Sold Date: November 16, 2019
Start Date: November 9, 2019
Final Price: $34.00 (AUD)
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I love Leslie/Sam Phillips (look at my Ebay username!) and I love this album a lot. But this is one of some ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYED copies which I once picked up as spares in a UK record store. 
As noted, this is indeed the UK pressing. These records were unsealed when new, as was the way in 1980s Britain. I have only just now taken this record out of its sleeve to photograph it. As you can see in the photos there's a tiny bit of wear on the spine near the title, presumably from storage together with other records. There's also a slight crease on the inner liner notes. Apart from that it's as mint as it's possible for an unsealed 80s vinyl LP to be. 

I need some money right now for something else so I've decided there's no point in me having more than one spare Turning :) 
Happy bidding! 
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The Turning is an album by Leslie Phillips that was released by Myrrh in 1987 and re-released in 1997 under the name Sam Phillips.
This album marks the first time Phillips worked with producer T Bone Burnett. The two married soon after the release of this album, and Burnett would go on to produce more albums for the singer. The Turning stands out as a turning point in Phillips' career as a singer and songwriter; on one side, the cheerful, upbeat pop-rock albums that she recorded in the early 1980s, and, on the other, the quirky 60's music influenced rock and folk albums, with a much darker and more poetic tone lyrically. This album was listed at No. 8 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Leslie Phillips except where noted.
1. "River of Love" (T Bone Burnett) 2:46
2. "Love Is Not Lost" 4:02
3. "The Turning" 3:38
4. "Libera Me" (T Bone Burnett, Sam Phillips) 3:12
5. "Carry You" 4:23
6. "Beating Heart" 2:57
7. "Expectations" 3:19
8. "Down" 3:29
9. "Answers Don't Come Easy" 4:11
10. "God Is Watching You" (T Bone Burnett, Sam Phillips) 3:48
Personnel
Leslie Phillips – vocals, synthesizer, drum programming, go-go dancing
T Bone Burnett – guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
John Schreiner – synthesizer
David Miner – bass guitar
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Mickey Curry – drums
Ralph Forbes – drum programming
Alex Acuña – percussion
Peter Case, Tonio K, Dawn O'Hanlon – backing vocals
Production
T Bone Burnett – producer
Tom Willet – executive producer
Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
Steven Ford – engineer
Larry Hirsch – engineer
Bill Jackson – engineer
Stephen Shelton – engineer
Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
David Knights – assistant engineer
Chris Bellman – original mastering
Steve Hoffman – mastering for 1998 release
Artwork
Michael Hodgson - art director, designer
Dennis Keeley - photographer
Pete Caravolais - assistant photographer
Tony Proctor Lambe - hair and makeup artist