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Where Did Our Love Go?

The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? Audio CD

A fair review of the The Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go?" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Supremes reviews here, or go back to the The Supremes tabs.

Band: The Supremes
Title: Where Did Our Love Go?
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Release Date: 2006-11-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Where Did Our Love Go 2: Run, Run, Run 3: Baby Love 4: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes 5: Come See About Me 6: Long Gone Lover 7: I'm Giving You Your Freedom 8: A Breathtaking Guy 9: He Means The World To Me 10: Standing At The Crossroads Of Love 11: Your Kiss Of Fire 12: Ask Any Girl 13: Where Did Our Love Go 14: Run, Run, Run 15: Baby Love 16: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes 17: Come See About Me 18: Long Gone Lover 19: I'm Giving You Your Freedom 20: A Breathtaking Guy 21: He Means The World To Me 22: Standing At The Crossroads Of Love 23: Your Kiss Of Fire 24: Ask Any Girl 25: This Is It 26: I'm The Exception To The Rule 27: Everyday I'll Love You More Than Yesterday 28: Beginning To Ending 29: Mr. Blues 30: Come On Boy 31: Bye Baby 32: My Imagination 33: I Idolize You 34: You're Gonna Come To Me version 3 35: Honey Babe 36: Penny Pincher 37: Let Me Hear You Say (I Love You) 38: Don't Take It Away 39: Just Call Me 40: That's A Funny Way 41: Stop, Look & Listen 42: Send Me No Flowers 43: Baby Love alternate `early' version 44: Introduction/Devil's Den 45: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes 46: A Breath Taking Guy 47: Your Heart Belongs To Me 48: Let Me Go The Right Way 49: I Am Woman 50: People 51: Where Did Our Love Go

FABULOUS REMASTERED SOUND
For The Supremes, just like most of the major Motown acts, there is an endless plethora of albums, compilations and box sets, all of which had wildly-varying audio quality, regardless of mono or stereo content. Since the 1981 advent of the compact disc, Motown has shamelessly released reissue after reissue of its extensive catalog.

These ten 2007 Japanese mini-sleeve CD's are the best sounding stereo Supremes CD's I've heard yet. The separation and clarity is absolutely nothing short of miraculous and revelatory.

For me, the real joy of these new remasters is the ability to hear James Jamerson's playing in perfect, note-for-note clarity. That cat may have been one of the greatest to ever play the instrument, and being able to hear him so clearly is so enjoyable in a manner I haven't experienced before with any other release.

I own the 2000 box set, several of the latest anthologies, and the 2006 HIP-O "Where Did Our Love Go" 2CD. None of these sound as good as these Japan issues.

I just checked my Japan-based source for mini-sleeves, and as of this writing, six of these Supremes CD's are already OOP (all `sleeves are limited edition). If you're a fan, don't delay in getting these, as they are priceless.

Link by title to the 2007 Japan mini-sleeve Supremes catalog:

More Hits by The Supremes
I Hear A Symphony
Supremes A Go-Go
Sing Holland Dozier Holland
Reflections
Join The Temptations
Love Child
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In
Cream Of The Crop

WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI-LP-SLEEVE" CD?

Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you.

Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics.

Then, there's the sonic quality: Often (but not always), mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often (but not always) be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere.

Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded.

All mini-sleeve releases are limited edition, but re-pressings/re-issues are becoming more common (again, not always). The enthusiasm of mini-sleeve collecting must be tempered, however, with avoiding fake mini-sleeves manufactured in Russia and distributed throughout the world, primarily on eBay. They are inferior in quality, worthless in collectable value, a total waste of money, and should be avoided at all costs. .

The Supremes have arrived
I love the classy album cover with Florence, Mary and Diana (top left to right). This is the album that took The Supremes to the top. Includes the hits Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love and Come See About Me. Florence's voice soars on Long Gone Lover. A must have cd.

THERE IS ANOTHER RARE WDOLG Release

The Ross Voice was very HI Here - she would lalter calm down in her future albums. A RARE WDOLG release feature Stereo and Mono Versions of all the songs as well as Alternates and Deletes is available from hip-o-select - This is the original LP but the Rare 2 CD Set is much more of a collectors item. BABY Love is delcious, LONG GONE LOVER demonstrates Flo's vocal style and BREATH TAKING GUY shows the beauty of the Harmonised Voices of Ross/Flo and Mary. Miss Ross would later claim this was her favorite Smokey Robinson tune. .

What A Treat For Supremes Fans
Disc 2 is worth the price alone of early Supremes singing as a true group many gems and on top of that you get the 12 track album in mono (sounds wonderful)and in stereo. I know this CD is a little pricey now,but well worth it!
If your a fan get it before it becomes A CD on E-Bay auction. Dig into your pocket for this one don't miss out on this limited release, I'm very glad I did.

Great to hear original mono version of this landmark Motown LP
Almost like listening to the actual 33 1/3 vinyl release, which I still have a copy of! Not too cleaned-up and remastered to death, like most Motown compilations currently on CD. Great to finally hear this album in it's original monophonic spendor after 40 plus years. Hope more original MONO and 45RPM mixes will find their way onto CD. .

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