In honor of a certain record label's 50th, herewith five minutes of pure pop perfection:

Made all the more glorious for the presence of Miss Dusty Springfield, hostess of 1965's Ready Steady Go Motown special on British television.

I love the contrast of the Supremes (generally demure; surprisingly lively here, for once singing live rather than lip-synching on TV) and their slightly feral cousins, the Vandellas. It's as if only Martha's ferocious affect (possibly combined with a light tranquilizer) is keeping the Vandellas in check; without her they might easily morph into Ronettes or even Ikettes, and then God knows what might happen.