The UK mono I posted earlier https://monolover.blogspot.com/2012/04/cream-of-crop-tml-11137.html was a rather dull fold, so it's good to finally find a US original to hear it as it was meant to be. At the time Diana Ross was already leaving the group to go for a solo carreer, but the success of the "Someday We'll Be Together" 45 led the label to release one final LP with her in. Apparently apart from the hit it mainly consists of older, earlier unissued, material - including covers of Beatles, Dylan and Stevie Wonder songs. So how does it hold on in comparison to the trio's previous albums? As a whole it works with the same magic as before...at least for this old die-hard Supremes fan. Not all in on the "Hey Jude" and "Blowing In The Wind" covers, but the rest is Supremes just like I want them. E.g. "Someday We'll Be Together" both relaxed and enchanting, "The Beginning Of The End" very sweet and "Loving You Is Better Than Ever" sounding good classic Supremes. So even if Diana Ross was leaving at the time and most of the LP is a hodgepodge of earlier dismissed cuts it's still a very good album. Don't know of any other label back then that would have had enough goodies hidden in the vaults to produce something with this quality. That's high standard. Issued and reissued all over the world on vinyl and/or CD through the years, also US cassette, 8-track and reel. Japan 2012 limited ed. remastered CD in paper sleeve (UICY 752 30). Premiere US had label as shown here in a glossy cover. (YZÄ*) (FÄV*) (TÖMÖ*) (ZYZÖ*)
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