{"product_id":"60187-1","title":"Bill Wolfer - Wolf (1982) Vinyl LP • Michael Jackson, Finis Henderson","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e 60187-1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1980s, Dance \u0026amp; Clubsound, Disco Funk, Electro, Electro-Funk, Electro\/Synth, Fusion \u0026amp; Soul Jazz, Synth-Pop\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover looks great, a few creases near edges; light scuffing (front\/back), \"120\/105\" faintly written near top-right on front, surface impression near top-right on back. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white), with tear along opening. Spine is mostly readable, with wear. Shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge. Wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. BPMs written on one side of label. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCall Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSo Shy\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWindow On A Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePapa Was A Rollin' Stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eNobody Knows\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhy Do You Do Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWake Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSoaring\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCamouflage\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePop Quiz\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eBill Wolfer was a hot young session musician who received an unexpected chance in 1982 to make his own record -- and made the most of it. The Wyoming native's star had been rising in the Soul Music world, and in the prior year he was involved with Stevie Wonder's Hotter Than July and had been responsible for the synthesizer and keyboard work on perhaps the year's most memorable song: Michael Jackson's \"Billie Jean.\" Based on some demos on a cassette tape, Solar Records honcho Dick Griffey signed Wolfer to a record contract on his new Constellation Records label, and Wolfer put together a truly great album in the vein of Quincy Jones' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Dude.\u003c\/span\u003e The album, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWolf,\u003c\/span\u003e seemed an unlikely hit. The disc included 10 Wolfer compositions, 5 with vocals and 5 without, and skirted the line between pop, soul, funk and the as-yet-undefined smooth jazz. Most surprising was the lineup of musicians on the disc. Stevie Wonder provided a harmonica solo on \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSoaring;\u003c\/span\u003e Michael Jackson provided backing vocals on two cuts; Finis Henderson sang the original version of his great \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eCall Me;\u003c\/span\u003e and the world received its introduction to future Gospel star Jon Gibson on \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSo Shy,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWake Up\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWhy Do You Do Me.\u003c\/span\u003e The album's centerpiece was a moog-laden version of the Temptations' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePapa Was a Rolling Stone,\u003c\/span\u003e which made it halfway up the Pop and R\u0026amp;B charts. While \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWolf\u003c\/span\u003e was only a modest hit, it remains a sought-after album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793754026265,"sku":"60187-1","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-bill_wolfer-wolf.jpg?v=1783554479","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/60187-1","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}