Diana Ross and the Supremes: 20 Golden Greats
Mick Farren, NME, 10 September 1977
IF THEY weren't the highest form, they sure as hell were the most refined. The three-piece girl vocal group is almost a dying art. Only a few mutant objects who turn up on TV spectaculars keep the flame alive. Even Labelle are gone. Once, though... ah, once.
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