For sale is a superb, original first press (not a later repress) of soul holy grail 45, "The Jokes On You/Don't Stop Loving Me" on the Arctic label, while label promo, 123. Matrix "A-KGA-5," "Virtue", and "X" in the run-out wax on "Don't Stop Loving Me" side."A-KGA-6," "Virtue" and "liu" on "Jokes On You" side (see photos).
A red marker "X" on "Don't Stop Loving Me" side and a small stray red marker scribble on same. Labels otherwise very clean with very slight wear. Vinyl rates NM on "Don't Stop Loving Me" side, VG+ on "The Joke's On You" side owing to very light background crackle on the first couple rotations in the beginning. A superb example of this rare 45.  
This is one of many high-grade soul 45s I recently acquired from the estate of a DJ who ran a radio station from his basement in Virginia outside of Washington D.C. in the 1960s. This is my second and last of two copies I found in his estate. Please see my other listings for more items from the same estate up this week. 

My grading scale:

STILL SEALED : Jacket imperfections, if any, will be described. Vinyl guaranteed to be in unplayed condition. 

M : I don't use this grade, on the assumption that no record or jacket is truly flawless.

M- : Vinyl appears unplayed, jacket bears no signs of wear. I rarely, if ever, use this grade. 

NM : Like M-, with possible scintilla/whiff of an imperfection

VG++ : May have a couple very minor imperfections. (sleeve scuffs, faint scratches or other superficial marks that have little or no bearing on sound.) Jacket may have a couple very minor flaws.

VG+ : Like VG++, but with a few more light imperfections

VG : Several light imperfections, and possibly one or two more serious ones, such as small feelable scratches. Still plays well.  

VG- : Will display numerous minor imperfections and/or feelable scratches that affect playback quality. Between you and me, you could do better.

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