Born To be With You - Original 1975 UK Phil Spector label 8-track LP

Rare original 1975 UK Phil Spector International label 8-track LP - Bronx, New York, born and raised singer-songwriter legends album released and produced by eccentric, important and influential, but also increasingly reclusive and decrepit production genius Phil Spector - recorded with veteran 'Wrecking Crew' musicians and singers.

The album which was shelved 12 month after the lenghty and chaotic production process - the result was disliked by Dion and given poor treatment by the press - never the less given widespread critical acclaim in the 90'ies by artists such as Primal Screams Bobby Gillespie, who proclaimed it to be one of the greatest records ever made.

Vinyl has the generic blue and turquiase rimmed company labels with silver and gold printing - top company name logo in gold & turquise striped white.

Vinyl has machine stamped matrix information:
Side 1: 2307002 A//1 P 1 1 1
Side 2: 2307002 B//1 P 1 1 3
verifying that this copy is manufactured from the master, first acetates, fathers and mothers - extremely early stampers - 1st for Side 1, 3rd for Side 2.

Vinyl is placed in a generic company inner sleeve with plastic bags warning - accompanied by illustrated lyric insert.

Everything is held in a Gothic Print Finishers picture cover - the first pressing cover variation with top-right back company logo placed above catalogue number and other availiable formats.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG++ (Insert)/VG++(Cover):
Overall a simply gorgeaous copy - vinyl is exceptionally close to mint - superbright and with only a single, faint sleeve mark. Clean perfect labels.

Insert has a touch of edgerubbing biut is otherwise mint - likewise close to perfect condition.
Picture cover has a single opening edge wrinkle - but otherwise barely any other noticeable imperfections - a touch of lower seam wear... all within the close to mint grading - a simply very nice copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Born to Be with You (Don Robertson) - 6:51
2. Make the Woman Love Me (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 4:33
3. Your Own Back Yard (Dion DiMucci, Tony Fasce) - 3:50
4. (He's Got) The Whole World in His Hands (traditional) - 3:21

Side 2:
1. Only You Know (Gerry Goffin, Phil Spector) - 4:45
2. New York City Song (Dion DiMucci, Bill Tuohy) - 3:45
3. In and Out of the Shadows (Gerry Goffin, Phil Spector) - 4:18
4. Good Lovin' Man (Phil Spector, Dion DiMucci, A.J. Bernstein) - 3:47

Credits:
Dion DiMucci - Vocals
Art Munson, Barny Kessel, Bill Perry, Dan Kessel, David Cohen, David Kessel, Dennis Budimir, Dion DiMucci, Don Peake, Jerry Cole, Jesse Ed Davis, Ron Koss, Thom Rotella, Wally Snow - Guitar
Klaus Voorman, Ray Neopolitan, Ray Pohlman - Bass
Frank Kapp, Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner - Drums
Nino Tempo - Saxophone

Technical Credits:
Phil Spector - Production
Phil Gernhard - Production (Your Own Back Yard)
Cashman and West - Production (New York City Song)
Pete Romano, Steve Katz - Engineer
Phil Spector, Dion DiMucci - Arrangements - (He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands
Nino Tempo - Arrangements

Artwork:
Norman Seeff - Photography