THE SUPREMES/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO MS 621 (-64) US STEREO

For full background check post on the corresponding US mono. This early Motown stereo sounds totally all right to my ears. At the time stereo wasn't a first choice for most people and many of those mixes made as an afterthought by some flunky in the studio crew. But this one seems elaborated enough. As far as I can hear "Long Gone Lover" is the only rechanneled cut, the rest true stereo. The tracks aren't mixed following the "bass drum to the right and the rest to the left" path, as appeared on many early sixties two-channels LP:s, and there's no excessive panning. You even get some overlapping which gives it a natural flow missing on many contemporary stereos. Somewhat thinner and less meaty than the mono, but interesting enough as a good early stereo made using a, from today's perspective, very primitive equipment. So even if I enjoy the mono more, this is a keeper for other reasons. Don't know how early this copy is. Matrix numbers stamped RR4S-6313-1-U/6314-1, both sides also with hand etched MS-621. (YZÄ*) (ZYZÖ*) (TÖMÖ*)