Sold Date: July 8, 2023
Start Date: June 28, 2023
Final Price: $23.03 (USD)
Bid Count: 4
Seller Feedback: 54
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Up for auction is my copy of "Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label" featuring Various artists. This is the very first release from the revered reissue label Numero Group. They dig up forgotten gems for you and I to enjoy as we hang out with our date that we want to impress. This one is loooong out of print. You can tell it is a first pressing because of the "HOT GRITS!!" etched in the runoff.
The vinyl on this one is conservatively graded as VG+ as there a just a few very superficial, light marks that I would not expect to influence playback at all. The sleeve is in excellent condition, I couldn't see any damage to report. 
"Where everything Numero begins. Three guys in a purple Saturn station wagon drove down to Columbus, Ohio, and came back to Chicago with a lost label—the rest is history. In the early ’70s, Bill Moss’ Capsoul imprint could barely break wind in the larger music marketplace, and yet today the label’s output can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with any classic soul of its era. Isolated in central Ohio and lacking the funds to back them, groups like the Four Mints and Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr might’ve easily withstood ten rounds against the Temptations, Smokey, or Otis. The scrappy Capsoul writing team of Dean Francis, Jeff Smith, and Norman Whiteside would’ve gone blow-for-hook-filled-blow with any Gamble & Huff or Holland/Dozier/Holland cared to throw at them. From Bill Moss’ civil rights meditation “Sock It To ‘Em Soul Brother” to Marion Black’s future hit about the future “Who Knows” to Kool Blues bounding “I’m Gonna Keep on Loving You,” Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label remains dollar-for-dollar the best soul compilation of its century and the perfect primer for anyone piqued by the Eccentric Soul series." -Numero Group website
Be sure to check out my other listings and follow me as I will be posting more INDIE ROCK, ALTERNATIVE, EXPERIMENTAL, ELECTRONIC music all on vinyl in the coming days. Happy bidding! I am not a professional seller, just a long-time collector who has decided to sell them all off.
**I will ship the item wrapped in bubble wrap in a cardboard LP mailer. Unless you specifically contact me to request otherwise, I will ship with the disc outside of the main jacket to protect the seams from damage in transit. I do not currently have access to a turntable, so I must visually grade my records. If you have any questions or would like to see more photos, reach out. I am not a professional seller, just a longtime collector who has decided to sell them all off.**