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Title: Forever Faithful! A Study of Florence Ballard and the Supremes by Randall Wilson, Linda Champion, Thomas Ngrassia, Thomas Ingrassia ISBN: 0-943485-03-7 Publisher: Renaissance Sound Pubns Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Forever Faithful. A Study of Florence Ballard by Randall Wil
Comment: Thank you Randall for a book that appropriately takes sensationalism out of the life story of Florence Ballard, nearly 30 years after her death. So many authors try to "up" sales by "embellishing facts". That you chose to put out a book from a thesis makes it all the more credible for me and I write this at a time when I am only half way through it! That she is still "writable about" is testimony to the major contribution she played in developing the "Supremes" distinctive sound within the overall sound of "Motown". A sober and accurate writer. Thanks!!
Rating: 4
Summary: A Must-Have For The Florence Fans
Comment: Short and to the point, this book was originally a thesis and it does come across in thesis/report-like format. However, it's very insightful and informative about Florence Ballard with her life before, during and after the Supremes. The content in this book is very thorough, yet the photos view the same as newspaper prints, very grainy. Aside from this, it's very much a must-have for the serious fan and/or collector of The Supremes. A discography is also included at the end of the book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Serious collectors? yes. Casual Supremes fan? No.
Comment: (Note: I would actually give this book two and half stars!) Mr Wilson's book was actually his thesis for the university he was attending, and frankly, it reads like it. Stiff and academic. I was mostly disappointed because while he dug up a few rarely heard quotes from Flo from Detroit papers and the documents from the legal struggles she went through after her departure from the group, he really isn't covering anything that hasn't been said before in other books. And said better too. The book has an interesting selection of pictures, but they are grainy and hard to look at, which would have been a major redeeming factor. I wag a tsk tsk finger at the editor and proofreader of the book for an assortment of editing errors that should not have seen print. This book comes off more like a high-end 'zine than a book. If you are a Supremes completist, then Yes, by all means you need to have this book. But if you are a casual fan, stick to Mary Wilson's biographies or the numerous other books available about this wonderful group.
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Title: Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith by Mary Wilson ISBN: 081541000X Publisher: Cooper Square Press Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Temptations by Otis Williams, Patricia Romanowski, Patricia Romanowski Bashe ISBN: 0815412185 Publisher: Cooper Square Press Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title:The Supreme ASIN: B00005ARS8 Publisher: Polygram Int'l Pub. Date: 25 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.99 |
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Title: Motown : The Golden Years: The Stars and Music That Shaped a Generation by Bill Dahl, Weldon A. McDougal III ISBN: 0873492862 Publisher: Krause Publications Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Upside Down: Wrong Turns, Right Turns and the Road Ahead by Diana Ross ISBN: 0060571810 Publisher: ReganBooks Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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