DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES "Farewell" UK 1970 2LP MINT-

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Feb 7, 2011 Sold Date

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DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES "Farewell" UK 1970 2LP MINT-

G&L LAMINATED GF, ONCE PLAYED, UNMARKED VINYL, TOP COPY

DIANA ROSS &THE SUPREMES
Farewell

ORIGINAL UK TAMLA MOTOWN (STML 11154/5) FIRST PRESSING (August 1970) OF DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' LAST PERFORMANCE RECORDED LIVE AT THE FRONTIER HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, JANUARY 14th, 1970
THIS COPY IS IN PRACTICALLY AS-NEW CONDITION - ONCE PLAYED - WITH UNMARKED VINYL SURFACES AND DELIVERING CRYSTAL CLEAR, CLEAN, SHARP AND BRIGHT AUDIO THROUGHOUT WITH NOTHING TO FAULT - FANTASTIC COPY IMPRESSIVELY PRODUCED AND RECORDED AND TREMENDOUSLY ATMOSPHERIC

PRESSED ON TWO QUALITY MID/HEAVYWEIGHT VINYLS WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK/SILVER MOTOWN LABELS
MATRIX: STML 11154 A-1 / STML 11154 B-1, STML 11155 A-1 / STML 11155 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2/GM and 2/GT, 1/RR and 2/RL
THE RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL, DEEPLY GLOSSY FRONT LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." DATE CODED '7008' (1970, August)
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL EMI INNER SLEEVE ADVERTISING OTHER MOTOWN RELEASES

Presented here in all its magic and splendour is the last recorded show of the super singing group, Diana Ross & the Supremes.
The Supremes sing their greatest hits and a plethora of classic melodies in front of a live audience in Las Vegas during their Farewell tour, January 14, 1970.
In their last performance at the Frontier Hotel, the Supremes sang with vibrancy and a unique and unmatched harmony that seemed to uplift and sweep the fans off their feet.
Soulful and passionate tunes such as "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Come See About Me," "My World Is Empty Without You," and "Baby Love" are featured on the first side of this double-record collection, marking the pure delight and colourful charisma of the group's early career.
Covers such as "Lady Is a Tramp" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reflect the soulful times during the height of Motown's success. "Reflections," Ross' personal favourite, closes out the first set with fervent energy.
The Supremes' enthusiasm is very identifiable on "Love Child" and the great hit sung by the 5th Dimension, "Aquarius." Many Rodgers & Hart tunes are featured in this exciting collection, and sung by the Supremes like only they can, spinning the melodies with their unique trademark harmony and youthful vigour. "Falling in Love With Love" and "The Lady Is a Tramp" bring a sophisticated and jazzy '30s flavour to the gig.
The group closes out this memorable performance with "Someday We'll Be Together," granting faith and some hope to those who hoped the Supremes would return in the near future. As is turned out, this was the last live performance of the legendary trio.
Producer Deke Richards did a good job capturing the essence of the Supremes, their tight harmonies and self esteem, on record.
This can be a perfect fit for anyone's record collection, especially fans of '60s Motown.

Track Listing: (the play is continuous)
Side One:
T.C.B.
Stop! In The Name Of Love - Come See About Me - My World Is Empty Without You - Baby Love The Lady Is A Tramp - Let's Get Away From It All
Monologue
Love Is Here And Now You're Gone
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Monologue
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Monologue
Reflections
Side Two:
My Man
Didn't We
It's All Right With Me
Big Spender
Falling In Love With Love
Love Child
Side Three:
Dialogue
Aquarius - Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
Side Four:
Monologue
The Impossible Dream
Monologue
Someday We'll Be Together
Closing Dialogue

LABELS: The labels are clean, fresh and unmarked with just one light spindle trace - once played - MINT-
VINYL Visual: All four vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are unmarked - MINT
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio delivery and a wonderfully atmospheric live recording with a crystal clear, clean, strong and fresh sound. The production has that Motown 'freshness' which characterised all their earlier releases and which gives the sound an incredible immediacy. On playback at a loud volume there are no audio issues of note - all four sides play with great clarity and beautifully clean audio - very, very impressive indeed. Critically graded MINT-
SLEEVE: The 1st issue front laminated G&L gatefold sleeve is also in lovely condition with a deep, glass-like gloss to the outer laminated surface (with just a little record impression and a touch of rubbing to the back bottom edge) with the inside being like-new - clean, fresh and unmarked. The edges and spine show no wear - all spine text is clear and bold . Overall, a beautifully preserved example - EXCELLENT+
and both the original EMI advertising inner sleeves are clean and unmarked with no splits but one of them is creased (from original insertion into the sleeve at the factory)

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