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Operation Heartbreak/ Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

This early Aretha 45 clearly shows how Columbia was trying to split her into different compartments... The A side ("Operation") was a top-10 RnB hit, but didn't even place on the pop chart. The flip, however, became her first top 40 pop hit, but it didn't place on the RnB chart. Both sides are excellent, but very different, sides of Aretha's early style. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. It has nearly pristine labels, and the vinyl (styrene) looks untouched. The audio grades very close to Mint with no distortion.

Condition
Overall Label Sleeve Vinyl Audio
M- M- M M-
Disc Details
Label Year Chart
Columbia 42157 1961 (A) #6r in October, (B) #37p in October
Song Details

A-side

B-side

Artist

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Title

Operation Heartbreak

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Songwriter

C. Williams-A. Kasha-A. Thomas (A), J. Young-S.M. Lewis-J. Schwartz (B)

C. Williams-A. Kasha-A. Thomas (A), J. Young-S.M. Lewis-J. Schwartz (B)

Category

Deep Soul

Deep Soul

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