Stevie Wonder-Songs In The Key Of Life [Motown,1976,Vinyl:NM] 2xLP+7” & BOOKLET
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Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life , Motown TMSP6002 2xLP GATEFOLD 7” SINGLE BOOKLET
Songs in the Key of Life is Stevie Wonder's longest, most ambitious collection of songs, a two-LP (plus accompanying EP) set that -- just as the title promised -- touched on nearly every issue under the sun, and did it all with ambitious , wide-ranging arrangements and some of the best performances of Wonder's career.
The opening "Love's in Need of Love Today" and "Have a Talk with God" are curiously subdued, but Stevie soon kicks into gear with "Village Ghetto Land," a fierce exposé of ghetto neglect set to a satirical Baroque synthesizer. Hot on its heels comes the torrid fusion jam "Contusion," a big, brassy hit tribute to the recently departed Duke Ellington in "Sir Duke," and (another hit, this one a Grammy winner as well) the bumping poem to his childhood, "I Wish." The tenderly cathartic and gloriously redemptive "Joy Inside My Tears," the two-part, smooth-and-rough "Ordinary Pain," the bitterly ironic "All Day Sucker," or another classic heartbreaker, "Summer Soft."
Those inclined toward Stevie Wonder the social-issues artist had quite a few songs to focus on as well: "Black Man" was a Bicentennial school lesson on remembering the vastly different people who helped build America; "Pastime Paradise" examined the plight of those who live in the past and have little hope for the future; "Village Ghetto Land" brought listeners to a nightmare of urban wasteland; and "Saturn" found Stevie questioning his kinship with the rest of humanity and amusingly imagining paradise as a residency on a distant planet.
Grading scale: NM > EX > VG+ > VG > Good > Poor)
Vinyl: NM. Looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. The finish is shiny, with no visible defects. Labels are superb, clean and bright without marks. Spindle shows no sign of wear. And no warps.
Cover: VG+. SPINE: Clear, readable text | SEAMS: Top & Bottom intact without splits | CREASES: None or minor only | RING WEAR : Light,(barely noticeable) | DEFACING: None | (Actual images so you can check the condition)
Will combine for shipping if you buy mixed singles and albums. If you buy multiple items wait for invoice with correct shipping cost.
Records are packed well with extra protection and LPs taken out of sleeves. Double-LP usually works as 1LP but no extra protection.
Tracks:
A1 Love's In Need Of Love Today 7:06 A2 Have A Talk With God 2:42 A3 Village Ghetto Land 3:24 A4 Contusion 3:46 A5 Sir Duke 3:52 B1 I Wish 4:11 B2 Knocks Me Off My Feet 3:35 B3 Pastime Paradise 3:25 B4 Summer Soft 4:16 B5 Ordinary Pain 6:22 C1 Isn't She Lovely 6:34 C2 Joy Inside My Tears 6:29 C3 Black Man 8:28 D1 Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing 3:48 D2 If It's Magic 3:12 D3 As 7:08 D4 Another Star 8:17 A Something's Extra E1 Saturn 4:30 E2 Ebony Eyes 4:32 F1 All Day Sucker 5:03 F2 Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) 3:58price rating
