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STEVIE WONDER - INNERVISIONS - ORIGINAL 1973 TAMLA
RECORDS STEREO LP T-326V1 (THIS IS NOT A MID-'70s REISSUE
WITH CATALOG NUMBER T6-326-S1)
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ORIGINAL
U.S. PRESSING
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PLEASE NOTE:
THIS ALBUM HAS A VERY CONVOLUTED AND COMPLEX PRESSING HISTORY WITH A
NUMBER OF CONFUSING AND DIFFERENT CATALOG NUMBERS, COVER CONSTRUCTIONS AND
TEXTURES; GENERALLY SPEAKING, BOTH CATALOG NUMBERS T-326-L AND
T-326V1 ARE CONSIDERED TO BE EQUALLY VALID FIRST PRESSINGS (PLEASE SEE ►DISCOGS.COM
FOR MORE DETAILS), ALTHOUGH T-326-L PROBABLY PRECEDES T-326V1 BY A FEW WEEKS.
THESE TWO PRESSINGS ARE VERY OFTEN FOUND PACKAGED WITH MISMATCHED /
INTERCHANGEABLE CATALOG NUMBERS
(T-326V1 COVERS WILL OFTEN - - IN ALMOST 50% OF THE COPIES - BE FOUND
WITH THE T-326L RECORDS INSIDE AND VICE-VERSA. THE THIRD CATALOG NUMBER
(T6-326-S1) IS DEFINITELY A LATER, MID-70s PRESSING. WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL,
FIRST PRESSING HERE.
*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***
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GUARANTEED ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BROWN TAMLA LABEL
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THE THICKNESS OF THE
VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER
PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE
ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
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ONE “BREATHE” (AIR)
HOLE NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP
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THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS
NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
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ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN
STYLE)
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ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (CRUDE FINISH) COVER.
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THICK, HEAVY VINYL
PRESSING
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IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)
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is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll
get. GUARANTEED!)
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The Grammy winner
for 1973, and one of Stevie Wonder's finest, most enduring and beloved works.
Need we say more?
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When Stevie Wonder applied
his tremendous songwriting talents to the unsettled social morass that was the
early '70s, he produced one of his greatest, most important works, a rich
panoply of songs addressing drugs, spirituality, political ethics, the
unnecessary perils of urban life, and what looked to be the failure of the '60s
dream -- all set within a collection of charts as funky and catchy as any he'd
written before. Two of the highlights, "Living for the City" and
"Too High," make an especially deep impression thanks to Stevie's
narrative talents; on the first, an eight-minute mini-epic, he brings a
hard-scrabble Mississippi black youth to the city and illustrates, via a
brilliant dramatic interlude, what lies in wait for innocents. (He also uses
his variety of voice impersonations to stunning effect.) "Too High"
is just as stunning, a cautionary tale about drugs driven by a dizzying chorus
of scat vocals and a springing bassline. "Higher Ground," a funky
follow-up to the previous album's big hit ("Superstition"), and
"Jesus Children of America" both introduced Wonder's interest in
Eastern religion. It's a tribute to his genius that he could broach topics like
reincarnation and transcendental meditation in a pop context with minimal
interference to the rest of the album. Wonder also made no secret of the fact
that "He's Misstra Know-It-All" was directed at Tricky Dick, aka Richard
Milhous Nixon, then making headlines (and destroying America's faith in the
highest office) with the biggest political scandal of the century. Putting all
these differing themes and topics into perspective was the front cover, a
striking piece by Efram Wolff portraying Stevie Wonder as the blind visionary,
an artist seeing far better than those around him what was going on in the
early '70s, and using his astonishing musical gifts to make this commentary one
of the most effective and entertaining ever heard.
(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY JOHN BUSH, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)
For additional
historical information on this album, including track listing ►click
here
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CONDITION:
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RECORD
(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL
records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete
sunlight)
(a)
THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED
AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to
be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our
policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE
READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).
(b)
The record is apparently
pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the
first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings
is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a
majestic analog sound from a digital recording!
(c)
The record is believed to come in its original, custom, inner sleeve,
which is UNIQUE to this album (the sleeve is Stevie Wonder-specific and
advertises Stevie Wonder Songbook).
(d)
Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior,
digital recording!!!
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COVER
COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK
WRAP
The following flaws or
imperfections are noted on the cover:
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Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides,
apparently from aging.
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Minor dusty stain noted in one corner on the back panel
(less than 2 square inches in size)
NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS AND IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
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