Stevie Wonder In Square Circle (Quiex, Shrink, Booklet)
1985 Tamla issue complete with 8-PAGE LYRIC BOOKLET and cover still in the original SHRINK-WRAP! Pressed on translucent (when held to light) QUIEX AUDIOPHILE VINYL at Superior Record Pressing Corp., Tempe, Arizona ('SRPCW' embossed at the spindle hole on side one).
Vinyl has a very slight shelf warp that does not affect play and numerous light surface sleeve scuffs/hazing holding grade back, nothing I can feel though. Labels have a touch of wear around the spindle holes. 8-Page lyric booklet (pictured) is excellent with a touch of cornerwear/edgewear. EMBOSSED gatefold cover in the original shrink-wrap has light cornerwear at bottom corners, edgewear at right side of bottom edge where shrink is pulled back, a touch of edgewear along right side edge and a couple gouges/scratches across the middle of the front cover just holding cover grade back from NM-. Shrink-wrap split/pulled back right side of bottom edge and 3 total small stickers on front cover shrink.
If you’re not familiar with QUIEX, it's like this: As CDs began coming on the scene in the 1980’s, record companies started pressing “Quiex II” LPs primarily for radio stations. The idea was to show that vinyl was still king and sounded just as good--or better--than CDs. MOST Quiex pressings were marked as Quiex that were shipped to radio. If too many were pressed, they were packaged as regular LPs and those lucky enough to unknowingly buy them were then blessed with clearer sound! This translucent (when held to light) AUDIOPHILE beauty is one of those pressings!
Genre: Funk / Soul / R&B
Condition: VG+
Cover Condition: VG++Label: Tamla
Reference Number: 6134TL
Date: 1985
Country: US
SKU: 9193
Music Formats > LP
Audiophile Pressings > Audiophile Pressings
$30