Supreme by name… (Tamla Motown) Released: January 1968 Producer: Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier Topped the chart: 11 th  February 1968 (for 3 weeks) 3 weeks total   When you look at the track listing of this greatest hits album from The Supremes, it’s wild to think that for a long time at Motown they were nicknamed “The No Hits Supremes.” But that’s what they were known as for several years in the early 60s as a string of frankly pretty rubbish singles failed to go anywhere (a

The Motown machine motors on… (Tamla Motown) Released: August 1967 Producer: Various (mainly Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier) Topped the chart: 4 th  February 1968 (for 1 week) 1 week total   Please note: this is a review of the 16 track Greatest Hits album released in the UK in August 1967, which has a different track listing to the 12 track US version released at the same time.   Tamla Motown’s late arrival to the top of the album chart is surprising looking back, but in many

Less rock than a pillow factory… (Pye) Released: 24 th  November 1967 Producer: Val Doonican (arranger: Ken Thorne) Topped the chart: 31 st  December 1967 (for 3 weeks) 3 weeks total   It’s a pun you see.   Val Doonican performed in a rocking chair so, you know, that’s why he’s rocking…   It’s a point that needs to be explained because in the 21 st century, Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently  (let’s call it “Rocks” for ease going forward) might suggest a soft-focus take on The W