Stick Shift/ Cruising

This is a beautiful, rarely seen promo copy from the collection. In my 40+ years of collecting, this one has always been on my wish list, but until now that wish has gone unfulfilled. Then, Pow!, Louise Neal got a promo copy during her time as a disk jockey, and now it's going into Classic 45s! Note that the promo uses the "old" Sue label design, which on retail releases had a black background and silver print. Note: This 45 is among those in the Neal collection that sadly spent some of their life outside a protective sleeve. The 45s in this category may have more noticeable storage wear (ringwear and scuffs/scratches), and the audio may not be pristine due to imperfect grooves. In this case, the record grades Near Mint across the board: The white labels are slightly faded (see scan), and there's a tiny pencil mark on the A side that's too light to show up in the scan (it's to the right of the song title); the vinyl is very close to Mint but has faint storage wear; and the audio would grade Mint, but the trail-in wax reveals very light surface noise that's inaudible after the intro.