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QUINCY JONES - THE DUDE 1981 US 1st PRESS SEALED VINYL/LP w JUST ONCE & 100 WAYS

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Quincy Jones - The Dude 1981 (Photo #7) US First/Original Pressing OOP (Out of Print) Factory Sealed (Photo #11) Vinyl/LP containing 9 total tracks featuring 5 charting singles: ‘Betcha Wouldn’t Hurt Me’ (peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart), ‘Razzamatazz’ with Patti Austin (reached #11 on the UK Singles Chart and #17 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Soul Singles Chart), ‘Ai No Corrida’ (went to #74 on the Australian Singles Chart, #28 on the Germany Singles Chart, #14 on the UK Singles Chart, #10 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Soul Singles Chart, #5 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Play Chart and #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart), ‘One Hundred Ways’ with James Ingram (peaked at #10 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Soul Singles Chart, #5 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and #14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart then was nominated for the 24th Grammy Awards Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in which James Ingram won) and ‘Just Once’ also with James Ingram (reached #11 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Soul Singles Chart, #7 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and #17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart then made James Ingram nominated for the 24th Grammy Awards Best New Artist and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance). For full track listing and sequence (Photo #5). The Dude went to #19 on the UK Albums Chart (OCC), #12 on the Swedish Albums Chart (Sverigetopplistan), #8 on the Norwegian Albums Chart (VG-lista), #9 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart finishing at #25 on its Year-end Chart Of 1982, #1 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums Chart finishing at #6 on its Year-end Chart Of 1982 and the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart finishing at #9 on its Year-end Chart Of 1982, was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year) and won three at the 24th Grammy Awards: for Best Instrumental Arrangement; Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal; and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Accompanying Vocalists) then has been Certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) based on shipments figures alone. Blue Hype Sticker over the left middle section of the sealed front album cover stating ‘FEATUFING:

"Razzamatazz"

'Ai No Corrida"

"Just Once"

"Betcha' Wouldn't

Hurt Me"

A&M SP-3721

Printed In USA’ (Photo #4). Condition is "New". Album cover conservatively graded Excellent. No notch/saw cuts, punch/drill holes nor gold promo stamp. Not a club edition (Columbia House/CRC/RCA Music Service) either. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Payment is due within 5-7 days from the purchase date. Thanks for stopping by.



The vinyl will most likely be one of the following pressing variants:

(x - Pitman Pressing)



Matrix / Runout - Side 1 label:

SP-03721-A


Matrix / Runout - Side 2 label:

SP-03721-B


Matrix / Runout - Variant 1 both sides stamped:


Matrix / Runout - Variant 1 side 1 runout etched:

A+M SP03721A P3


Matrix / Runout - Variant 1 side 2 runout etched:

A+M SP03721B P3


Matrix / Runout - Variant 2 both sides stamped:

B P


Matrix / Runout - Variant 2 side 1 runout etched:

A+M SP03721A-P5


Matrix / Runout - Variant 2 side 2 runout etched:

A+M SP03721B-P8


Matrix / Runout - Variant 3 side 1 runout etched:

A+M SP03721A-P7 -


Matrix / Runout - Variant 3 side 2 runout etched ["TZ" circled and cursive]:

A+M SP03721B-TZ T2


Matrix / Runout - Variant 3 side 2 stamped:

^


Pressing Plant ID - On labels:

X



Rest easy Quincy!