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Side B MatrixXSM139349-1C
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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
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Album Title: Soft and Beautiful
Label: Columbia
Year: 1969
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Genre: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Media Condition: VG
Sleeve Condition: G+

Condition

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

  • Media Condition: VG
  • Sleeve Condition: G+
  • Package Type: Standard LP
  • Cover Notes: Dirty, Fading (Light), Fading (Medium), Ring Wear (Medium)
  • Record Notes: Light Scratches, Light Scuffing

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")

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Handling & Shipping

Visually graded using our structured condition checklist.

Stored in a protective sleeve.

Shipped in a proper LP mailer with protective padding.