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Last Mint copies, in their original factory sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Contours","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48514667217129,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/Classic45s-Generic-Record_68088db1-eb05-43c8-a8f9-7257295ceaa6.webp?v=1755799276"},{"product_id":"can-you-jerk-like-me-that-day-when-she-needed-me","title":"Can You Jerk Like Me\/ That Day When She Needed Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Gordy 7037.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Contours","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48514976645353,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/Classic45s-Generic-Record_e8d700b9-5b64-4947-b246-0c794fd42239.webp?v=1752193779"},{"product_id":"first-i-look-at-the-purse","title":"First I Look At The Purse \/ Can You Do It","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Gordy 7044.  The audio would be Mint but for a light touch of underlying surface need at the short spoken intro at the beginning of the A-side.  This is an impossible to find reissue and has long been out of print.  So great to hear these tunes again!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Contours","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48515279421673,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/Classic45s-Generic-Record_02eac669-50d2-4735-9aae-5851fc17f9cd.webp?v=1755804762"},{"product_id":"can-you-do-it-ill-stand-by-you-1","title":"Can You Do It\/ I'll Stand By You","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a first pressing copy with the \"It's in the Grooves\" Gordy label. Note: This 45 record has a drillhole and a little wear  on the A label (the B label is clean). 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The audio is also Near Mint, with the pounding music sounding Mint for much of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Contours","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48564304740585,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/Classic45s-Generic-Record_44fcbc94-fc05-4e88-ac85-30f7a3928d4e.webp?v=1752253843"},{"product_id":"can-you-jerk-like-me-that-day-when-she-needed-me-1","title":"Can You Jerk Like Me\/ That Day When She Needed Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst time for this original in the store since opening in 2001! Beautiful Near Mint copy! Note: The labels have light ringwear and an unobtrusive (hard to see) name inked on the B label. The audio sounds very close to Mint. 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