Melvin Sparks Spark Plug VMP Purple Vinyl /1000 AAA Kevin Gray NEW SEALED
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Melvin Sparks "Spark Plug" Vinyl Me, Please Exclusive “Purple Plug” Vinyl – New & Sealed

Brand-new, factory-sealed copy of Melvin Sparks’ classic 1971 soul-jazz album Spark Plug. This deluxe audiophile reissue was produced by Craft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary and released exclusively through Vinyl Me, Please.

Limited to only 1,000 individually numbered copies, this collectible edition features 180-gram “Purple Plug” colored vinyl and AAA lacquers cut from the original master tapes by acclaimed mastering engineer Kevin Gray.

Edition Details:

  • Brand new and factory sealed

  • Vinyl Me, Please exclusive

  • Limited to 1,000 foil-stamped, numbered copies 

  • 180-gram “Purple Plug” colored vinyl

  • AAA lacquers cut from the original master tapes

  • Cut by Kevin Gray

  • Pressed at RTI

  • Heavy-stock tip-on jacket

  • Prestige / Craft Recordings / Jazz Dispensary

  • Catalog number: CR00416

  • 33 RPM

  • ℗ 2021 Craft Recordings

This acclaimed soul-jazz recording features Melvin Sparks alongside Grover Washington Jr., Idris Muhammad, Virgil Jones, Leon Spencer Jr., and Reggie Roberts, with legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder behind the original recording.

Tracklist

Side One

  1. Who’s Gonna Take the Weight? – 9:05

  2. Spark Plug – 8:50

Side Two

  1. Conjunction Mars – 8:05

  2. Alone Together – 4:14

  3. Dig Dis – 6:45

Condition: New and factory sealed. The outer packaging may show minor shelf or storage wear; please review all photographs for the exact condition. The vinyl-color image is a stock photo provided for reference because the record itself remains sealed.


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