Live at London's Talk of the Town is a 1968 live album released by Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label, recorded at the Talk of the Town nightclub. This performance marked the first time that new member Cindy Birdsong had performed overseas with original Supremes Diana Ross and Mary Wilson, a year after original founding member Florence Ballard was ousted. The group performed a variation of standards, show tunes, and their own classics with British rock stars Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney reportedly in attendance. The songs recorded are from the group's 1968 European tour. That European tour also garnered a famous Swedish television special that was used as a catalyst to promote this album.
It is sonically one of the best sounding live albums for its time. It arguably stands as their finest live album.
Songs omitted from the recording are "I Hear a Symphony", "Unchained Melody", "Somewhere" and "Queen of the House".
The album soared to #6 in the U.K. underscoring its strong reception overseas. It also peaked a #6 on the Billboard R&B Album chart despite a less impressive charting on the Top 200.
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