Vinyl Album - The Marvelettes - Smash Hits Of '62 - Tamla

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Marvelettes
Title:	Smash Hits Of '62
Label:	Tamla
Country:	USA
Catalogue:	TM 229 / TM-229
Date:	Jun 1962
Format:	LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	5 Own, 1 Wants
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Marvelettes	Mashed Potato Time	Sheldon, Land	10.0 Rate
A2	The Marvelettes	Love Letters	V. Young, E. Heyman	10.0 Rate
A3	The Marvelettes	The One Who Really Loves You	Wm. Robinson	10.0 Rate
A4	The Marvelettes	Twistin' The Night Away	S. Cooke	10.0 Rate
A5	The Marvelettes	Hey Baby	Cobb, Channel	10.0 Rate
B1	The Marvelettes	Twistin' Postman	Holland, Bateman, Stevenson	10.0 Rate
B2	The Marvelettes	Good Luck Charm	Schroeder, Gold	10.0 Rate
B3	The Marvelettes	Slow Twist	J. Sheldon	10.0 Rate
B4	The Marvelettes	Lover Please	B. Swan	10.0 Rate
B5	The Marvelettes	Dream Baby	C. Walker	10.0 Rate

Notes

a) H 1191 / XCTV 82651.
b) H 1192 / XCTV 82652.

In the dead wax run-out area on Side 1, the Master No. has originally been incorrectly written as XCTV 82561 - 1KA. This is scored out and replaced with the correct no. XCTV 82651 - 1KA. On Side 2 the number is correctly written as XCTV 82652 - 1KB.

Produced by William Stevenson.

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Two versions of this album were released. The title given above - SMASH HITS OF '62 - is the first issue. This was replaced/reissued, presumably later than 1962, with the revised title THE MARVELETTS SING and accompanying new front cover artwork. This second version is noted for the incorrect spelling of the group name on the front cover, with the final 'e' just before the letter 's' being omitted.

The group name is correctly spelt on the labels of both versions. Originally these were white with dark blue print on the oceans of the globe and centre of the record on the logo.
The company address: 2648 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit 8, Michigan appears at the bottom of the labels.

The revised (second) version was initially issued with the same white logo style printed in yellow but with the dark blue and black being replaced by green and brown. Later, copies were issued with a yellow Tamla label with a logo of two adjacent discs in reddish brown and silver.

Track listings on both versions are the same.

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Number: 703861 THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: cussincarryinon02 Description: Tamla LP #229 front cover / first version	Number: 703862 Uploaded By: cussincarryinon02 Description: Tamla LP #229 front cover / second version (courtesy of BandBox244)	Number: 703871 Uploaded By: cussincarryinon02 Description: Tamla LP #229 back sleeve / reissue (courtesy of BandBox244)	Number: 703864 Uploaded By: cussincarryinon02 Description: Tamla LP #229 side 2 white label / first issue
Number: 703868 Uploaded By: cussincarryinon02 Description: Tamla LP #229 side 1 first label / reissue (courtesy of BandBox244)	Number: 703869 Uploaded By: cussincarryinon02 Description: Tamla LP #229 side 2 first label / reissue (courtesy of BandBox244)	Number: 703872 Uploaded By: cussincarryinon02 Description: Tamla LP #229 side 1 later label / reissue	Number: 2504467 Uploaded By: hefty1 Description: Tamla LP #229 side 1 white label / first issue

Comments and Reviews


mleg56 9th Aug 2024



Jethro 24th Jan 2016		You will also notice that the titles are arranged differently for each cover.I was talking to an ex Motown employee in Flint,Mi in 1986 and some interesting information came forward.After a full page ad in Cashbox magazine for this LP,is was noticed that the apostrophy after 62 was on the wrong side.The cover was pulled and not shipped and the labels were cancelled.In their haste to cash in on the Marvelettes popularity,a second cover was hurriedly printed,but spelt their name wrong.By this time,their popularity had waned.,Motown tried again with a 3rd issue,but all was to no avail,the record didn't sell and didn't chart in the top 200 and many boxes were returned to Motown and destroyed.They are now almost impossible to find.The cheap CD is only good for a frisbee