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Unemployment Blues
LP (Item 14461) Philadelphia International, 1976 — Condition: Very Good
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Nice Philly groove record by this obscure funky band from the 70's. The title cut, "Unemployment Blues", is a brassy funky track with political lyrics, but our favorite cuts on here are the smoother soul cuts, like "Baby I'm Yours" and "Toy Ball", which has a nice Chicano soul groove to it. Other tracks include "Ditch Of Confusion", "If You Decide", and "Creativity". © 1996-2023, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Original white label promo. Cover has a cut corner, tracklist sticker, discoloration from age, and light wear.)
(Original white label promo. Cover has a cut corner, tracklist sticker, discoloration from age, and light wear.)
Very Good
- Vinyl can have some dirt, but nothing major.
- May not shine under light, but should still be pretty clean, and not too dirty.
- May have a number of marks (5 to 10 at most), and obvious signs of play, but never a big cluster of them, or any major mark that would be very deep. Most marks should still not click under a fingernail.
- May not look near perfect, but should play fairly well, with slight surface noise, and the occasional click in part of a song, but never throughout a whole song or more.
- This is clearly a copy that was played by someone a number of times, but which could also be a good "play copy" for someone new.
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