Vintage Stylistics Greatest Hits 24 2x12" Black Vinyl LP 1977 Avco Japan Obi

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Vintage Stylistics Greatest Hits 24 2x12" Black Vinyl LP 1977 Avco Japan Obi

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Black vinyl 2xLP set grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with strong gloss and scattered light sleeve scuffs and faint hairline surface marks across all four sides plus a few dust specks and fingerprint smudges that would benefit from a gentle cleaning; no deep scratches, warps, or edge chips seen and the purple and orange Avco center labels are clean and fully legible without writing or stickers. Gatefold cardboard jacket with yellow Japanese obi strip grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with light ring-wear sheen and overall surface rubbing to the front and back artwork, mild corner bumps, and edge and spine wear including small color-loss spots along the borders but no large seam splits or tears; obi shows light age toning, modest edge rubbing, and slight handling creases yet remains intact and readable.

Artist: The Stylistics.

Title: Greatest Hits 24 double 12-inch black vinyl LP compiling their 1970s soul and R&B hits including You Make Me Feel Brand New, Can't Give You Anything (But My Love), Betcha By Golly, Wow, and Rockin' Roll Baby.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: Double LP; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo.

Label and catalog number: Avco release with purple and orange Avco center labels; catalog number SWX-9003~4 printed on the obi strip, spine, back cover, and gatefold, with individual disc labels showing SWX-9003 and SWX-9004 plus Side 1 and Side 2 designations.

Release year and origin: 1977 Japanese pressing manufactured by Victor Musical Industries, Inc., Japan under license from Avco Records Corp., New York, U.S.A. as a Japanese import edition of The Stylistics greatest hits compilation.

Genre/Style: soul, R&B and soul, fusion and soul jazz-influenced 1970s vocal group music.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: compilation double LP format, gatefold cardboard sleeve, yellow Japanese-language obi strip, Japanese liner-notes panel, English-language lyric insert sheet, stereo audio, and English and Japanese song titles.

Case type and front cover: gatefold cardboard jacket featuring a full-color studio photo of The Stylistics in tan suits against a dark background with The Stylistics logo at center and Greatest Hits 24 title banner across the top, plus a bright yellow New Soul series obi band running vertically along the left edge with group photo and Japanese text.

Back cover details: rear panel presents a concert stage photo of the group performing in red outfits with microphones extending into the foreground, surrounded by a blue border frame and colorful bubble motifs, with Sides A, B, C, and D track listings printed in English and Japanese down the right side and Avco and Victor Musical Industries credits and copyright line along the lower edge.

Inner sleeve/inlay: inside the gatefold the left panel includes black-and-white performance photos, Japanese liner notes, and complete track timings for all four sides, while the right panel carries English lyrics printed in columns; a separate tall New Soul Greatest Hits-24 yellow information strip and additional lyric and credits insert are housed inside the jacket along with clear plastic inner sleeves for each disc.

Track listing Side A: From The Mountain; Disco Baby; Tears And Souvenirs; Star On A TV Show; Thank You Baby; Let's Put It All Together.

Track listing Side B: You Make Me Feel Brand New; Can't Give You Anything (But My Love); Heavy Fallin' Out; I'm Stone In Love With You; Pieces; You're As Right As Rain.

Track listing Side C: Rockin' Roll Baby; Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart); You Are Everything; Country Living; People Make The World Go Round; You're A Big Girl Now.

Track listing Side D: Love Is The Answer; You And Me; Betcha By Golly, Wow; You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart); Break Up To Make Up; Peek-A-Boo.

Personnel and production: performances by Philadelphia soul vocal group The Stylistics with songs written primarily by Thom Bell, Linda Creed, and collaborators and produced in association with Avco Records during the 1970s soul era.

Additional notes: Japanese New Soul series compilation bringing together twenty-four of The Stylistics' best-known ballads and uptempo tracks across a 2x12-inch 33 RPM stereo set, packaged as a gatefold Avco/Victor import with obi, bilingual liner notes, and full English lyrics for collectors of 1970s soul and R&B vinyl.

Barcode and identifiers: Avco / Victor Musical Industries catalog number SWX-9003~4 on spine, back cover, obi, and interior track listing; individual labels show SWX-9003 and SWX-9004 with 33 1/3 RPM stereo designations; price ¥3,600 printed on obi strip; labels read Manufactured by Victor Musical Industries, Inc. Japan under license from Avco Records Corp., New York, U.S.A.

Keywords: The Stylistics Greatest Hits 24 SWX-9003 SWX-9004 2x12-inch black vinyl LP Avco Victor Musical Industries 1977 Japan import obi compilation soul R&B fusion soul jazz.

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