The Supremes - 7" singles / USA
Singles USA
Before being the Supremes, they were the Primettes (1959 - 1960)...
A side: Tears Of Sorrow - (Diana Ross on lead vocal)
B side: Pretty Baby - (Mary Wilson on lead vocal)
Ref: LR120
Release date: 1960 or 1964
Note: those tracks recorded in 1960 may not have been released until 1964 to capitalize on the Supremes' success, as the address of the company on the label is not the one where it was located in 1960 but in 1964. But Mary Wilson remembers that the record begun to be distributed when LuPine became implicated in a local payola scandal, so its release date remains unclear.
It could also have been re-released in 1964 with a different label on record (the one shown being the 1964 release and the only one ever spotted in books and on the web).
Its catalog number is also a re-use of another record on LuPine (Joe Stubbs : Keep On Loving Me b/w What's My Destiny) - for which the address on the label is "10131 Kercheval Ave. Detroit, Mich." Sources differ on whether or not Betty Mc Glown is on the record: some state that Barbara Martin had already replaced Betty McGlown and others state that Betty only quit the group after recording those songs (which is the most probable option).
... and they did mostly record as backup singer (1960).
Gene Martin
A side: Lonely Night
B side: I Got The Blues
Ref: L-106
Release date: 1959-60 ?
Note: Background vocals by the Primettes on the A side.
A side: Lonely Night
B side: I Got The Blues
Ref: L-106
Release date: 1959-60 ?
Note: Background vocals by the Primettes on the A side.
Al Garner
A side: I'll Get Along
B side: All I Need Is You
Ref: 121
Release date: 1960
Note: Background vocals by the Primettes on both sides.
A side: I'll Get Along
B side: All I Need Is You
Ref: 121
Release date: 1960
Note: Background vocals by the Primettes on both sides.
James Velvet
A side: Bouquet Of Flowers
B side: When I Need You
Ref: K9111
Release date: 1960 (?)
Note: A side supposedly backed up by the Primettes but it's really hard to tell and to me it's really unlikely the Primettes.
A side: Bouquet Of Flowers
B side: When I Need You
Ref: K9111
Release date: 1960 (?)
Note: A side supposedly backed up by the Primettes but it's really hard to tell and to me it's really unlikely the Primettes.
Besides the singles shown, several other songs are known to be backed-up by the Primettes and some have been released on various CDs.
- Al Garner: "Searching For My Baby"
- Al Garner: "Baby Won't You Change Your Mind"
- Don Revel: "The Return of Stagger Lee"
- Wilson Pickett: "Let Me Be Your Boy"
- Eddie Floyd: "I'm Her Yo Yo Man"
- James Dee & A Piece of the Action & the Primettes: "My Pride"
- James Dee & A Piece of the Action & the Primettes: "Jealous Over Love"
- Al Garner: "Searching For My Baby"
- Al Garner: "Baby Won't You Change Your Mind"
- Don Revel: "The Return of Stagger Lee"
- Wilson Pickett: "Let Me Be Your Boy"
- Eddie Floyd: "I'm Her Yo Yo Man"
- James Dee & A Piece of the Action & the Primettes: "My Pride"
- James Dee & A Piece of the Action & the Primettes: "Jealous Over Love"
Don McKenzie
A side: Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)
B side: I'll Call You
Ref: MIR-10
Release date: November 23, 1961
Note: Record already during the Supremes era. Background vocals by the Supremes on both sides. The lack of sources makes it difficult to be sure whether or not the Supremes are on the record. It was advertised as this on the auction site and it also sounds like it.
The Supremes recorded many background vocals during their first years at Motown for many different artists (they sing on Marvin Gaye's hit "Can I Get A Witness" for example).
A side: Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)
B side: I'll Call You
Ref: MIR-10
Release date: November 23, 1961
Note: Record already during the Supremes era. Background vocals by the Supremes on both sides. The lack of sources makes it difficult to be sure whether or not the Supremes are on the record. It was advertised as this on the auction site and it also sounds like it.
The Supremes recorded many background vocals during their first years at Motown for many different artists (they sing on Marvin Gaye's hit "Can I Get A Witness" for example).
Then, they were nicknamed the No-Hits Supremes! (1961 - 1963)
All songs: lead vocals of the Supremes by Diana Ross (except "Buttered Popcorn" as noted).
All versions released on singles differ to the album versions, so this information is not repeated below.
All existing US picture sleeves are displayed.
References written in brackets are those engraved in the run-out groove of the A sides only.
White labels are usually promo, DJ or advances copies and colored labels are usually commercial releases.
"Promo only" means that there's no commercial release equivalent.
Every label displayed for the same single is different.
All versions released on singles differ to the album versions, so this information is not repeated below.
All existing US picture sleeves are displayed.
References written in brackets are those engraved in the run-out groove of the A sides only.
White labels are usually promo, DJ or advances copies and colored labels are usually commercial releases.
"Promo only" means that there's no commercial release equivalent.
Every label displayed for the same single is different.
A side: I Want A Guy
B side: Never Again
Ref: M-1008 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: The very first single of the Supremes was first released in an extremely small quantity on the Motown striped label. The Supremes were then quickly switched to the Tamla label (below) before being switched again (and definitely) to the Motown label for their third single.
This reference was re-used for a Contour single.
A side: I Want A Guy
B side: Never Again
Ref: T-54038 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla striped label - DJ Advance Sample.
A side: I Want A Guy
B side: Never Again
Ref: T-54038 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla striped label - commercial release.
A side: I Want A Guy
B side: Never Again
Ref: T-54038 (Δ 38223)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla globe label.
A side: I Want A Guy
B side: Never Again
Ref: T-54038 (H 620 Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla label 3 (probably a later release).
A side: Buttered Popcorn - (Florence Ballard on lead vocal)
B side: Who's Loving You
Ref: T-54045 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla striped label - DJ Advance Sample.
This song relased on single was quiclkly withdrawn to be reissued with an alternate take. Both singles versions differ to the album version.
A side: Buttered Popcorn - (Florence Ballard on lead vocal)
B side: Who's Loving You
Ref: T-54045 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla striped label - commercial release.
A side: Buttered Popcorn - (Florence Ballard on lead vocal)
B side: Who's Loving You
Ref: T-54045 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: DJ Advance Sample - Tamla globe label.
A side: Buttered Popcorn - (Florence Ballard on lead vocal)
B side: Who's Loving You
Ref: T-54045 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla globe label - commercial release.
A side: Buttered Popcorn - (Florence Ballard on lead vocal)
B side: Who's Loving You
Ref: T-54045 (ZTSC68474-IKA)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla globe label 2.
A side: Buttered Popcorn - (Florence Ballard on lead vocal)
B side: Who's Loving You
Ref: T-54045 (run-out: Bell Sound Audio Matrix, and no Δ number)
Release date: March 9, 1961
Note: Tamla label 3 (probably a rerelease).
Bob Kayli
A side: Small Sad Sam
B side: - (blank B side)
Ref: T-54051 (ZTSC 84488-IKH H111)
Release date: (November?) 1961
Note: Prominent background vocals by Diana Ross. Promo one sided single.
"Small Sad Sam" was the B side of Bob Kayli's single "Tie Me Tight".
Bob Kayli is the pseudonym of Robert Gordy, brother of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr.
A side: Small Sad Sam
B side: - (blank B side)
Ref: T-54051 (ZTSC 84488-IKH H111)
Release date: (November?) 1961
Note: Prominent background vocals by Diana Ross. Promo one sided single.
"Small Sad Sam" was the B side of Bob Kayli's single "Tie Me Tight".
Bob Kayli is the pseudonym of Robert Gordy, brother of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr.
A side: Your Heart Belongs To Me
B side: (He's) Seventeen
Ref: M 1027
Release date: May 8, 1962
Note: First US picture sleeve released for a Supremes' single.
A side: Your Heart Belongs To Me
B side: (He's) Seventeen
Ref: M-1027 (ZTSC 84730-IKC DM 033209)
Release date: May 8, 1962
Note: Promo copy.
First pressing: version without echo at the beginning (DM 033209 on the label and the run-out).
A side: Your Heart Belongs To Me
B side: (He's) Seventeen
Ref: M 1027 (ZTSC 84730-ZKB 3222)
Release date: May 8, 1962
Note 1: Promo copy.
Second pressing: version with echo at the beginning (#3222 on the run-out).
A side: Your Heart Belongs To Me
B side: (He's) Seventeen
Ref: M-1027 (ZTSC 84730-ZKD 3222)
Release date: May 8, 1962
Note: DJ copy.
Record mislabeled: the reference on the label is the one of the version without echo (DM V-033209) but the run-out is engraved the other reference: 3222 which is the version with the echo at the beginning of the song and also the version pressed on this vinyl.
A side: Your Heart Belongs To Me
B side: (He's) Seventeen
Ref: M 1027 (ZTSC 84730-IKB DM 033209)
Release date: May 8, 1962
Note: Commercial release.
First pressing: version without echo at the beginning (DM 033209 on the label and the run-out).
A side: Your Heart Belongs To Me
B side: (He's) Seventeen
Ref: M-1027 (DMV 033222 Δ43344)
Release date: May 8, 1962
Note: Commercial release.
Second pressing: version with echo at the beginning (DM V-003222 on the label and the run-out).
□ Promo - Motor Town Special
A side: Spoken dialogue by Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Singin' Sammy Ward, the Contours, the Marvelettes, the Miracles (with their current single playing in the background)
B side: Complete rundown of the show by an announcer
Ref: MTS-1
Release date: October 1962
Note: Promo only. Various artists.
A side: Spoken dialogue by Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Singin' Sammy Ward, the Contours, the Marvelettes, the Miracles (with their current single playing in the background)
B side: Complete rundown of the show by an announcer
Ref: MTS-1
Release date: October 1962
Note: Promo only. Various artists.
A side: Let Me Go The Right Way
B side: Time Changes Things
Ref: M 1034 (DMB 010101A)
Release date: November 5, 1962
Note: DJ Advance Sample. Nashville pressing plant.
A side: Let Me Go The Right Way
B side: Time Changes Things
Ref: M 1034 (Bell Sound DMB 010101A Δ 45018)
Release date: November 5, 1962
Note: Promo copy.
A side: Let Me Go The Right Way
B side: Time Changes Things
Ref: MO-1034 (DMB 010101A Δ4518)
Release date: November 5, 1962
Note: -
RERELEASE
A side: Let Me Go The Right Way
B side: Time Changes Things
Ref: MO-1034 (DMB 010101A Δ4518)
Release date: 1965
Note: Rerelease date on the label.
A side: Let Me Go The Right Way
B side: Time Changes Things
Ref: MO-1034 (DMB 010101A Δ4518)
Release date: 1965
Note: Rerelease date on the label.
A side: My Heart Can't Take It No More
B side: You Bring Back Memories
Ref: M-1040 (P4KM-1928-1)
Release date: February 2, 1963
Note: Audition copy.
A side: My Heart Can't Take It No More
B side: You Bring Back Memories
Ref: M-1040 (P4KM-1928-1 C)
Release date: February 2, 1963
Note: Audition copy.
A side: My Heart Can't Take It No More
B side: You Bring Back Memories
Ref: M-1040 (P4KM-1928-1)
Release date: February 2, 1963
Note: -
A side: My Heart Can't Take It No More
B side: You Bring Back Memories
Ref: M-1040 (DMV-020102 P4KM-1928-1)
Release date: February 2, 1963
Note: Nashville pressing plant (written on the run-out).
A third blue map label slightly different is displayed in the CD box set "Diana Ross & the Supremes - 50th Anniversary / The Singles Collection / 1961-1969".
A side: A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: DJ Advance Sample. A side title written on 3 lines. Nashville pressing plant.
A side: A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109 Δ48169)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: Promo copy. A side title written on 3 lines.
A side: A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109 Δ48169)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: A side title written on 3 lines.
A side: A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: Promo copy. A side title written on 4 lines. Nashville pressing plant.
A side: A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: A side title written on 4 lines. Nashville pressing plant.
A side: A Breath Taking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: DJ Advance Sample. Shortened A side title. Nashville pressing plant.
A side: A Breath Taking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: Promo copy. Shortened A side title. Nashville pressing plant.
A side: A Breath Taking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109 Δ48169)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: Promo copy. Shortened A side title. Hollywood pressing plant.
A side: A Breath Taking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: Shortened A side title. Nashville pressing plant.
A side: A Breath Taking Guy
B side: (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band
Ref: M-1044 (DM-B-039109 Δ48169)
Release date: June 12, 1963
Note: Shortened A side title.
A side: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
B side: Standing At The Crossroads Of Love
Ref: M-1051 (DM-B-054304-A)
Release date: October 31, 1963
Note: Disc Jockey Advance Sample. Nashville pressing plant.
"When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" is the first hit of the Supremes. It reached #23 in Billboard pop charts.
A side: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
B side: Standing At The Crossroads Of Love
Ref: M-1051 (45-DM-B-054304-A-RE Δ-49971)
Release date: October 31, 1963
Note: Promo copy. Hollywood pressing plant.
A side: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
B side: Standing At The Crossroads Of Love
Ref: M-1051 (45-DM-B-054304-A-RE Δ-49971)
Release date: October 31, 1963
Note: Hollywood pressing plant.
A side: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
B side: Standing At The Crossroads Of Love
Ref: M-1051 (DM B-054304-A)
Release date: October 31, 1963
Note: Nashville pressing plant.
A side: Run, Run, Run
B side: I'm Giving You Your Freedom
Ref: M-1054 (R4KM-3048-1-B)
Release date: February 7, 1964
Note: Promo copy.
A side: Run, Run, Run
B side: I'm Giving You Your Freedom
Ref: M-1054 (R4KM-3048-1-B)
Release date: February 7, 1964
Note: -
