CONTOURS FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE '65 GORDY NORTHERN SOUL PROMO PURE VINYL 45 ?
  $   35

 


$ 35 Sold For
Nov 29, 2015 Sold Date
Nov 22, 2015 Start Date
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HARD-TO-FIND ORIGINAL GORDY
NORTHERN SOUL PROMOTIONAL 45 !!!

 

    "FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE" (2:58)
    b/w
    "SEARCHING FOR A GIRL" (2:48)
    by
    THE CONTOURS 

    VERY GOOD++ CONDITION !!

    (Gordy #G-7044 • 1965)

TWO SIDES of
VINTAGE MOTOWN SOUL !!!

It's almost criminal that this 1965 release
failed to make it big on the charts !! 

SMOKEY ROBINSON
produced and co-wrote this popular
NORTHERN SOUL CLASSIC !! 

This is the
CLASSIC MOTOWN
HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
with
BOLD BLOCK-PRINT LABELS !! 
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Thanks to a superb mastering job,
this MOTOWN single still has dynamic sound,
even though it's over 50 years old !! 

 

A treasured slab o' Northern Soul in
VERY GOOD++ CONDITION !! 

There's visible groove wear but this disc
performs with excellent fidelity...
MOTOWN singles from this period
seem to be indestructible !!! 

Labels have virtually no ring wear;
there's 2 "X"s on the A-side label per scan. 

Comes with
an equally rare "SOUND OF YOUNG AMERICA" company sleeve.

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