STEVIE WONDER INNERVISIONS 200 GRAM OBI JAPAN 2008 RARE LP + 4 BONUS TITLES

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STEVIE WONDER - “INNERVISIONS” JAPAN SEALED 1ST EDITION EVER PRESSED ON 200 GRAM HEAVY VINYL LIMITED EDITION OUT OF PRINT OBI JAPAN PRESSING WITH THE ORIGINAL  COVER .  THIS TITLE WENT IMMEDIATELY OUT OF PRINT AND IS THE ANCHOR OF THIS LISTING. IT'S OUR LAST COPY FOREVER.

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Rare Collectors Limited Edition Out of Print LP.

PLUS WE ARE ADDING - Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First Finale MFSL Numbered Limited Edition LP & SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - MOTOWN RECORDS  - DOUBLE LP SET + 7 INCH SINGLE 

PLUS TWO 180 GRAM STEVIE WONDER TITLES AS A FREE BONUS TO THIS RARE JAPAN MASTERPIECE - THOSE TITLES ARE TALKING BOOK AND MUSIC TO MY MIND

5 TITLES WITH 7 PIECES OF VINYL

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INNERVISIONS -  The political undercurrents long simmering in Stevie Wonder's work reached their boiling point on the masterful Innervisions, a record as potent and insightful in its exploration of contemporary life as Marvin Gaye's What's Going On two years earlier. The opening "Too High," an acute condemnation of drug use, quickly establishes the record's forceful yet vibrant tone, which alternates between utopian dreamscapes("Visions") and tough minded realism ("Jesus Children of America"); the record is dueling concerns converge on the hit "Living for the City," which is both a brilliant examination of the myriad of social ills so endemic to the ghetto experience and a stirring celebration of African-American resilience. And on "Higher Ground," Wonder even points a finger at himself to detail a sinner's second chance at life, a song which took on even greater resonance in the wake of the car crash which nearly killed him just months after the release.

1.   Too High 2.   Visions 3.   Living for the City 4.   Golden Lady 5.   Higher Ground 6.   Jesus Children of America 7.   All in Love is Fair 8.   Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing 9.   He's Misstra Know-It-All

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SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - MOTOWN RECORDS  - DOUBLE LP SET + 7 INCH SINGLE 

To sing songs in the key of life, as the cover promises us, must be more of an exercise than a labor of love for a soul musician. But this album, which Stevie Wonder – just 26 years old – produced more or less on his own, turned out to be a raving success at the time. The collection of love songs, childhood recollections and ghetto scenes were considered to be the ultimate confirmation of his extraordinary talent according to People Magazine while Melody Maker considered the album to be the "most essential recording of the year." That this collection should be considered as a complete work of art is easy to understand when one has listened to it right through because it's not a collection of hits and "best-ofs," and one has the opportunity to make one's own choice of top hits. Each number is a unique musical jewel.


Love's in Need of Love TodayHave a Talk With GodVillage Ghetto LandContusionSir DukeI WishKnocks Me off My FeetPastime ParadiseSummer SoftOrdinary PainIsn't She LovelyJoy Inside My TearsBlack ManNgiculela-Es Una Historia-I Am SingingIf It's MagicAsAnother StarSaturnEbony EyeAll Day SuckerEasy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First Finale MFSL Numbered Limited Edition LP

Numbered, Limited Edition! Pressed at RTI! 

Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness’ First Finale on Numbered Limited Edition LP from Mobile Fidelity Silver Label

Fourth in Wonder's Five-Album Series of "Classic Period" Records

1974 Masterpiece Won Three Grammy Awards, Including Album of the Year

Mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s World-Renowned Mastering System and Pressed at RTI: LP Bursts With Color, Tonality, Texture, and Openness

Wonder Probes Romantic Feelings and Features Jackson 5 and Other Soul Icons as Guests


Boogie on! Warm, personal, stripped-down, and mainly playful: Stevie Wonder’s Fulfillingness’ First Finale primarily finds the legendary vocalist tracing the arcs of relationships on a spirited record that has gone down in history as one of the most cohesive, fully realized soul sets ever made. The fourth in Wonder’s five-album series of “classic period” creations, the 1974 landmark won three major Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal, and Best Male Rhythm and Blues Performance. 

Indeed, there’s not one note out of place on the extraordinary ten-song set, notable for the way in which Wonder uses sparer arrangements to his advantage. Not that the overall tone is bleak or angry. Coming off of 1973’s socially biting Innervisions, Wonder intentionally returns to love-related fare here, investigating a surfeit of emotions involved with romance and passion. As had become his trademark, he handles a bulk of the songwriting, production, and performance chores but gets help from a few choice friends. 

Appearances by singers Minnie Riperton, Paul Anka, Deniece Williams, and the Jackson 5 lend extra weight and breadth to the harmonies. Iconic Motown bassist James Jamerson and guitarist Sneaky Pete Kleinow lend instrumental support, but, as expected, Wonder is the center of his own universe. He nails the feelings of being in love, falling in it, realizing when it’s gone away, and wondering how to properly express it. Fulfillingness’ First Finale also benefits from Wonder’s continuing forays into social consciousness. The number-one smash “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” toasted the Nixon administration in classic style and bookends his previous topical cuts such as “Living for the City.” 

Mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI (America's best record plant), this numbered limited edition LP of Wonder’s seminal creation bursts with color, tonality, texture, and openness. Deep electronic grooves, lively percussion, gospel-sent backing vocals, and involving bass notes pour out like cleansing rain. Above all, Wonder’s mellifluous vocals soar, taking on an intimate quality rarely heard on any soul or pop record. 

About Silver Series: Coming from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, the MoFi Silver Label Vinyl Series features an eclectic mix of recordings. This series is mastered and cut on the famous Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab state-of-the-art Tim de Paravacini-designed mastering system. Vinyl is pressed at RTI on audiophile-grade standard vinyl and are numbered limited-editions. Future releases will continue to stretch stylistic boundaries, as the MoFi Silver Label continues to explore music from many different genres. Expand your musical horizons with the Silver Label!

Features:
• Limited Edition
• Numbered
• MoFi Silver Label Vinyl Series
• Mastered and Cut on the famous MoFi Sound Lab state-of-the-art Tim de Paravacini-designed mastering system
• Pressed at RTI on Audiophile-Grade Standard Vinyl
• Gatefold Jacket

Selections:
Side One:

1. Smile Please
2. Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
3. Too Shy To Say
4. Boogie On Reggae Woman
5. Creepin
Side Two:
1. You Haven't Done Nothin'
2. It Ain't No Use
3. They Won't Go When I Go
4. Bird of Beauty
5. Please Don't Go

BONUS LP'S - TALKING BOOK TAMLA RECORDS T6-319S-1 PLUS THE BONUS OF MUSIC OF MY MIND  TAMLA RECORDS T7-314R1

MUSIC OF MY MIND -

Stevie Wonder's MUSIC OF MY MIND was his first LP released under his revised contract with Motown, which enabled him a greater artistic freedom that produced some of the most widely acclaimed, innovative and inspired moments of the 1970s.

This album shows Wonder employing new technology to shape the music, creating the equivalent of a synth orchestra via overdubbing on many tracks (most notably the second part of the album's highlight "Superwoman"), whilst also beginning to utilize the talk-box on "Love Having You Around" and the Clavinet on tracks such as "Happier Than The Morning Sun" and "Keep On Running". With the exception of a excellent guitar contribution on "Superwoman" and a trombone solo on "Love Having You Around", Wonder provides his own band using overdubs, the results are groundbreaking.

TALKING BOOK - I think "Innversisons" is Stevie Wonder's best album in terms of providing a overall statement, but "Talking Book" is the better collection of songs.

"Superstition" is my all time favorite Stevie Wonder song, a hard funk masterpiece that justifies the invention of the clavinet. That was the song that made all of America either reexamine the artist formerly known as Little Stevie Wonder or got them to take notice of him in the first place because from that point on there was no doubt the man was a major artist. As a general rule I am less enamored of his ballads, but "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" is certainly his most palatable, but "Blame It On The Sun" strikes me as being a bit better, maybe just because it never received as much airplay or was covered as much as the original. I tend to like "Maybe Your Baby" and especially "Big Brother" as the non-hits that are always what makes a great album truly great. Attention must also be paid to the lovely multi-part harmonies on "I Believe" and the guitar work of Jeff Beck on "Looking For Another Pure Love." The motion on the floor remains the same: at a bare minimum you have to have "Talking Book," "Innervisons," and a good hits collection (e.g., "The Definitive Collection") in your music library. So when the arbiters of good taste come knocking on your door to check out what you have, do not say you were not warned. --

Track Listings

1. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 2. Maybe Your Baby 3. You And I 4. Tuesday Heartbreak 5. You've Got It Bad Girl 6. Superstition 7. Big Brother 8. Blame It On The Sun 9. Lookin' For Another Pure Love 10. I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)

A COLLECTORS WORK OF ART. This Limited Edition gem. 

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