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Arc 🔷 A 1206 🔷 Eddie Spencer 🔷 If This Is Love (i'd Rather Be Lonely) & You're So Good To Me Baby 🔷 1968
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Description
With The Precisions original Detroit version on Drew, now firmly cast as an all-time Northern Soul Top 500 classic, by cramming dance-floors all over Europe.
Eddie Spencer's across the border to Toronto version is climbing in value and turntable kudos.
Rightly so as it is 100's of times rarer than the Detroit, Drew issue, this 1968 "Arc" release is arranged by the Motor City magician Mike Terry. His guiding-hand makes his 4 hour journey North well worthwhile, as he replicates the Detroit Sound adding "meat & two veg" to this production, losing not a drop of it's spellbinding power. Indeed shimmering with an inventive and superior string section. As Mike Terry incorporates several different ranges of "strings" and see's no requirement for his Baritone-Saxophone prowess to be used.
Playing this take, the DJ's receive the same explosion audience participation, but with a little more added kudos. With the advantage of the durability of Canadian VINYL , this press is no easy find, especially in this near clean near unblemished condition.
With an added bonus of the flipside, giving up punchy gritty Soul. A real screamer that Eddie Parker would have been proud of; surely this is the best way to own "If This Is Love ( I'd Rather Be Lonely ".
With the muscular flipside..."You're So Good To Me Baby".
George Daris & Robert Rowe without Mike Terry draw from Eddie's abrasive vocal, the ideal foil for those blasting horns. "Soul Man" styled guitar picks keep on poking through the backing decorating the arrangement even further... it all jells together into one slab of overlooked, but very useable Northern Soul.
Condition Report
Two clean labels, full gloss vinyl reveals only the mildest fine hairline or two. Strong mint minus throughout.
Detail
Artist: Eddie Spencer
A Side: If This Is Love (i'd Rather Be Lonely)
Arranged By: Mike Terry
B Side: You're So Good To Me Baby
Label: Arc
Format: 7"
Year: 1968
City: Toronto, Canada
Condition Grading
Vinyl Condition: M-
Label Condition: M-
Sleeve Condition: Company Sleeve
Auction Settings
Current Bid: £16.00
Reserve: £1.00
Increment: £15.00
End Date: 05/08/2026 18:00 UK TIME
Eddie Spencer, If This Is Love, If This Is Love Id Rather Be Lonely, You're So Good To Me Baby, Mike Terry, George Daris, Robert Rowe, The Precisions, Arc, Arc Records, Arc 1206, A 1206, 1968, Toronto, Canada, Detroit, Northern Soul, Crossover Soul, Rare Soulman, John Manship, Soul Auction
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