Frank Wilson Do I Love You Vinyl Original

It is wilson s only motown single and is a prized item among collectors.

Frank wilson do i love you vinyl original.

The legendary motown producer frank wil. In the lead up to the intended release of do i love you motown executive berry gordy asked wilson if he wanted to follow the path of an artist or a writer producer. Vinyl 7 frank wilson do i love you indeed i do 1979 vinyl discogs. Leicestershire based record dealer john manship who organised the sale said the buyer wished to remain anonymous.

Do i love you indeed i do is a song and single by american soul singer frank wilson first pressed in 1965 on the motown subsidiary label soul. Approximately 250 demo 45s of the song were pressed in 1965 and scheduled for release on 23 december 1965. Going up for auction starting march 14 is one of only two known copies and the only one in acceptable playing condition of frank wilson s do i love you indeed i do considered by many to be the most valuable ultra rare 45 record in the world. The copy of unreleased 1965 single do i love you indeed i do by frank wilson is one of only two in the world.

In 1979 the original tapes for both sides of frank wilson do i love you indeed i do sweeter as the days go by were requested to be sent to london from america. The sale brokered by melton rare vinyl dealer and auctioneer john manship was for an an undisclosed. The original version of this song is quite simply the most sought after motown and northern soul record of all time. Frank wilson is now ultimately best known as a producer at motown but he was once an aspiring artist himself.

The northern soul 45 do i love you by frank wilson is now owned by 38 year old lee jeffries. However when the tapes were received they were stereo masters and not the original mono masters. As an recording artist wilson only ever released one single. John reed reports t his would make it the world s most valuable piece of vinyl and certainly the highest sum paid for a finished record as opposed to say an acetate.

However 1965 s do i love you indeed i do became a cult northern soul track. Only 250 copies of the 7 vinyl record were pressed. Tamla motown tmg 1170 format.