O. V. WRIGHT "If It Is Only For Tonight" Backbeat LP 61

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62

TITLE

O. V. WRIGHT "If It Is Only For Tonight" 

DESCRIPTION

This Does not appear to be an original pressing.  There is no album identification on the spine as is normal on original pressings.

However, for what it is worth  ...

Backbeat LP 61 First album produced by Backbeat but he was still under contract with Peacock, thus the Peacock Records Inc  seen on bottom of album jacket

Overton Vertis Wright was born October the 9th, 1939 in Leno, Tennessee, right outside of Memphis. Like many of his peers, he honed his singing early in the church choir where his talent was soon noticed. During the 50s and early 60s, he sung with local gospel acts: the Memphis Five Harmonaires, the Spirit of Memphis Quartet, the Luckett Brothers, the Highway QC's and the Sunset Travelers (with whom he started recording for Peacock in 1964).

His first foray into secular music was the original 1964 version of "That's How Strong My Love Is" for Goldwax (a song written by Roosevelt Jamison). The song was picked by local DJs and later got covered by Otis Redding. This success, instead of kickstarting his secular career, stalled it: Don Robey, Peacock Records' boss, claimed O.V. Wright was still under contract and filed a lawsuit against Goldwax.

O.V. switched to Peacock records subsidiary Back Beat and in 1965 he released albums If It's Only For Tonight and 8 Men and 4 Women. Each respective album featured 2 beautiful ballads, the kind he excelled at: "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" and the haunting "8 Men and 4 Women," his 2 highest-charting songs.

CONDITION

VISUALLY GRADED ONLY

VINYL ... VG++

Very Good ++ (VG++) Very minor cosmetic flaws that do not affect play

JACKET VG++

corner edging .. seam splits partially ... ring wear ... could be on this jacket

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Record Grading - All Grading is Visual

Sealed (SS) - Factory Sealed
Near Mint Minus  (NM-) - Record is like new. Shiny with very very light sleeve scuffs 

Very Good ++ (VG++) Very minor cosmetic flaws that do not affect play

Very Good + (VG+) - Signs of wear. Light scuffs and scratches.

Very Good (VG) - Obvious flaws. Lack of original gloss. Scratches that can be felt with a fingernail.

Good (G) - Basically a poor condition record. I will only list a record like this if it is very rare.

Jacket Cover / Sleeve Grading

Sealed (SS) - Factory Sealed

Near Mint (NM) - No Creases, ring wear, or seam splits of any kind. Clean good quality cover.

Very Good ++ (VG++) - Very minor wear. No splits or tears, but it may have one or two small blemishes or very minor light ring wear.

Very Good + (VG+) - Minor wear. Small seam splits. Cover may have minor defacing, minor writing, cut-out mark and some ring wear. May have stickers. A solid decent cover.

Very Good (VG) - Obvious ring wear. Creases may be visible. Larger seam splits, may have stickers and/or writing.

Good (G) - Ring wear to the point of distraction. Large seam splits. Heavy writing.