THE BLOSSOMS soul LP LION “Shockwave” orig ’72 DARLENE LOVE NM

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Artist:  THE BLOSSOMS

Title:   “SHOCKWAVE”

Label:   LION.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Label is yellow with black text.  Catalog number is LN 1007. 

Year:   1972

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous disc you will never need to upgrade.

JACKET:   Jacket is nice VG+.  Would grade NEAR MINT except there is staining at bottom corners, and wear along bottom seam.  Remainder of front and reverse is clean and bright.  No writing, stickers, or other issues. 

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Touchdown
• It’s All Up to You
• Cherish What is Dear to You
• Moody
• Fire and Rain

Side Two:

• Last Call for Love
• Shockwave
• Grandma’s Hands
• Heartbreak
• Just Remember

Review:

“The Blossoms were a female vocal group formed at Fremont High School in Los Angeles in 1954 as the Dreamers and consisting of Fanita James (née Barrett), Gloria Jones, and the twin sisters Nanette and Annette Williams.  They recorded for Flair Records in 1954.  By 1957, Nanette Williams had been replaced by Darlene Wright, who later took the name Darlene Love.  They did extensive session work, and Love and James were members of producer Phil Spector's studio group Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans.  Love also recorded with Spector under her own name and as part of the Crystals.  The Blossoms had one pop chart entry in 1961 with "Son-In-Law," an answer record to Ernie K-Doe's hit "Mother-In-Law."  Later, the Blossoms -- by now consisting of Love, James, and Jean King -- were regular backup singers on the pop music television series Shindig in 1965.  In 1967, they scored an R&B singles chart entry with "Good, Good Lovin'."  There were more personnel changes and a string of singles on several labels.  In 1972, the Blossoms recorded the album Shockwave.”

(artist biography courtesy of William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com)

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