Vintage Stylistics Rockin' Roll Baby 12" Black Vinyl LP 1973 Avco Japan Obi Soul

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Vintage Stylistics Rockin' Roll Baby 12" Black Vinyl LP 1973 Avco Japan Obi Soul

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Black vinyl LP grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with strong gloss and a few light sleeve scuffs and faint hairline surface marks on both sides plus minor dust specks and fingerprint smudging that would benefit from a careful cleaning; no deep scratches, warps, or edge chips seen and the purple Avco center labels are clean and fully legible without writing or stickers. Single-pocket cardboard jacket with attached red and white obi strip grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with mild ring-wear sheen and overall surface rubbing to the tan photographic artwork, light corner bumps, and small color-loss spots and scuffing along the edges and spine but no large seam splits or writing. Original poly-lined inner sleeve and large Japanese/English lyric and liner-note insert both grade visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with light age toning and minor handling creases but no large tears.

Artist: The Stylistics.

Title: Rockin' Roll Baby 12-inch black vinyl LP featuring the group's 1973 Philadelphia soul studio album highlighted by the hit ballad You Make Me Feel Brand New and the title track Rockin' Roll Baby.

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

Label and catalog number: Avco Records release with purple and orange Avco center labels; Japanese catalog number SWX-6066 printed on the spine, back cover, obi strip, insert, and both labels with side designations Side 1 and Side 2; additional number SAVC-6006 on the labels.

Release year and origin: 1973 Japan pressing manufactured by Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. for Avco Records during the early 1970s Philadelphia soul era.

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

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: Japanese import edition, original single-pocket cardboard cover, red and white obi strip, poly-lined inner sleeve, Japanese/English lyric and liner note insert, stereo audio, and English-language song titles with Japanese text on the obi and insert.

Case type and front cover: single-pocket cardboard jacket with a tan and brown textured background design featuring a large black triangular panel at upper left bearing THE STYLISTICS album logo in bold white and orange lettering and a central color photograph styled as a bordered snapshot of a young boy in dress clothes tipping a hat on stage.

Back cover details: rear panel presents a sepia-toned photograph of the group posed on stairs beneath printed Side 1 and Side 2 track listings, full musician and production credits, Avco branding and copyright information, and a white Japanese price card at the upper right edge showing catalog number SWX-6066 and original price ¥2,200.

Obi strip and inserts: front cover is wrapped with the original vertical red and white Japanese obi strip with SWX-6066 catalog text and Japanese liner notes, and the LP is accompanied by a large double-sided white paper insert featuring English track listing, personnel credits, and extensive Japanese-language essay and lyric translations.

Track listing Side 1: Only For The Children; Could This Be The End; Let Them Work It Out; Make It Last; Pay Back Is A Dog.

Track listing Side 2: Love Comes Easy; There's No Reason; Rockin' Roll Baby; You Make Me Feel Brand New; I Won't Give You Up.

Personnel and production: produced, arranged, and conducted by Thom Bell; performances by lead singer Russell Thompkins, Jr. with Airrion Love, James Dunn, Herb Murrell, and James Smith plus backing musicians including Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young, Larry Washington, Vince Montana, and Don Renaldo & His Swinging Strings and Horns.

Additional notes: classic early 1970s Stylistics album showcasing the group's lush Thom Bell-produced Philadelphia soul sound in a Japanese Avco pressing with original obi and insert, ideal for R&B and soul vinyl collectors.

Barcode and identifiers: catalog number SWX-6066 on spine, back cover, obi strip, insert, and both center labels; additional number SAVC-6006 on labels; labels credit Avco Records Corp. with manufacturing by Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

Keywords: Stylistics Rockin' Roll Baby SWX-6066 12-inch black vinyl LP 1973 Avco Japan obi R&B soul Philadelphia soul You Make Me Feel Brand New.

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