Originally The Four Pennies, then signed to Motown as Hearts Of Stone but due to the guys having "differences" with the label, this debut (and only) album was never properly promoted by Motown.
Members:
Carl Cutler
Floyd Lawson
John Myers
Lindsey Griffin
HEARTS OF STONE - Stop The World We Wanna Get On
Motown Records
Cat# VS404 V.I.P. 404
Matrix codes
(etched) HS-1755-4 (stamped) Z4RS-3224-1-C (etched) VIPS-404 Barry
(etched) HS-1756-B (stamped) Z4RS-3225-1-C (etched) Danny VIFS-404
Philippines release
1970
Thick card cover is in good condition, one short (2cm) seam split on the top edge near the opening, no writing with just a light ~ medium edge wear from handling. This is a licenced Philippines pressing but the print quality is "not quite right" with some text "double printed" and there is an overall lack of "sharpness" to the print. For example the track listing on the front is printed in white, black, blue but the colours "bleed" slightly making the text difficult to read. Record label states "Made In Philippines By Mareco Inc. QUEZON CITY Under Licence By Motown Record Corp. Michigan"
New inner clear plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in very good condition, visually inspected and I can see NO scratches or marks on either side. I then played both sides ENTIRELY, every single track, and there are no issues with surface noise or click/pops. Very soulful, typical of this period.
New outer protective sleeve
Tracks: It's A Lonesome Road, If I Could Give You The World, Would Take A Dime From A Poor Man, Rainy Night In Georgia, You Gotta Sacrifice (We Gotta Sacrifice), What Does It Take (To Win Your Love), Yesterday's Love Is Over, Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin, He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother, You've Made Me So Very Happy, One Day
