The Supremes

OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. The Supremes runs through 4 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside The Beach Boys, The Beatles and John Coltrane.

4 shows 4 tracks 9 related artists

Shows where The Supremes appears

Favorite Things, New Rings

Ariana Grande's "7 rings" flips Rodgers and Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things" into a modern luxury anthem, tracing the melody's journey from Julie Andrews' innocence to John Coltrane's jazz and Luther Vandross's soul.

1 of 8 tracks — My Favorite Things

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 1 plays

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Funk Brothers: Motown to Marley Marl

From the uncredited Funk Brothers crafting Motown's "My Girl" to Cold Chillin' Records' producer-driven beats and Biz Markie's lyrical innovations, popular music's blueprint shifts.

1 of 8 tracks — You Can't Hurry Love

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 1 plays

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The Art of Mono Immensity

The 60s saw producers like Phil Spector and Brian Wilson craft massive, layered mono soundscapes, from the Wall of Sound to The Beatles' studio as instrument, all for radio's airwaves.

1 of 7 tracks — You Keep Me Hangin' On

10 chapters · 7 tracks

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1967: Studio as Sound Canvas

In 1967, the studio became an instrument itself, as The Beatles, The Supremes, and Jimi Hendrix used tape manipulation and multi-tracking to craft sounds impossible to play live.

1 of 7 tracks — Reflections