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Aretha Franklin - Soft and Beautiful (1969, Columbia) VG/G+

Aretha Franklin - Soft and Beautiful (1969, Columbia) VG/G+
Record: VGCover: G+
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Album Details
TitleSoft and Beautiful
FormatVinyl, LP, Album
LabelColumbia
Year1958
Catalog NumberCS9776
CountryUS
GenreFunk / Soul
Era1950s
Credits
ProducersClyde Otis
Condition Details

Record: VG — Light Scratches and Light Scuffing

Cover: G+ — Dirty, Fading (Light), Fading (Medium), and Ring Wear (Medium)

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Description / Track List

Aretha Franklin, Soft and Beautiful, 1958. Columbia Records LP. Soul and funk. Produced by Clyde Otis. Features Only The Lonely.


Condition

Record shows Light Scratches and Light Scuffing. Cover shows Dirty, Fading (Light), Fading (Medium), and Ring Wear (Medium).

Record graded VG, sleeve graded G+.


Tracklist

  1. Only The Lonely
  2. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
  3. (Ah, The Apple Trees) When The World Was Young
  4. Shangri-La
  5. A Mother's Love
  6. My Coloring Book
  7. Jim
  8. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
  9. But Beautiful
  10. People (From "Funny Girl")
Handling & Shipping

Visually graded using our structured condition checklist.

Stored in a protective sleeve.

Shipped in a proper LP mailer with protective padding.