Always A First Time/ Trick Bag

This is a promo copy from the collection. "Trick Bag" might have been the intended A side (based on the sequential matrix numbers on the label), but it was "Always..." that received airplay and became one of the singer's two chart records. Still, it's "Trick Bag" that keeps RnB fans coming back to this one. Note: This 45 is among those in the Neal collection that she may have actually played, but no more than once or twice I would guess. The "Trick Bag" label is beautiful... almost Mint... but the flip has light ringwear. The vinyl itself looks almost new, but the audio grades EX because of some light but persistent surface noise (but no "pops") audible below the music.