Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). 12" Single. Generic "Salsoul" cover looks good, moderate scuffing, a few surface impressions and some creasing (front/back). Inner-sleeve is mostly readable with developing split near center. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of some use and divots. BPM ("109") and "45" written on one side of label. (Not a cut-out.)
This Paul Mauiat version of Andre' Popp's Love is Still Blue, was one of many popular singles from the French orchestra leader and conductor. The song became a No. 1 hit in the USA, the first recording by a French artist to top the Billboard Hot 100. Mauriat's version became a gold record, and its five-week run at the top is the second longest of any instrumental of the Hot 100 era. The song also spent 11 weeks atop Billboard's Easy Listening survey, and held the longest-lasting title honors on this chart for 25 years. The Mauriat single is the best-known version of the song in the United States. The recording also reached No. 2 in Canada, and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The Mauriat album containing Love Is Blue, Blooming Hits, also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top LP's and Tapes chart for five weeks.