Sold Date: January 19, 2025
Start Date: January 9, 2025
Final Price: £511.77 (GBP)
Bid Count: 22
Seller Feedback: 2749
Buyer Feedback: 1069

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Welcome back to my auctios, all record have to be posted TRACKED and SIGNED FOR, NO ZERO FEEDBACK bidders without contacting me first !!!

This is a RARE ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING DEMO PROMO COPY - NORTHERN SOUL / MOTOWN - single by THE TEMPTATIONS from 1964, ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING PROMO COPY IN AMAZING NEAR MINT CONDITION VINYL !!!
This is a RARE AND GREAT - NORTHERN SOUL / MOTOWN - UK 1ST PRESSING PROMO COPY single that RARELY COMES UP FOR SALE !!! This was THE TEMPTATIONS - FIRST UK single release, it was released on MOTOWN in the US, but because MOTOWN did not have a UK side at this time, it was released on STATESIDE RECORDS in the UK !!! It was comped on many compilations !!!
The tracks are: THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO / JUST LET ME KNOW.
The single came out on STATESIDE RECORDS catalogue number SS 278.
VISUAL ONLY condition of the vinyl is in EX+++ / NEAR MINT condition (AMAZING CONDITION !!! light scuffs only) + ORIGINAL COMPANY SLEEVE !!!
AFTER A FEW PROBLEMS ALL ITEMS HAVE TO BE SENT REGISTERED / INSURED AT £5.60 (UK), £16.50 (REST OF THE WORLD) and items OVER £100.00 will have to be posted SPECIAL DELIVERY INSURED (UK) at £10.00, NO EXCEPTIONS !!!   If you want to ask any more questions please contact me through Ebay.   EBAY HAVE STARTED CHARGING TAX TO SOME US STATES !!!  IF THIS COMES ON THE INVOICE IT IS OUT OF MY CONTROL AND EBAY ADDS THIS THEMSELVES AND TAKE THE MONEY THEMSELVES, NOTHING TO DO WITH ME !!! JUST BE AWARE !!! 
Due to new rises in postage, new Postage will be :

U.K. first class SIGNED FOR ONLY. £5.60.

I DO NOT POST TO EUROPE.

USA / AUSTRALIA / JAPAN £16.50

There is NO reserve on this item considering it's rarity.

All records are sent in hard cardboard boxes with extra padding, and VINYL is taken out of the PICTURE SLEEVE !!!

THIS IS PART OF THE UK BIGGEST MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY RECORD LIBRARY, OF PROMOS / DEMOS / ACETATES, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING COLLECTION OF SINGLES I HAVE EVER SEEN AND I WILL BE LISTING IT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THERE ARE MANY NEVER SEEN, OR RARELY SEEN PROG / PSYCH / FREAKBEAT / MOD / BEAT / DANCER / NORTHERN SOUL / ROCK 'N' ROLL / POPCORN / FOLK  DEMOS / PROMOS AND ACETATES !!! AND ALL IN AMAZING CONDITION. PLEASE KEEP WATCHING MY AUCTIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS I HAVE A FEW NEVER SEEN AND RARELY SEEN IN DEMAND ITEMS TO COME UP FOR SALE !!! THANKS.


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