HISTORIC 45"I CARE ABOUT DETROIT"SMOKEY &MIRACLES DJ RELEASE ONLY FOR 1967 RIOTS
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THIS IS A VERY RARE HISTORIC UNIQUE ONE SIDED 45 THAT WAS RELEASED TO DETROIT AREA RADIO STATIONS ONLY! PLAYED DUING & AFTER THE DETROIT RIOTS OF 1967. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES "I CARE ABOUT DETROIT" ONE SIDED 45 STANDARD GROOVE # 13090.THE OPENING PROLOGUE IS A SPOKEN WORD INTRO BY SMOKEY WHY HE CARED ABOUT DETROIT THEN WENT INTO A R&B GROOVE LED BY SMOKEY'S FAMILAR FALSETTO VOICE W BACKING VOCALS BY THE MIRACLES. THIS WOULD BE THE CROWNING JEWEL IN ANY SERIOUS MOTOWN/DETROIT SOUND COLLECTION.THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE TO ADD THIS ONE OF A KIND TO YOUR COLLECTION PROBABLY THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF AN ARTIST USING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO MAKE A REAL CHANGE PRE-DATING "WE ARE THE WORLD" BY ALMOST 40 YEARS. THE ONLY OTHER WAY TO OWN THIS SONG IS IN THE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION OF SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES. THIS SHOULD BE,IF IT ISN'T ALLREADY IN THE MOWTOWN ARCHIVES.
LABELS = VG (OR BETTER) SOME SOILING DUE TO AGE(45 YEARS OLD) INTIALS IN BLACK INK NO TEARS OR OTHER MARKS MARKINGS ( SEE PHOTOS)
VINYL = STRONG VG (OR BETTER)
STILL MAINTAINS A GOOD SHINY LUSTER BUT HAS SOME LIGHT PAPER SCUFFS & 1 VISABLE SCRATCH. THESE DO NOT AFFECT PLAY OR THE PLEASURE OF LISTENING AT ALL NO SKIPS,NO POPS PLAYS THROUGH NICELY W/O ANY EXCESSIVE BACKGROUND NOISE. I PONDERED ON THE GRADE & MIGHT HAVE USED VG+ BUT FOR THE COST OF THE RECORD I WENT MORE CONSEVATIVE THAN NORMAL I PLAYED 3 TIMES WHILE LISTING TO MAKE SURE MY ASSEMENT WAS ACCURATE SO NO SUPRISES FOR BUYER! BOTH VISUAL & PLAY GRADED.I USE GOLDMINE PRICE GUIDE GRADING STANDARDS.YOU CAN GOOGLE THIS & ALSO FIND IT IN GOLDMINE PRICE GUIDE 3RD EDITION & FIND IT LISTED ON PAGE 829 UNDER THE MIRACLES STANDARD GROOVE LABEL13090 (DJ) W/ NO TAMLA LOGO ON LABEL. PRICE RANGE IS $37.50-$75.00 L (SEE PHOTOS) NEVER PRESSED FOR GENERAL RELEASE.
12 YEARS ON EBAY W/100% POS. FEEDBACK SO BID W/ CONFIDENCE! ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL.
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