Although the track list was up and running at Amazon some time ago, Meet The Supremes: Expanded Edition is finally up for pre-order from Hip-O Select. And this two-disc set has a lot of rarities for Motown fans.
The set has the original stereo and mono versions of the LP, a four-song set from the Apollo Theater in 1962 (touted by Universal as "the earliest known Supremes live recording"), seven more live tracks from 1964 and more than a dozen unreleased alternate takes. The packaging looks pretty sweet, too, utilizing the original LP cover for the digipak and packed with photos, notes and the first-ever interview with Barbara Martin, the little-known fourth Supreme who contributed vocals to many of the group's early hits but left the group right before the album was released to start a family.
The set, limited to 10,000 copies (and claiming to be sold-out already, although according to sources this is not the case), can be found here, and you can see the full tracklist after the jump.
The Supremes - Meet the Supremes: Expanded Edition
Disc 1: Original LP in stereo and mono, and Live at the Apollo 1962
- Your Heart Belongs to Me (Mono) *
- Who's Lovin' You (Mono) *
- Baby Don't Go (Mono) *
- Buttered Popcorn (Mono) *
- I Want a Guy (Mono) *
- Let Me Go the Right Way (Mono) *
- You Bring Back Memories (Mono) *
- Time Changes Things (Mono) *
- Play a Sad Song (Mono) *
- Never Again (Mono) *
- He's Seventeen (Mono) *
- Your Heart Belongs to Me (Stereo)
- Who's Lovin' You (Stereo)
- Baby Don't Go (Stereo)
- Buttered Popcorn (Stereo)
- I Want a Guy (Stereo)
- Let Me Go the Right Way (Stereo)
- You Bring Back Memories (Stereo)
- Time Changes Things (Stereo)
- Play a Sad Song (Stereo)
- Never Again (Stereo)
- He's Seventeen (Stereo)
- Your Heart Belongs to Me (Live at the Apollo 1962) **
- I Want a Guy (Live at the Apollo 1962) **
- Time Changes Things (Live at the Apollo 1962) **
- Let Me Go the Right Way (Live at the Apollo 1962) **
Disc 2: Alternate Versions and Mixes plus Live at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit 1964 **
- After All (Stereo Mix)
- You Can Depend on Me (Version 2)
- The Boy That Got Away (Alternate Mix)
- Hey Baby (Version 2)
- Too Hot (Version 1)
- Buttered Popcorn (Version 3)
- Buttered Popcorn (Version 4)
- I Want a Guy (Version 1)
- Who's Lovin' You (Stereo Mix with Mono Vocal)
- Because I Love Him (Version 2)
- Save Me a Star (Stereo Mix)
- Heavenly Father (Stereo Mix)
- Those DJ Shows (Stereo Mix)
- The Tears (Stereo Mix)
- Your Heart Belongs to Me (Stereo Mix)
- I'm Giving You Your Freedom (Alternate Mix)
- Standing at the Crossroads of Love (Live at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit 1964)
- Anyone Who Had a Heart (Live at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit 1964)
- Time Changes Things (Live at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit 1964)
- Make Someone Happy (Live at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit 1964)
- Let Me Go the Right Way (Live at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit 1964)
- When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes (Live at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit 1964)
Disc 1 Tracks 1-11 released as Motown M 606, 1962
Disc 1 Tracks 12-22 released as Motown MS 606, 1965
* previously unreleased on CD
** previously unreleased
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