The copy of unreleased 1965 single do i love you indeed i do by frank wilson is one of only two in the world.
Frank wilson do i love you vinyl original.
Leicestershire based record dealer john manship who organised the sale said the buyer wished to remain anonymous.
Approximately 250 demo 45s of the song were pressed in 1965 and scheduled for release on 23 december 1965.
Only 250 copies of the 7 vinyl record were pressed.
Frank wilson s legendary motown 45 do i love you indeed i do is auctioned this month with an expected sales price of over 25 000.
The original version of this song is quite simply the most sought after motown and northern soul record of all time.
In the lead up to the intended release of do i love you motown executive berry gordy asked wilson if he wanted to follow the path of an artist or a writer producer.
In 1979 the original tapes for both sides of frank wilson do i love you indeed i do sweeter as the days go by were requested to be sent to london from america.
Frank wilson is now ultimately best known as a producer at motown but he was once an aspiring artist himself.
John reed reports t his would make it the world s most valuable piece of vinyl and certainly the highest sum paid for a finished record as opposed to say an acetate.
The northern soul 45 do i love you by frank wilson is now owned by 38 year old lee jeffries.
Motown boss berry gordy had all other copies destroyed after wilson moved into songwriting and producing.
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However when the tapes were received they were stereo masters and not the original mono masters.
The legendary motown producer frank wil.
As an recording artist wilson only ever released one single.
However 1965 s do i love you indeed i do became a cult northern soul track.
It is wilson s only motown single and is a prized item among collectors.