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Beauty Is Only Skin Deep/ You're Not An Ordinary Girl

Here's a beautiful copy of this essential Temptations single (at #557 on Dave Marsh's list of the 1,001 best singles), in an unbelievably flawless copy of the single's awesome picture sleeve. This is the first pressing, with the original "It's What's In The Grooves" Gordy logo with a maroon label and silver print. By the way, this was a non-album single whose A side only appeared on later greatest hits compilation albums. Note: As noted, the picture sleeve is so pristine I doubt I'll ever see a copy so nice! The 45 itself has labels that look almost Mint at first, but I'm grading them a strong EX to reflect a faint name inked over the author credits on the A side. The vinyl looks Near Mint with some light surface scuffing, and the audio is so close to perfect I'm calling it Mint.

Condition
Overall Label Sleeve Vinyl Audio
M- EX+ (sw) M- M- M
Disc Details
Label Year Chart
Gordy 7055 1966 #1r, #3p in August
Song Details

A-side

B-side

Artist

The Temptations

The Temptations

Title

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

You're Not An Ordinary Girl

Track Time

2:21

2:49

Songwriter

Norman Whitfield (A), Robinson-Tarplin-Rogers-Moore-White (B)

Norman Whitfield (A), Robinson-Tarplin-Rogers-Moore-White (B)

Producer

Norman Whitfield (A), Wm. Robinson (B)

Norman Whitfield (A), Wm. Robinson (B)

Category

Northern Soul/Motown Style

Northern Soul/Motown Style

Lists

Marsh Rank
557

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