THIS IS THE UK ORIGINAL PRESSING on LONDON "Purple" label.  FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG(+) condition: normal wear BUT light discolouration on spines/corners, creases on edges and laminated, surface ringwear, gray stain on rear (bottom center), left spine is fully readable, for details see photos. The vinyl is from VG(+) to VG+ condition (light clicks/mild crackles) and plays great and without lessening in sound quality.

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IKE & TINA TURNER

Notorious and talented couple, drenched in gospel frenzy and blues soul-searching, 

who played some of the finest R&B of the 1960s and '70s.

"RIVER DEEP∽MOUNTAIN HIGH"

Produced by PHIL SPECTOR

1966    LP       LONDON  RECORDS       HAU.8298    MONO

MADE IN ENGLAND     ORIGINAL PRESSING

FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: LONDON -  PURPLE LABEL - SILVER TEXT

Catalog on cover: HAU.8298 

Catalog on labels: HAU.8298  (ACPL.2612) / HAU-8298 (ACPL.2913)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): ACPL-2912-1B   K  1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): ACPL-2913-1B   C  1

On labels: top rim text "Made in England ∙ The Decca Record Co. Ltd."

bottom rim text "All rights....prohibited"

AMERICAN SERIES

Recorded by PHILLES, Hollywood

BIEM[boxed]    GEMA     ℗ 1966

(Side B only): BIEM NCB[boxed] 

Rights Society / Publishing: GEMA, BIEM, N.C.B.

On back cover: Notes + Tracklist + Credits 

PR Philles Records, Inc.  © 1966 Philles Records, Hollywood.

LONDON[boxed]

London Records, The Decca Record Company Limited, London
Printed in England by Robert Stace.    Laminated with "Clarifoil" made by British Celanese Limited
tracklisting

Side A: RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH - I IDOLIZE YOU

A LOVE LIKE YOURS (DON'T COME KNOCKING EVERY DAY)

A FOOL IN LOVE - MAKE 'EM WAIT - HOLD ON BABY

Side B: SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - OH BABY! (THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE)

EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY - SUCH A FOOL FOR YOU

IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE - YOU'RE SO FINE

  grading

RECORD from VG(+) to VG+ but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

 The legendary Ike & Tina Turner album River Deep -- Mountain High. The title song was Phil Spector's last major effort, a Wall of Sound production from 1966 that hit in the U.K. but flopped in the U.S., leading to his retirement. There were a few other Spector tracks with the Turners (actually, only Tina appears on "River Deep -- Mountain High"), and an album was scheduled on Spector's Philles Records label. Discs were printed for a 1967 release, but no covers, and the LP never appeared. Two years later, A&M Records (its catalog now controlled by Universal) finally put it out. It turned out that Spector hadn't produced a whole album's worth of material; in addition to his productions ("A Love Like Yours [Don't Come Knocking Every Day]," "I'll Never Need More Than This," "Save the Last Dance for Me," and the title song), Ike Turner had produced a batch of typical Ike & Tina material, including remakes of their early-‘60s hits "A Fool in Love," "I Idolize You," and "It's Gonna Work Out Fine." Turner's simple, direct R&B production style has nothing in common with Spector's everything-but-the-kitchen-sink style, so the resulting collection is full of odd juxtapositions in sound. But no matter who's in the producer's chair, the center of the music is still Tina Turner, emoting for all she's worth...(AllMusic)