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STEVIE WONDER "Songs In The Key Of Life" ORIGINAL 1976 Vinyl LP STILL SEALED
Album was bought in 1976 and been with original owner since that time. The album is still sealed in plastic with only a minor tear to that plastic in corner. Album cover shows zero damage or wear. Pristine in every way!

Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
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Label:  Tamla – T13-340C2, Tamla – T13-00340
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, CRC
Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Club Edition
Country:    US
Released:   1976
Genre:  Funk / Soul
Style:  Soul, Disco

A1      Love's In Need Of Love Today
Percussion [Collinga] – Eddie "Bongo" Brown
7:05

A2      Have A Talk With God
Written-By – Calvin Hardaway, Stevie Wonder
2:42

A3      Village Ghetto Land
Written-By – Shatema Byrd, Stevie Wonder
3:25

A4      Contusion
Backing Vocals – Artece May, Josie James, Michael Gray (2), Shirley Brewer
Featuring – Wonderlove
3:45

A5      Sir Duke
Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd
Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence
Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado, Steve Madaio
3:52

B1      I Wish
Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd
Backing Vocals – Renee Hardaway
Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence
Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado, Steve Madaio
4:12

B2      Knocks Me Off My Feet   3:35

B3      Pastime Paradise
Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Raymond Maldonado*
3:20

B4      Summer Soft
Organ – Ronnie Foster
Percussion – Nastee Latimer*
4:16

B5      Ordinary Pain
Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd
Backing Vocals – Charity McCrary, Deniece Williams, Linda McCrary, Lynda Laurence, Madelaine 'Gypsy' Jones, Mary Lee Whitney, Minnie Riperton, Sundray Tucker, Syreeta Wright, Terry Hendricks
Vocals – Shirley Brewer
6:22

C1      Isn't She Lovely    6:33

C2      Joy Inside My Tears
Backing Vocals – Susaye Green*
6:29

C3      Black Man
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Hank Redd
Trombone – George Bohanon, Glen Ferris*
Trumpet – Steve Madaio
8:29

D1      Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing
Percussion – Amale Mathews, Charles Brewer, John Fischbach, Josette Valentino, Marietta Waters, Nathan Watts, Nelson Hayes, Renee Hardaway, Shirley Brewer
Translated By [Spanish] – Raymond Maldonado*
Translated By [Zulu] – Thoko Mdalose Hall
3:48

D2      If It's Magic
Harp – Dorothy Ashby
3:11

D3      As
Backing Vocals – Mary Lee Whitney
Drums – Greg Brown
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Herbie Hancock
7:07

D4      Another Star
Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd
Backing Vocals – George Benson, Josie James
Flute – Bobbi Humphrey
Guitar – George Benson
Percussion – Nathan Alford, Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence
Timbales – Carmello Hungria Garcia*
Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado*, Steve Madaio
8:19

A Something's Extra Bonus Record

E1      Saturn  4:54

E2      Ebony Eyes
Saxophone – Jim Horn
Steel Guitar – Sneaky Pete Kleinow
4:10

F1      All Day Sucker
Backing Vocals – Carolyn Dennis
Lead Guitar – WG "Snuffy" Walden
5:06

F2      Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) 3:58

Record Company – Columbia Record Club
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Lacquer Cut At – Crystal Sound

Arranged By – Stevie Wonder
Bass – Nathan Watts (tracks: A4 to B1, D3, D4, E2, F2)
Composed By – Stevie Wonder
Drums – Raymond Pounds (tracks: A4 to B1)
Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A4, C1, C2, E1)
Lacquer Cut By – JS*
Lead Guitar – Mike Sembello* (tracks: A4, A5, B5, E1, F1)
Lead Vocals – Stevie Wonder
Liner Notes [Spanish Translation] – Raymond Maldonado*
Liner Notes [Zulu Translation] – Thoko Mdalose Hall
Performer [Performed By] – Stevie Wonder
Producer – Stevie Wonder
Rhythm Guitar – Ben Bridges (tracks: A4, A5, B4, E1, F1)
Written-By – Stevie Wonder


Label variation: The labels look nearly identical to the release page this was copied from. In this version the text is in red ink and not black or brown. The background of the TAMLA logo is a dark grey and not a light tan.

Columbia Record Club version. "CRC" in black ink on spine located on the far right end of spine.

Collector's album includes two records (2 x LP), a something extra (7", titled 'A Something Extra for "Songs In The Key Of Life"') and 24-page lyric booklet. All records pressed on black vinyl.

Gatefold sleeve has cat. number T13-340C2, labels have T13-00340.

There is no die-cut flap to hold the bonus 7" record.