Joe Cocker – Cocker (1986 LP Original Canadian Capitol-EMI Pressing) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (ST-12394)

Catalog a soulful 1980s rock and R&B studio album for your archival inventory: Cocker by Joe Cocker. Manufactured and distributed in Canada under license by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada Limited on retro black-and-rainbow Capitol Records labels (ST-12394; SIDE 1 / SIDE 2), this 12-inch vinyl LP features production by Terry Manning (for Alpha Sound, Inc.), Ron Nevison, Bernard Edwards, Albert Hammond & Diane Warren, and Richie Zito, recorded across Ardent Studios (Memphis), Air Studios (London), Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles), and Record Plant (Los Angeles). Across ten tracks, the tracklist spans Side 1 ("Shelter Me", "A To Z", "Don't You Love Me Anymore", "Living Without Your Love", "Don't Drink The Water") and Side 2 ("You Can Leave Your Hat On", "Heart Of The Matter", "Inner City Blues", "Love Is On A Fade", "Heaven"). Housed in its original outer sleeve (ST-12394) featuring Peter Ashworth's portrait photography and art direction by Roy Kohara and Peter Shea, the vinyl disc is preserved in an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Side 1 and Side 2 black-and-rainbow Capitol labels (ST-12394) remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp silver-white typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeve Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original outer sleeve exhibits rich side-profile portrait artwork on the front and crisp full-length seated portrait photography and track-by-track session credits on the back, showing light edge/corner rubbing, mild surface/ring wear, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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