STEVIE WONDER Talking Book 1972 UK TAMLA MOTOWN 1st PRESS MINT
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STEVIE WONDER Talking Book 1972 UK TAMLA MOTOWN 1st PRESS MINT
STEVIE WONDERTalking Book
1973 UK TAMLA MOTOWN (STMA 8007) FIRST PRESSING
GREAT COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TM LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." RIM TEXT
MARTIX: STMA 8007 A-1 / STMA 8007 B-1
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SOFT-BACKED MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Stevie Wonder expanded his compositional palette with 1972's Talking Book to include societal ills as well as tender love songs, and in the process recorded the first smash album of his career.
What had been hinted at on the intriguing project Music of My Mind was here focused into a laser beam of tight songwriting, warm electronic arrangements, and ebullient performances -- altogether the most realistic vision of musical personality ever put to wax, beginning with a disarmingly simple love song, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (but of course, it's only the composition that's simple). Stevie's not always singing a tender ballad here -- in fact, he flits from contentment to mistrust to promise to heartbreak within the course of the first four songs -- but he never fails to render each song in the most vivid colours. In stark contrast to his early songs, which were clever but often relied on the Motown template of romantic metaphor, with Talking Book it became clear Stevie Wonder was beginning to speak his mind and use personal history for material (just as Marvin Gaye had with the social protest of 1971's What's Going On). The lyrics became less convoluted, while the emotional power gained in intensity. "You and I" and the glorious closer "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" subtly illustrate that the conception of love can be stronger than the reality, while "Tuesday Heartbreak" speaks simply but powerfully: "I wanna be with you when the nighttime comes / I wanna be with you till the daytime comes." Ironically, the biggest hit from Talking Book wasn't a love song at all; the funk landmark "Superstition" urges empowerment instead of hopelessness, set to a grooving beat that made it one of the biggest hits of his career. It's followed by "Big Brother," the first of his directly critical songs, excoriating politicians who posture to the underclass in order to gain the only thing they really need: votes. With Talking Book, Stevie also found a proper balance between making an album entirely by himself and benefiting from the talents of others. His wife Syreeta contributed two great lyrics, and Ray Parker, Jr. came by to record a guitar solo that brings together the lengthy jam "Maybe Your Baby." Two more guitar heroes, Jeff Beck and Buzzy Feton, appeared on "Lookin' for Another Pure Love," Beck's solo especially giving voice to the excruciating process of moving on from a broken relationship. Like no other Stevie Wonder LP before it, Talking Book is all of a piece, the first unified statement of his career. It's certainly an exercise in indulgence but, imitating life, it veers breathtakingly from love to heartbreak and back with barely a pause.
Side 1:
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (2:45)
Maybe Your Baby (6:45)
You And I (We Can Conquer The World) (4:39)
Tuesday Heartbreak (3:09)
You've Got It Bad Girl (4:55)
Side 2:
Superstition (4:40)
Big Brother (3:35)
Blame It On The Sun (3:28)
Lookin For Another Pure Love (4:45)
I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) (4:48)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new with barely a mark to be seen
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault the deep, rich and warm sound
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Slight rub to the surfaces/edges but nothing really - the cover is clean and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1233 (GS 8.1.1 (1233))
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