Meet the Temptations is the debut studio album by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label released in 1964.

Review by Bruce Eder

The Temptations' first LP, released three years into the group's history with Motown, is also a great record, even though it wasn't really an album so much as a collection of their early singles, hooked around their then new hit, "The Way You Do the Things You Do." Those expecting the classic Temptations sound should also be aware that David Ruffin is absent from all of the tracks except "The Way You Do the Things You Do," which was cut just after he joined, replacing Elbridge "Al" Bryant. The LP represents the evolution of the act and its sound, as well as a succession of producers...

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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles:
🎵 You've Really Got A Hold On Me

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https://editsone.bandcamp.com/track/youve-really-got-a-hold-on-me-smokey-robinson-the-miracles-sickmix-intro

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OK: I write quizzes and thought I’d share today’s #DailyTeaser #quiz, here,

It’s fairly #vanilla, and has no #theme.

https://niknaksoldpeculiarblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/nik-naks-daily-teaser-19th-february-2026.html

It does has some #AI artwork.

But? AI isn’t something I use to write the questions: that strikes me as cheating …

Feel free to leave you’re answer on the blog …

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Meet the Supremes is the debut studio album by the Supremes, released in late 1962 on Motown.

Stevie Chick of The Guardian, listed "Buttered Popcorn" as one of the best 10 Supremes songs. Chick expressed that Ballard was 'A bold, big-voiced belter' and described the song as 'A piece of raw, ribald soul lacking the polish that gilded their [The Supremes'] later hits'. Also, 'Ballard growls salaciously on Buttered Popcorn that her boyfriend “likes it greasy, and sticky, and salty, and gooey”, a knowingly saucy performance that somehow escaped the interference of Motown's infamous Quality Control department.' - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsRDADQk7KM&list=OLAK5uy_k_M0chweLmybC6nKqsKqx84yu0qrdrFgc

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