EDWIN STARR, 25 MILES, ORIGINAL UK 1969 TAMLA MOTOWN LP, SOUL, EXCELLENT VINYL

Edwin Starr – 25 Miles (12” LP)

Edwin Starr (born Charles Edwin Hatcher; January 21, 1942 - April 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War". He was born in Nashville and raised in Ohio, and later lived in Detroit while singing for Ric-Tic and Motown Records. He was backed by the band that would become known as "Black Merda". Hawkins and Veasey of the group played on most of his early hits on the Ric Tic Label. Starr's songs "Twenty-Five Miles" and "Stop the War Now" were also major successes, in 1969 and 1971 respectively.
 Side One: Twenty-Five Miles; I'm Still A Struggling Man; Backyard Lovin' Man; He Who Picks A Rose; Soul City (Open Your Arms To Me); You Beat Me To The Punch.

Side Two: Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love; Pretty Little Angel; If My Heart Could Tell The Story; Who Cares If You're Happy Or Not (I Do); 24 Hours (To Find My Baby); Mighty Good Lovin'.
The album is on Tamla Motown Records, STML 11115. Matrix side one: STML 11115 A-3   1   A (stamped). Matrix side two: STML 11115 B-3  1   G (stamped).
Released in 1969. UK pressing. Stereo.
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Condition: (as Record Collector’s grading system)
Vinyl side 1: excellent (has a few light superficial marks that do not affects the audio in any way, plays excellent with no jumps, sticks or clicks and minimal crackle).
Vinyl side 2: excellent (has a few light superficial marks that do not affects the audio in any way, plays excellent with no jumps, sticks or clicks and minimal crackle, lable damage - see photo).
Cover (front laminated, flip-back): very good (a few laminate creases mainly around the edges, rubbing, a few marks and aging on the back).
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