" and "Hang on Sloopy," make worthwhile listening, with Ross turning in a surprisingly strong, passionate performance on the latter.
A number one album in its time on the pop and R&B charts, Supremes A' Go-Go also benefited from the fact that there were no pop standards or slow ballads here, just solid R&B dance numbers.
Track Listing:
Side One: Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart / This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) / You Can't Hurry Love / Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) / Baby I Need Your Loving / These Boots Are Made For Walking
Side Two: I Can't Help Myself / Get Ready / Put Yourself In My Place / Money (That's What I Want) / Come And Get These Memories / Hang On Sloopy
LABELS: The labels are clean, fresh and unmarked with barley a spindle trace to be seen - beautiful copy - seen very, very little play - NEAR MINT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are pristine save for one superficial mark on Side Two, Track Three (pictured) but this has no audio consequence whatsoever otherwise, looks NEAR MINT
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio delivery - crystal clear, clean and strong - and like all these early Motown presses the sound is very top and bottom heavy with virtually no middle - which gives the playback a wonderful freshness and immediacy - it sounds sensational. On playback at a loud volume there are no audio issues to report - it plays beautifully and cleanly throughout to an extremely high standard - very, very impressive indeed and critically graded a very strong NEAR MINT for sound quality - superb copy of a fabulous LP
SLEEVE: The 1st issue front laminated G&L flipback sleeve is also in lovely condition with a deep gloss to the front laminated surface (no rubbing) and a clean, unmarked back. The edges and spine show no wear - all spine text is clear and bold and there is just some very light creasing to the laminate on the bottom spine corner. Beautifully preserved example - EXCELLENT++
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