Marvelettes-Smash Hits of 62 Great Copy of RARE LP

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570

Marvelettes - Sing Smash Hits of '62 : Here is your chance to finally own a great copy one of the rarest Motown LPs. This is the sought after "M Cover" with the song titles placed inside a giant black M.  The later pressing of this LP had the title shortened to "The Marvelettes Sing" with a completely different cover. 

The vinyl looks almost unplayed for an album of this vintage, certainly a Mint Minus rating. The sound is bright, crisp and LOUD. A cleaner copy would be very hard to come by. The yellow label also has little wear, only the slightest spindle wear (when examined closely).  The vinyl and labels look great!

The cover condition is great! There seems to be NO sleeve wear at all on the front or back (where a typical album jacket of this vintage would often get a small circle of wear either around the outer edge of the LP or sometimes the size of the inner label) The Spine of the jacket is 100% intact, not split or torn at all. All the print is fully readable. The only issues regarding the condition of the cover are two small pieces of tape and a crease in the upper right corner. Tape is on the upper right and lower right corners that was placed in order to stop a small seam split. The top is about 1" long and the bottom is about 2" long with VERY slight seam splits below the tape. There is a 3" angular crease through the upper right hand corner that goes diagonally through the last 's' in Marvelettes, this is also noticable on the reverse side of the jacket. All in all, great condition on this 40+ year old gem!

We are currently selling in our other auctions .  select items from the collection of a longtime Marvelettes collector.  Most of these pristine LPs are originals purchased in the 60s and 70s. The auctions include sealed original Motown / Tamla LPs, white label copies and autographed copies from personal meetings with the members of the Marvelettes.

Biography courtesy of AMG:

Probably the most pop-oriented of Motown's major female acts, the Marvelettes didn't project as strong an identity as the Supremess, Mary Wells, or Martha Reeves, but recorded quite a few hits, including Motown's first number one single, "Please Mr. Postman" (1961). "Postman," as well as other chirpy early-'60s hits like "Playboy," "Twistin' Postman," and "Beechwood 4-5789," were the label's purest girl group efforts. Featuring two strong lead singers, Gladys Horton and Wanda Young, the Marvelettes went through five different lineups, but maintained a high standard on their recordings. After a few years, they moved from girl group sounds to up-tempo and mid-tempo numbers that were more characteristic of Motown's production line. They received no small help from Smokey Robinson, who produced and wrote many of their singles; Holland-Dozier-Holland, Berry Gordy, Mickey Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, and Ashford-Simpson also got involved with the songwriting and production at various points. After the mid-'60s Wanda Young assumed most of the lead vocal duties; Gladys Horton departed from the group in the late '60s. While the Marvelettes didn't cut as many monster smashes as most of their Motown peers after the early '60s, they did periodically surface with classic hits like "Too Many Fish in the Sea," "Don't Mess With Bill," and "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game." There were also plenty of fine minor hits and misses, like 1965's "I'll Keep Holding On," which is just as memorable as the well-known Motown chart-toppers of the era. The group quietly disbanded in the early '70s after several years without a major hit.

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