DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO)

Created on 12/10/2022
Latest update on 28/11/2023

Artist: Frank Wilson
Author: Frank Wilson
Label: Soul
Year: 1965

Only 45 of this Motown producer. Bookmarked as one of the rarest 45s ever. Soul was a Motown sub-label but when big boss Berry Gordy heard the demo and objected against Frank's voice, he ordered to destroy all 250 test pressings immediately. As always in such cases a few copies survived (at least two, maybe five, certainly no more!). That's when the quest was on for owning one of these holy grails. In 2009 a fortunate British Northern Soul fan counted 25.000 £ cash for copy n°1, ten years later a second mint copy changed hands for $75.000 in Detroit! None other than Jack White (ex White Stripes & Third Man Records boss) became the proud new owner, which was not even his biggest catch! See: That's When Your Heartaches Begin.

Covers:

1965:

Chris Clark [for Tamla Motown; the version Berry Gordy approved]

2016:

Secret Affair

2022:

Bruce Springsteen [suppose this boss bought himself a third original 45, for an even bigger amount of money and is this first single from his soul album his way to recoup?]

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