STEVIE WONDER "For Once In My Life" UK MOTOWN 1st PRESS

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	$		34

STEVIE WONDER "For Once In My Life" UK MOTOWN 1st PRESS
FRONT LAMINATED G&L FLIPBACK, SUPERB EX++ AUDIO
STEVIE WONDER
For Once In My Life

HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB, UK TAMLA MOTOWN (STML 11098) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (March 1969) OF STEVIE WONDER'S CLASSIC, "For Once In My Life" LP - IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH DEEP CUT GROOVES WHICH DELIVER OUTSTANDING AUDIO REPRODUCTION - BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, SHARP, LOUD CUT - SENSATIONAL FRESH AND IMMEDIATE SOUND
THE VINYL HAS THE FIRST PRESS BLACK/SILVER MOTOWN LABELS WITH "SOLD IN UK..." and "MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" TEXT
FIRST ISSUE MATRIX: STML 11098 A-1G / STML 11098 B-1G
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/O and 1/R (marking this copy out as in the batch of the first 5,000 pressed)
AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH TOP AND BOTTOM 'PINCHED' SPINE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." (date coded '6902' - 1969, February)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL MOTOWN ADVERTISING EMI COMPANY INNER SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL 'EMITEXT' AND 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' TEXT

BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL FIRST UK PRESSING OF STEVIE WONDER'S CLASSIC - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND A FINER COPY WOULD BE PRETTY HARD TO LOCATE

Track Listing:
Side 1: For Once In My Life (2:50) / Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day (2:45) / You Met Your Match (2:37) / I Wanna Make Her Love Me (2:51) / I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied) (2:56) / I Don't Know Why (2:45)
Side 2: Sunny (3:52) / I'd Be A Fool Right Now (2:28) / Ain't No Lovin' (2:03) / God Bless The Child (2:32) / Do I Love Her (2:02) / The House On The Hill (1:42)

LABELS: CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO wear, NO unwanted writing and light spindle traces only really evident when angled under a bright light
VINYL Visual: The vinyl has a DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN and is practically UNMARKED
VINYL Audio: OUTSTANDING audio delivery - CRYSTAL CLEAR, VERY STRONG, FRESH, IMMEDIATE sound. There are NO scratches, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO clicks/pops - SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL. The LP plays to an impressively high standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion and must be graded EXC for audio. FLAWLESS PLAYBACK. NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards (please refer to my feedback and 'about me' page). SUPERB COPY
SLEEVE: The 1st issue FRONT LAMINATED, PINCHED SPINE, FLIPBACK G&L cover is in EXCELLENT++ condition. The front laminate has a DEEP GLOSS and the back is CLEAN with minimal wear. The spine is straight and true with NO creases and displays all text CLEAR and BOLD (please see photos). BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL SLEEVE


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A SUPERB UK FIRST PRESSING OF STEVIE WONDER'S CLASSIC - SOUNDS SENSATIONAL AND VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
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POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EU: Airmail: £5.00 (Insured & Signed For: £8.50)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.00 (Insured & Signed For: £11.50)

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 277 (GS 5.2 (277))

 The audio description should read....must be graded EXCELLENT++ for audio