RARE MOTOWN - THE MARVELETTES -LOCKING UP MY HEART/FOREVER- ORIOLE CBA1817. 1963
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RARE MOTOWN
THE MARVELETTES
LOCKING UP MY HEART/ FOREVER
ORIOLE CBA1817
RELEASED 1963
After two releases in the U.K. on the Fontana label this was The Marvelettes second release on the Oriole label here. Up to then no other Motown act had had four singles released in the U.K.
I think I’m right in saying that ‘Locking Up My Heart’ was the first hit written by the formidable Holland Dozier Holland team. It reached no. 44 in the US top100.
This record was released in the U.K. in April 1963. I bought this brand new at the time and it has been part of my vast collection of Soul, R&B and Blues records since.
Both sides of the record play absolutely perfectly. Visibly, the record looks unmarked. Over 58 years it has been played and handled a few times but, as I have said, plays perfectly. I can hear no extraneous surface noise. There is no handwriting on the record and I have graded it as Excellent (Ex). [Any reflections in the photos are caused by the surroundings and are not on the vinyl.]
The record is in it’s original sleeve, which has no tears. Over 58 years the sleeve has been handled quite a bit but is in remarkably good condition. The only very small bit of handwriting on the sleeve is it’s catalogue number (1817) written by me in the top right-hand corner on the front. I have graded the sleeve as Very Good+.
The well packaged record will be despatched by Royal Mail Special Delivery, fully insured, at a subsidised cost of £5.
I always endeavour to combine postage where possible.
U.K. delivery only.
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